Til There's a Rec Center, We're Takin' it to the Streets!

  ...and so goes the rallying cry of hundreds of San Tai San participants, spectators, and supporters. For more than ten years, San Tai San has taken basketball to the streets of Little Tokyo year in and year out. Serving as a demonstration and reminder of our community’s need for a proper sports facility, each year is a celebration of community, sportsmanship, and the thrill of street ball.

Children from 3rd to 7th grades are invited every year to compete in a fun and exciting 3-on-3 tournament in the streets of Little Tokyo. The inaugural tournament, held more than a decade ago, was a message to the City of Los Angeles demonstrating at once strong, unified community support and a need for a community sports and activities center. Hundreds of children from across Southern California have since participated in San Tai San.

Each year brings thrilling basketball action to the streets of Little Tokyo. Now in its eleventh year, San Tai San 2009 promises to be an especially significant and exciting tournament. With the recent approval of plans for the Budokan of Los Angeles (BoLA), a sports and activities center in Little Tokyo, the event will now be a celebration in the streets of Little Tokyo!

The Budokan dream has finally come true, thanks to you!

San Tai San is a project of Little Tokyo Service Center CDC, a non-profit community-based organization which has been providing services for over 29 years to the greater Los Angeles community. Programs include but are not limited to: assistance for victims of domestic violence, support groups, child abuse and neglect outreach, emergency food and shelter assistance, affordable housing, and community redevelopment.