This shoin-zukuri (desk-centered) house, built in 17th century style, is located on the grounds of the Horticultural Center in the West Fairmount Park. The perfectly pro...
The Jerome War Relocation Center was a Japanese American internment camp located in southeastern Arkansas near the town of Jerome. Open from October 1942 until June 1944,[1] it was the last relocat...
The mission of the Poston Community Alliance is to preserve Poston’s incarceration history in order to uphold social justice for all Americans, regardless of race, religion and ethnicity. Through...
We share the story of Japanese Americans because we honor our nations diversity. We believe in the importance of remembering our history to better guard against the prejudice that threatens liberty...
The Japanese Pavilion The Pavilion
The Pavilion for Japanese Art is unique in America as a separate building dedicated to the display of Japanese Art within the complex of a l...
Hakone Gardens is one of the oldest Japanese estate and gardens in the Western Hemisphere - 18 acres. The gardens were originally the private estate of Isabel and Oliv...
The Japanese American Museum of San Jose showcases a unique collection of permanent and rotating exhibits chronicling more than a century of Japanese American history. Visitors will learn about ear...
After a year-long closure and a $6.8 million renovation, the historic Japanese Garden reopened in April, marking its centennial as one of the most beloved and iconic landscapes at The Huntington. C...
Balboa Park is renowned for the lush landscaping and lovely gardens on its 1,200 acres, offering a magnificent backdrop for the cultural attractions. The Park was ranked among the Best Parks in the...
National Japanese American Veterans Memorial Court (JACCC)
Facing San Pedro Street, in front the of the JACCC is the Memorial Court. It was ...
In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was o...
The fateful bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 forever changed the lives of Japanese Americans.
Japanese American soldiers in Hawaii, without forewarning, were segregate...
Japantown (Nihonmachi) (also known as J-Town or historically as Japanese Town, or 'Nihonmachi' ('Japan town', in Japanese)) is a neighborhood in the Western Addition district of San Francisco, Cali...
The Tule Lake National Monument includes both the the Tule Lake Segregation Center, the largest and most controversial of the sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II, a...
Today, the Japanese Tea Garden endures as one of the most popular attractions in San Francisco, featuring classic elements such as an arched drum bridge, pagodas, stone lanterns, stepping stone pat...
In 1986 World War II Japanese American veterans decided to create an organization committed to telling their story. A story shaped by the Nisei’s character, that of courage, honor, determination,...
San Pedro has a memorial that is overlooked in many of the tourist guides. It is a Memorial to the Japanese Fishing Village on Terminal Island.
In 1941, 3,000 first and second-generation...
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles is located on the second and fifth floors of the popular Hollywood & Highland Center, a shopping and entertainment complex home to the Dolby Theatre, the world-famous ve...
Walerga Park is a California Historical Landmark. Historic Site: Granite monument plaque marking the spot with cherry trees. Japanese Americans who were held at the Walerga Assembly Center duri...
Discover Isamu Noguchi's California Scenario
Commissioned by the Segerstrom family in 1979 and completed in 1982, Isamu Noguchi’s California Scenario is recognized as one of...
The LAX gateway pylons, installed in 2000, were designed by the Los Angeles based team of Ted Tokio Tanaka Architects, Paul Tzanetopoulos, and Moody Ravitz Hollingsworth Lighting Design (the latter...
The Japanese Tea Garden was designed by Nagao Sakurai and was installed in 1966. Plants featured in the garden include cherry trees, Japanese maples and bonsai. San Mateo set up a sister-city relat...
The Japanese Village Plaza Fire Tower is a replica of a traditional fire lookout tower in rural Japan. It was built in 1978 as part of a Little Tokyo revitalization effort. The tower is 60 feet tal...
This is a Historic Japanese Cemetery in Oxnard is Ventura County Historical Landmark No. 18.
The Japanese Americans of Oxnard first created this cemetery in approx 1908.
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Thirteen buildings on First Street were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as a national landmark, this is significant in Japanese-American history.
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At the Farm Wakamatsu Farm is a community place to appreciate natural resources, sustainable agriculture,and cultural history.
Visitors of all ages enjoy fun, educational, and enriching ...
The Yokohama Friendship Bell, also known as the San Diego Japanese Friendship Bell, is a bronze bell located in beautiful Shelter Island, California. It was given to the city of San Diego by ...
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Today, the Crenshaw district of South Los Angeles is known as a predominantly Black neighborhood, while Japanese Americans are most commonly associated with Little Tokyo, Sawtelle...
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Otomisan is the last surviving Japanese restaurant in the Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Otomisan, now owned by Yayoi Watanabe, is believed to be the city’s oldest continuously operating Japanese r...
Dr. Jack Fujimoto Square is Dedicated in Sawtelle, Japantown
Oct 23, 2023. The dedication of Dr. Jack Fujimoto Square is a fitting tribute to an incredible man who made imme...
Koda Farms is indeed a historic Japanese-American family farm that has played a significant role in rice cultivation in California. It is known for being one of the oldest and most influential Japa...
The Winters City Council approved the installation of a Japanese monument in Rotary Park, as proposed by Woody Fridae and Floyd Shimomura on June 20. The monument is meant to commemorate the city's...
The Gamble House, also known as the David B. Gamble House, is an iconic American Craftsman home in Pasadena, California, designed by the architectural firm Greene and Greene.
The influen...
The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) sits on the northwest corner of Venice and Lincoln Boulevards. The 9′ 6″ tall solid black granite obelisk marks the spot where some 1,000...
The Washington Monument is the most prominent structure in Washington, D.C. and one of the city's early attractions. It was built in honor of George Washington, who led the country to independence ...
The National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II is located at the intersection of New Jersey Avenue, Louisiana Avenue, and D Street in Washington, D.C. The closest Metrora...
Just north of the Tidal Basin, in a grove of cherry trees south of Independence Avenue and just west of Kutz Bridge rests a centuries-old granite Japanese lantern. NPS photo
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The Japanese Pagoda is a stone statue in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. It is located next to the Tidal Basin, and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
The statue was a gift by t...
Just a short walk away from busy Massachusetts Avenue, hidden on the grounds of the Embassy of Japan, is an oasis of calm and ancient culture. Nestled among pine and cherry blossom trees, sits the<...
Built to honor George Washington, the United States' first president, the 555-foot marble obelisk towers over Washington, D.C.
The experience of the cherry blossom in Washington D.C.'s Tidal Basin is a breathtaking sight that attracts thousands of visitors each year. The pink and white cherry blossoms bloom for only a shor...
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The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. He and his wife Rosalynn Carter partnered with Emory University just...
The Lahaina Jodo Mission was founded in 1912 with the support of many Japanese immigrants then working in the sugar and pineapple plantations. After the original temple was ...
The Byodo-In Temple is located at the foot of the Ko'olau Mountains in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. It was established on June 7, 1968, to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the first ...
Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, Established in 1906. The Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii (also known as “Hawaii Izumo Taisha”) is a branch of Izumo Taisha Grand Shinto Shrine (Izumo Oya...
The Kyoto Gardens of Honolulu Memorial Park is a cemetery located in the eastern half of the Honolulu Memorial Park, 22 Craigside Place, Honolulu, Hawaii. Its three-tiered Sanju Pagoda, the Kinkaku...
Nestled in the idyllic East-West Center Japanese Garden, the tea ceremony house named Jaku’an, “hut of tranquility” is one of the first tea houses built outside of Japan.
The bless...
Natsunoya Tea House is a historic tea house located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it is the oldest tea house in the United States. It was established in 1921 by Tadao Kurosawa, who was a Japanese immigr...
Minidoka National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in the western United States. It commemorates the more than 9,000 Japanese Americans who were imprisoned at the Minidoka War Relocation C...
The Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 12-acre Japanese garden located in Rockford, Illinois.. Construction of Anderson Japanese Gardens began in 1978, when Rockford businessman John Anderson was ins...
It is the mission of Japan House to bring about cultural understanding, to offer exposure to new perspectives and, ultimately, to give a necessary refuge for all to embrace tranquility in an immers...
At times 'when the gold ginkgo trees glow in the autumn light, for instance 'it’s easy to overlook the ways in which the Japanese respect for nature and age are revealed in the Elizabeth Hubert M...
It was more than four years in the making: June 13, 2015 the Richard and Helen DeVos Japanese Garden opened its magnificent Main Gate to visitors, welcoming a world of timeless tranquility. Tranq...
Celebrates Duluth's sister city relationship with Ohara Isumi-City, Japan.
The Japanese Peach Bell Garden includes:
1) The Japanese (Ohara) Peace Bell (you can ring it)
2) Japanese...
The Japanese Garden, dedicated in 1977, was designed by the late Professor Koichi Kawana, a native of Japan and lecturer on environmental design and landscape architecture at the University of Cali...
Japan Society is the leading U.S. organization committed to deepening mutual understanding between the United States and Japan in a global context. Now in its second century, the Society serves aud...
reated by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), The Noguchi Museum opened in 1985, presenting a comprehensive collection of the artist's works in stone, metal, wood, and clay, as wel...
The historic garden is one of the oldest extant Japanese gardens in the United States, and its collection of cherry cultivars was in lovely bloom during filming. Petry, a specialist in moving camer...
The Japanese Peace Bell, located in the area north of the Secretariat Building at United Nations Headquarters.
The Peace Bell was donated by the United Nations Association of Japan in J...
This Japanese garden is at the country home of John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) which was built just north of Tarrytown in an area known as Pocantico (the word the Rockefellers used when referring...
Conveniently located in the heart of Manhattan, we have provided New Yorkers with Japanese groceries ever since Katagiri Brothers Inc. opened its doors in 1907.
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The Portland Japanese Garden is widely regarded as one of the most authentic and beautiful Japanese gardens outside of Japan. Here are some reasons why:
1. Design and Layout: The Portlan...
Relief columns grace the formal entrance of this solemn site located at the south end of the Japanese Memorial at Waterfront Park. Haiku-engraved broken stones and 100 cherry trees line the walk. T...
Japanese American Historical Plaza is located here. See the Japanese memorial plaques,
Dedicated on August 3, 1990, the Japanese American Historical Plaza and Bill of...
This shoin-zukuri (desk-centered) house, built in 17th century style, is located on the grounds of the Horticultural Center in the West Fairmount Park. The perfectly pro...
The Samurai Collection is Dallas, Texas, was created in 2012 to house the Japanese Armor of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller. Their ever-expanding collection is comprised of almost 1,000 objects, ...
The Fort Worth Japanese Garden was completed in 1973. It is a traditional stroll garden with winding paths through the landscapes and around ponds. The Garden consists of 7.5 acres filled with ch...
Maneki Restaurant is traditional Japanese cuisine located in the International District in Seattle, Washington. Established in 1904, the first sushi bar, tatami rooms (private matted rooms) and kar...
The Historic Panama Hotel built in 1910 by Sabro Ozasa, a Japanese Architect and graduate of the University of Washington. Through the years it has served as a home for generations of Japanese immi...
The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum and the award-winning exhibit “Kodomo No Tame Ni-For the Sake of the Children.” It covers a century of history of pioneering Japanese immigrants and Japa...
The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) honors the heritage of the Issei (first generation Japanese) who came to the United States, and particularly to Bainbridge Island, to make ...
The Japanese Garden is a 3.5-acre traditional Japanese stroll garden located within the Washington Park Arboretum. The idea for a Japanese Garden in Seattle had formed by 1909 but it wasn’t until...
The Mukai Farm & Garden celebrates Vashon’s Japanese American and agricultural heritage. With its historic Craftsman house, Japanese Gardens, acreage, and strawberry processing plant, Mukai i...
Opened in June 2006, the Seike Japanese Garden is another one of the Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden’s great treasures. It is located down the hill just past the Daylily and Iris beds.
The Seattle Japanese Garden is a 3.5-acre formal garden located in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle. It was designed and constructed under the supervision of worl...
Heart Mountain is located 14 miles east of Cody, Wyoming. Take Hwy 14A to Road 19. A small road sign marks the turn. Look for tall red chimney to the north.
In August of 2011, the Heart ...
