Welcome to the Nihonmachi: A Digital Exhibit on Northern California's Japantowns
The Nihonmachi Digital Exhibit's aim is to digitally preserve and provide access of materials related to the history of Japantowns in Northern California.
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Jackson Street
A view of current day Jackson Street in the heart of Japantown. The Tsugaru Restaurant building was built in 1935 on the original location of the…
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Sacramento's Japantown
Sacramento's Japantown was one of the largest in California until it was demolished to make way for the Capital Mall vista in the late 1950s.…
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Japantown Exhibits
Sacramento Japantown, 1935 Japanese communities throughout Northern California aided in the development of many towns and cities through their contributions in...
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Dave Tatsuno and his father Shojiro, merchants of Japanese ancestry in San Francisco prior to evacuation
Shojiro Tatsuno on the left founded the original Nichi Bei Bussan in 1902 and ran the store for over 40 years before passing it on to his son Masateru…
