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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Soko Interirors and San Wang Restaurant
Soko Interirors and the San Wang Restaurant that have been at this location since the 1970s. Previously in the 1940s this portion of Japantown was…
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San Jose's Japantown
San Jose's Japantown emerged alongside the Chinatown that had been in the area called Heinlenville since 1887 after the original Chinatown had burnt…
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Nichi Bei Bussan
Nichi Bei Bussan was a significant part of both San Francisco and San Jose's Japantowns with a history dating back...
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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…
