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During the 1990 Japantown Centennial Celebration Dr. Tokio Ishikawa gave numerous walking tours to the public. As a longtime resident of Japantown Dr. Ishikawa knew the history of the town very well. In this picture at the corner of North Sixth…

This short documentary was created in 1990 by Curt Fukuda and Dr. Tokio Ishikawa for the Japanese American Resource Center in preparation for the Japantown Centennial. Using a slide show of images Dr. Tokio Ishikawa narrates the history of the…

San Jose Japantown: A Look Back in Time is a short interview documentary focusing on the history of San Jose's Japanese community. The film was created by Erica Kao to provide awareness of the historical importance of San Jose's Japantown and was…

San Jose Japantown: A Look into the Past and the Presesnt is a short interview documentary focusing on the history of San Jose's Japanese community. The film was created by Erica Kao to provide awareness of the historical importance of San Jose's…

The San Jose Asahi Team was formed in 1913 and was one of the longest lasting Japanese American baseball teams, although the team did change its name multiple times until its breakup in 1961. This photograph is of the B team playing a tournament in…

The Hotel Taihei was built in 1913 by a local contractor named George Veteran. It was the first hotel in Japantown and at the time it was the tallest building with three stories. It was owned by Kumataro and Tsuru Taketa and was a popular…

Originally located on the north part of Sixth Street Kohei Kogura started his business in 1928 and moved his store to its current location at 231 Jackson Street in 1934. The Kogura Department Store was one of the few stores that survived the…

Torahiko Kawakami and one of his sons in front of the Dobashi Restaurant and Tanabe's Ice Cream and Candy Store on Jackson Street. The Kawakami family ran numerous businesses for over seventy years.