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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 after the internment. Dave Tatsuno on the right would go on to open the second Nichi Bei Bussan in…
Hotel Kabuki
The modern day Hotel Kabuki that replaced the former Miyako Hotel. Before the construction of the hotel this area of Japantown during in the pre-war period this area was home to dozens of shops and businesses such as the Toyo Printing Company, the…
Current Day Post Street
Current day look at Post Street with the Uoki Apartments on the site of the former Uoki Sakai Grocery where it was was located after World War II. Prior to the war this section of Japantown housed the Tombo Restaurant on the left of the residential…
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 home to the Uoki Sakai Co. Grocery and the Tombo Restaurant. On the left side is the Japanese American…
Nihonmachi Sign
The Nihonmachi Sign on the corner of Post and Buchanan Streets