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The Yamato Bathhouse was built in 1910 near the Chinatown area. The two story building had the traditional Japanese bath on the ground floor and the family who ran the business lived on the second. Since many people did not have baths in their own…

The inside of a restaurant on 3d Street that served Western food in Japantown circa 1910s

The Wayne Basket Company was started by the Shimizu family in 1913 and was located a few blocks away from the Japantown on Horning Street. The company was a main source of employment for the Japanese community for a number of years and after World…

The Wakanoura Restaurant was located at 1224 3rd Street in Sacramento's Japantown and would serve such foods as cha shu, ham-yu, chop suey and pakkai. Like many other Japanese businesses it did not survive the Capital Mall Redevelopment Plan. The…

This short film showcases the Redevelopment Project of Sacramento's West End in 1959 which ended with the destruction of the Japantown. Using footage from a KCRA program by Stan Atkinson the documentary was created by Chris Lango and edited by…

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.

From the 1930s until it was closed in 1969 the Lincoln School served as the main Elementary and Junior High School for the surrounding area that included Japantown. The Lincoln school replaced the former Primary School that was located on the corner…

The Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church was first established in Sacramento on February 12, 1892 by Reverend Tonochichi Kihara making it the third oldest Japanese Methodist Church in America. The church started out in a home located at 501 I Street…

Built in 1916 the Japanese Hall replaced the previous hall located on 5th and Taylor Streets that burned down the previous year. The hall was built thanks to Fukuichi Okida and other community leaders who put up the funds for it and was constructed…