Title
Yamato Bathhouse San Jose Japantown
Subject
Japantown, San Jose, 1910's, Yamato Bathhouse, 6th Street, Genkichi Minato
Description
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 homes the Bathhouse was a very popular spot in Japantown and would cost around ten cents to use. During the 1920s Genkichi Minato became the owner who kept the original name for the bathhouse but over time people began to refer to it as the Minato Bathhouse.
Source
Japanese American Museum San Jose
Date
1911
Rights
Japanese American Museum San Jose