Japantown Was Forever
Untitled (or, Looking Back #1, Detail, Historic Marker, San Jose Nihonmachi)
Digital Photograph
August 2020
Original photograph property of Masuo Akizuki, taken in May 1943, photographer uncredited.
A note on color and materials: The historical markers in the San Jose Nihonmachi comprise images and text that are printed on blue-and-white tiles.