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Japanese American History, Japanese American Pilgrimage, San Jose Nihonmachi, Japantown
Untitled (Detail, Historic Marker, San Jose Nihonmachi, Sumo Tournament at 6th and Jackson)
Digital Photograph
August 2020

Original photograph property of Bill Kogura, 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.

San Jose is located within the ancestral and present-day Muwekma Ohlone Tribal land.

Click on the upper right corner to enlarge.