One of the Three Remaining Japantowns in the U.S.

San Jose Japantown has served as a historical residential, commercial, and cultural district since 1887. The center of San Jose Japantown is Fifth and Jackson Street. San Jose Japantown has several landmarks scattered through the neighborhood, and we chose to highlight just a few. We hope you'll enjoy learning as much about the history and evolution of this cultural jewel as we did!

Features of the app:

• Five different landmarks you can visit
  • Ikoi no ba (festivals)
  • Issei Memorial Building
  • Japanese American Museum of San Jose
  • Nikkei Lantern
  • San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin
• Listen to troop 60260 talk about each landmark
• Look at pictures of landmarks in San Jose Japantown
• Read fun facts about each landmark