Japanese American Community Resource Guide
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Historically, the Nichi Bei Times, like the prewar Nichi Bei Shimbun before it, published the Nichi Bei Nenkan, or Japanese American Directory, connecting Japanese Americans with Japanese American-owned businesses, services and communities across the country, and even faraway places like Mexico, Cuba and Hawai‘i. Our modern-day guide connects you to Japanese American community resources across the Bay Area, Northern California, and North America.
We invite you to get involved, to find a historical destination, cultural arts or Japanese language class, Japanese garden, community-based nonprofit organizations, cultural festival, market or church — and especially Japantowns, of which only four remain today.
“Nikkei Connections: Japanese American Community Resource Guide” was funded by a grant from The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation.
Historic Destinations
Places to visit in the U.S. with historical significance to Japanese Americans.
Wartime Incarceration Sites
A map of wartime confinement sites that held people of Japanese descent during WWII.
Public Japanese Gardens
A directory of Japanese gardens across the U.S.
Japanese Cultural Arts Directory
Japanese Language School Directory
Historic Japantowns
A map of prewar J-Towns across the U.S.
San Francisco Japantown
• Map of historic sites
• Map and directory of today’s Japantown
San Jose Japantown
• Map historic sites
• Directory of today’s SJ Japantown
Little Tokyo History Tour
Little Tokyo Map and Directory
San Francisco Nonprofits
San Jose Nonprofits
Peninsula Nonprofits
East Bay/North Bay Nonprofits
Sacramento Region Nonprofits
Central Valley/ Central California Nonprofits
Southern California Nonprofits
Out-of-State Nonprofits
Little Tokyo Nonprofits