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img Mr. Yamada (ddr-csujad-11-163)

A photograph of Mr. Yamada, the proprietor of the Fujiya Hotel. A caption reads "Appeared in Ripley's 'Believe it or not,'--his whiskers." From page 59 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_59_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-11-163/

img Takarazuka ballet (ddr-csujad-11-53)

Takarazuka girls and elected festival queens, photographed in the Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco. From page 20 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_20_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-11-53/

img Geishas of Kyoto (ddr-csujad-11-166)

Photographed are two Japanese geishas in Kyoto, Japan. From page 59 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_59_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-11-166/

img Fujiya Hotel (ddr-csujad-11-161)

A photograph of the Fujiya Hotel, located in Miyanoshita in the Hakone area of Japan. From page 58 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_58_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-11-161/

img Geisha girl (ddr-csujad-11-165)

A photograph of a Japanese geisha in Kyoto, Japan. From page 59 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_59_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-11-165/

doc George Masumi Sakai (ddr-csujad-8-95)

Oral history interview with George Masumi Sakai. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Sakai, George Masumi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-95/

doc Kazuyoshi Ky Matsuoka (ddr-csujad-8-39)

Oral history interview with Kazuyoshi Ky Matsuoka. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Matsuoka, Kazuyoshi Ky

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-39/

img [Two grave markers in Japanese cemetery] (ddr-csujad-29-95)

Photograph of two grave markers in a cemetery. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P010

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-95/

av An Oral History with Craig Kei Ihara (ddr-csujad-29-1)

Oral history with Craig Kei Ihara, Sansei and California State University, Fullerton philosophy professor, born at the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas discusses family history, focusing on religion, education, aspirations, and cultural heritage; and recent overnight stay at old Rohwer campsite. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project for the Center for …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-1/

img Guntaro Kubota with mother Saye Kubota and sister Take Kubota (ddr-densho-122-642)

Taken in Japan when Guntaro Kubota was leaving for America

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-642/

img Kibitsu Shrine in Japan (ddr-densho-259-545)

Kibitsu Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Okayama, Japan.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-545/

img Family portrait in Japanese cemetery (ddr-densho-259-241)

Portrait of the Miyake family in a cemetery in Japan, including Hisa Fujii Miyake and Saburo Miyake. A Shinto priest wears a lacquered hat and holds a wooden baton (shaku).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-241/

img Okayama Castle in Japan (ddr-densho-259-548)

Okayama Castle in Okayama prefecture, Japan. Japanese caption: Okayama-ken Tenshu Kaku.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-548/

img Mt. Washu in Japan (ddr-densho-259-547)

Mt. Washu in Shimotsui, Okayama prefecture, Japan.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-547/

img Card from Japanese couple (ddr-densho-259-228)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a reproduced photograph on a card, of Mr. and Mrs. T. Kawabe. At the top of this card is a handwritten notation that says, To Mr. and Mrs. Yasui. Underneath that, there is a caption that says 'In Gratful (sic) Memory of Our Visit to America[']...I strongly suspect that this …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-228/

img Formal portrait of a Japanese man (ddr-densho-259-239)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Formal portrait of our oldest uncle on [Masuo Yasui's] side, Taiitsuro Yasui. Taiitsuro is wearing the formal haori (formal Japanese outer jacket), but the Yasui family crest, which is a tachibana (stylized tangerine blossom), can't be seen."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-239/

img Japanese woman in kimono (ddr-densho-259-266)

Unidentified Japanese woman in kimono.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-266/

img Family portrait in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-240)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Japanese print showing more of the Miyake's in Japan. I recognize Aunt Fumi, Cousin Midori Miyake and Grandma Hisa Miyake."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-240/

img Kintai Bridge (ddr-densho-259-246)

Kintai Bridge (Kintai bashi), a historical wooden arch bridge in Iwakuni, Japan.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-246/

img Japanese woman and child in kimono (ddr-densho-259-267)

Unidentified Japanese woman and child.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-267/

img Nikkei children in Japan (ddr-densho-259-270)

The Karasawa family with kites in Japan, including Rin Karasawa (center) and Jun Karasawa far right).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-270/

img Japanese man and woman reading in a garden (ddr-densho-259-238)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Japanese print, showing a Japanese man and a Japanese woman wearing rather tall geta (Japanese wooden clogs). Both of them seem to be reading from a piece of white paper. On their left is a small Japanese garden."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-238/

img Family in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-293)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Family friends, Kitaka."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-293/

img Japanese men at Diet Building in Tokyo (ddr-densho-259-313)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Japanese man and two Japanese students standing in front of a stone building. This is Saburo Miyake and his two boys, Shiro and Goro. The building is the Diet Building in Tokyo."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-313/

img Korakuen Garden in Japan (ddr-densho-259-546)

Photograph of Korakuen Garden in Okayama, Japan. Japanese caption: Okayama Korakuen.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-546/