Hotel industry

Many entrepreneurial Japanese families owned and operated hotels in Japantowns or Chinatowns. In Seattle, for instance, the "skidroad" neighborhood featured many Japanese-run hotels where single men of various races and backgrounds lived. The hotels provided housing as well as income for the families.

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img Block of Japanese businesses (ddr-densho-353-102)

Identified businesses are the dentists Dr. H Kato and Dr. S. Higashida upstairs, with the Welcome Hotel, Sanyo 10 cent store, Gosho Drugs, and the Jackson Street Sanitary barber shop on the street level.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-102/

img Northeast corner of 6th and King Street (ddr-densho-353-117)

Japanese businesses included the Dreamland Hotel, Komatsu-Zashi, Abe's dry goods store, Tokyo-Wan, Fujii Hotel, Inouye clothing store, New Golden Shoe repair, the Ogata's dry cleaning shop and the Salvation Army mission.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-117/

img Businesses on 5th Avenue south (ddr-densho-353-107)

Between Jackson Street and King Street was the Dreamland Cabaret, the St. Paul and Diamond Hotels, Baths Laundry, the NP restaurant and an Italian restaurant.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-107/

img Southeast corner of 5th and King Street (ddr-densho-353-118)

Japanese businesses included the Pool Room, The Sunrise Cafe, and the St. Nicholas Hotel, which was run by Mr. Kato.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-118/

img Northeast corner of 6th and Weller Street (ddr-densho-353-123)

Japanese businesses included the Midway hotel, a barber, tailor, dry goods store, and retaurants.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-123/

img Welcome Hotel annex and Aiko Studio (ddr-densho-353-105)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-105/

img Fujii Hotel before the regrade (ddr-densho-353-70)

The Jackson Street regrade was from 1907 to 1909.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-70/

img The Bush Hotel and Jackson Furniture Co. (ddr-densho-353-104)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-104/

img Taiyokan (Sun Hotel) (ddr-densho-353-132)

The hotel was located at 502A Main Street.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-132/

img The NP Hotel (ddr-densho-353-79)

Located at 306 6th Avenue.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-79/

img The Fujino girls in front of the Waldon Hotel (ddr-densho-353-217)

A note on the back identifies the girls as Matsuko, Akiko, and Hideko.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-217/

img Southwest corner of 6th and Weller Street (ddr-densho-353-122)

Japanese businesses included the Paris hotel and Hinode Laundry baths.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-122/

img Yamaguchiken members meet at the Maneki Restaurant garden (ddr-densho-353-321)

The Hotel Astra is visible on the hill in the background.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-321/

img Mrs. Fujikoge and her first child (ddr-densho-353-191)

The photo was taken in front of the Hotel Fuyu.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-191/

img Photo of hotel (ddr-densho-483-463)

Black and white photo of a hotel

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-463/

img Photo of Hotel Trenton (ddr-densho-483-467)

Black and white photo of the Hotel Trenton

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-467/

img Reynolds Hotel room key tags (ddr-densho-483-142)

Collection of six brass tags for the Reynolds Hotel room keys.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-142/

img Photo of Hotel Reynolds (ddr-densho-483-464)

Black and white photo of the Hotel Reynolds

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-464/

doc Form No. CL. 1: Claim for Damage to or Loss of Real or Personal Property by a Person of Japanese Ancestry (ddr-densho-483-67)

Claim filed by Fukuyama family for damages and lost property during World War II incarceration. Claim filed for $1106. Approved for $829 on 11/1/25.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-67/

img Photo of Hotel Reynolds (ddr-densho-483-465)

Black and white photo of the Hotel Reynolds

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-465/

img Photo of Hotel Reynolds (ddr-densho-483-466)

Black and white photo of the Hotel Reynolds

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-466/

img Photo of Hotel Trenton (ddr-densho-483-462)

Black and white photo of the Hotel Trenton

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-462/

doc Hotel Reynolds flyer (ddr-densho-483-62)

Hotel owned by the Ima family before and after the war. Still under the family's ownership.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-62/

doc Japanese Immigrants in Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming (ddr-densho-423-339)

Including photos of businesses and homes, family portraits, state maps. Section of full and partial page advertisements for businesses including photos and proprietors between pages 272 and 273.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-339/

img Washington Hotel (ddr-densho-34-45)

The two-story Washington Hotel (left) was started in about 1900 by Hanjiro Kono and was later operated by Sohichi Shigemura. The Ikuta Barber Shop is behind the community bulletin board along the walkway. Port Blakely is located on the southeast end of Bainbridge Island, Washington.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-45/