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Recreational activities

Japanese American communities organized group social activities such as family picnics and outings to the beach or to parks when the demands of work allowed. These activities gave hardworking families the chance to spend leisure time with their friends and neighbors.

Recreational activities (516)

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Issei couple holding fish (ddr-densho-2-32)
img Issei couple holding fish (ddr-densho-2-32)
Kumataro (left) and Kadju Nishimura holding perch and rock cod caught near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-2-32/
Footrace, community picnic (ddr-densho-13-8)
img Footrace, community picnic (ddr-densho-13-8)
This picnic was sponsored by either a Japanese language school or a kenjinkai.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-13-8/
Four men on mountain (ddr-densho-15-36)
img Four men on mountain (ddr-densho-15-36)
Left to right: Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Todd Fujihira, and Norio Mitsuoka.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-15-36/
Boy Scout camping trip (ddr-densho-15-11)
img Boy Scout camping trip (ddr-densho-15-11)
Boy Scout Troop 55, sponsored by Seattle's Japanese Methodist Church, on a camping trip. Left to right: Bill Yorozu, Masayoshi Uchimura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroshi Kanazawa, and Norio Mitsuoka.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-15-11/
Digging razor clams (ddr-densho-15-98)
img Digging razor clams (ddr-densho-15-98)
These women, known as the Hood River Maidens, are digging razor clams in the Long Beach area. The origin of the Hood River Maidens is unknown.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-15-98/
Grocery store owners' picnic (ddr-densho-20-14)
img Grocery store owners' picnic (ddr-densho-20-14)
Japanese American grocers and their families gathered for this picnic at Jackson Park in Seattle, Washington. The picnic included dancing. Left to right: unidentified, Marianne Okawa, May Tsutsumoto, and unidentified.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-20-14/
Japanese Americans on horseback on a mountain (ddr-densho-259-184)
img Japanese Americans on horseback on a mountain (ddr-densho-259-184)
Japanese Americans on horseback on the Cloud Cap trailhead on Mount Hood, Oregon.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-184/
Gathering seaweed on the beach (ddr-densho-34-65)
img Gathering seaweed on the beach (ddr-densho-34-65)
Families harvest fresh seaweed for sushi at Pleasant Beach during a social gathering. An unknown game is in progress.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-65/
Community gathering (ddr-densho-34-9)
img Community gathering (ddr-densho-34-9)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-9/
Seattle Buddhist Church picnic (ddr-densho-38-20)
img Seattle Buddhist Church picnic (ddr-densho-38-20)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-38-20/
Japanese Will Give Big Concert Tonight (March 29, 1910) (ddr-densho-56-161)
doc Japanese Will Give Big Concert Tonight (March 29, 1910) (ddr-densho-56-161)
The Seattle Daily Times, March 29, 1910, p. 3
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-161/
Japanese Americans hiking (ddr-densho-182-35)
img Japanese Americans hiking (ddr-densho-182-35)
Group outing to Mt. Rainier. Mimbu, Ouchi, Maeda families, (Tanakas?).
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-35/
Japanese Americans at the beach (ddr-densho-182-159)
img Japanese Americans at the beach (ddr-densho-182-159)
Teruzo Mimbu.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-159/
Japanese Americans hiking (ddr-densho-182-39)
img Japanese Americans hiking (ddr-densho-182-39)
Group outing to Mt. Rainier. Mimbu, Ouchi, Maeda families, (Tanakas?).
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-39/
Japanese Americans hiking (ddr-densho-182-10)
img Japanese Americans hiking (ddr-densho-182-10)
Group outing to Mt. Rainier. Mimbu, Ouchi, Maeda families (Tanakas?).
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-10/
Issei men on a skiing trip in Ogden Canyon (ddr-densho-162-25)
img Issei men on a skiing trip in Ogden Canyon (ddr-densho-162-25)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-162-25/
Group of Issei hiking (ddr-densho-182-18)
img Group of Issei hiking (ddr-densho-182-18)
Group of Issei hiking on Mt. Rainier. Toyo and Teruzo Mimbu, Ouchi.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-18/
Japanese Americans boating (ddr-densho-182-117)
img Japanese Americans boating (ddr-densho-182-117)
Picture possibly taken at Green Lake, Seattle, Washington. Mimbus with Bill?
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-117/
Japanese Americans hiking (ddr-densho-182-11)
img Japanese Americans hiking (ddr-densho-182-11)
Group outing to Mt. Rainier. Toyo Mimbu, Kan Maeda.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-11/
Japanese Americans digging for clams (ddr-densho-182-126)
img Japanese Americans digging for clams (ddr-densho-182-126)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-126/
Group of Issei hiking (ddr-densho-182-24)
img Group of Issei hiking (ddr-densho-182-24)
Group of Issei hiking on Mt. Rainier.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-24/
Dance (ddr-one-1-101)
img Dance (ddr-one-1-101)
Black and white photographic negative of a room full of unidentified couples dancing together at an informal dance.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-101/
Oregon Buddhist Church Talent Show (ddr-one-1-338)
img Oregon Buddhist Church Talent Show (ddr-one-1-338)
Five unidentified girls have their faces painted black and are dressed up in large white gloves and patched jeans. Appear to be performing a tap dance at the annual talent show hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple).
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-338/
Multnomah Falls (ddr-one-1-581)
img Multnomah Falls (ddr-one-1-581)
Black and white photographic negative of Multnomah Falls and parking lot for Multnomah Falls' visitors.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-581/
George Kida and woman holding fish (ddr-one-3-99)
img George Kida and woman holding fish (ddr-one-3-99)
Color photograph of a Japanese woman wearing a long tan coat and George Kida both holding recently caught fish.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-99/
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