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.
Community activities
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Recreational activities
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Gii and hikers (ddr-densho-357-196)
Giichi Yoshioka and three young boys hike the Green Valley Falls Trail. Hanako Yoshioka's caption: "On the way home from the falls."
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Walter Matsuoka sleds down a hill (ddr-densho-390-98)
Walter, probably on a school field trip, sleds down a hill.
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Family digging clams on Puget Sound (ddr-densho-39-1)
Clam digging was a favorite pastime for Seattle's Japanese American community. This is the Takakoshi family. Left to right: Fumiko, Sumijiro, Katsumi and Shizuko Takakoshi.
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Walter Matsuoka sleds down a hill (ddr-densho-390-99)
Walter, probably on a school field trip, sleds down a hill.
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Beach outing (ddr-densho-391-30)
Photograph of several families at a beaching outing on Terminal Island. Standing on the far right is Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka holding a friend's child.
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Beach outing (ddr-densho-391-29)
Photograph of several families at a beaching outing on Terminal Island. Seated on the far left holding a child is Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka holding her daughter Hatsuko Yoshioka.
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Kiyoko and Kimiko (ddr-densho-391-52)
Photograph of Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka and Kimiko (Maeda) Ishibashi together at the beach. Kiyoko is on the left and Kimiko is on the right.
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Beach outing (ddr-densho-391-31)
Photograph of several families at a beaching outing on Terminal Island. Standing on the far right is Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka holding a friend's child.
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Snow covered Mount Rainier (ddr-densho-404-79)
A view of snow covered Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park.
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View of Old Faithful Geyser (ddr-densho-404-78)
View of Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park.