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.

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Film negative of hunting group (ddr-densho-383-458)
img Film negative of hunting group (ddr-densho-383-458)
Group includes Kameki Inouye. Written on accompanying material: "Old Neg Grandpa Inouye w/ June in group shot".
Yasuko Fukuhara pin bowling (ddr-densho-383-6)
img Yasuko Fukuhara pin bowling (ddr-densho-383-6)
Yasuko Fukuhara (c. 1905-1938) was a neighbor of the Tokuda family in the 1930s. Written on album page above photographs: "Mrs. Y Fukuhara". Written on the album page below photographs: "How to throw rolling pins in four lessons".
Film negative of hunting group (ddr-densho-383-459)
img Film negative of hunting group (ddr-densho-383-459)
Group includes Kameki Inouye. Written on accompanying material: "Old Neg Grandpa Inouye w/ June in group shot".
Two men sitting on bench (ddr-densho-383-398)
img Two men sitting on bench (ddr-densho-383-398)
Iwao Hara and Makoto Yanagimachi at Lake Glendawn Park, currently known as Five Mile Lake Park. Written on back of photograph: "Iwao Hara, Mako Yanagimachi, Lake Glendawn 1933". Mako Yanagimachi was the younger brother of Nobuko Yanagimachi.
Two men hiking in snow (ddr-densho-383-136)
img Two men hiking in snow (ddr-densho-383-136)
Left to right: Toshimi Nishimura and George Tokuda. Written on album page below photograph: "Two Would-be Prospectors Tosh & I - 1931".
Film negative of hunting group (ddr-densho-383-457)
img Film negative of hunting group (ddr-densho-383-457)
Group includes Kameki Inouye. Written on accompanying material: "Old Neg Grandpa Inouye w/ June in group shot".
Women and man playing mini golf (ddr-densho-383-190)
img Women and man playing mini golf (ddr-densho-383-190)
Mary Toshiko Yoshijima and others mini golfing at Playland.
Four men at Mount Rainier National Park (ddr-densho-383-36)
img Four men at Mount Rainier National Park (ddr-densho-383-36)
Written on album page below photograph: "Mr. Takahashi, Mr. Tokuda, Mr. Kitamura, Mr. Tanabe at Mt. Rainier 1931".
Four men at Mount Rainier National Park (ddr-densho-383-397)
img Four men at Mount Rainier National Park (ddr-densho-383-397)
Written on back of photograph: "1931. Kitamura, Tanabe, Tokuda, Takahashi. Mt. Rainier".
Three men resting at campsite (ddr-densho-383-65)
img Three men resting at campsite (ddr-densho-383-65)
Written on album page below photograph: "Orca Alaska '31".
Film negative of hunting group (ddr-densho-383-456)
img Film negative of hunting group (ddr-densho-383-456)
Group includes Kameki Inouye. Written on accompanying material: "Old Neg Grandpa Inouye w/ June in group shot".
Two girls on swings (ddr-densho-383-96)
img Two girls on swings (ddr-densho-383-96)
Written on album page below photograph: "Mary Bump, Mary Holden '28". The girls were likely classmates of George Tokuda in Mukilteo.
Two men with dog resting on hillside (ddr-densho-383-63)
img Two men with dog resting on hillside (ddr-densho-383-63)
Left to right: Takashi Matsumoto and Lefty Yamaguchi. "Orca Alaska '31".
Two men after hunting (ddr-densho-383-56)
img Two men after hunting (ddr-densho-383-56)
Left to right: Takashi Matsumoto and Lefty Yamaguchi.
Four men at Mount Rainier National Park (ddr-densho-383-349)
img Four men at Mount Rainier National Park (ddr-densho-383-349)
Mr. Takahashi, Mr. Tokuda, Mr. Kitamura, Mr. Tanabe. Written on album page below photograph: "Mt. Rainier Park '31".
Two men sitting in snow (ddr-densho-383-172)
img Two men sitting in snow (ddr-densho-383-172)
Left to right: Dick Horita and William Takahashi at Big Pines, part of the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. Written on photograph: "Pines-Los Angeles, Calif."
Two women in rowboat (ddr-densho-383-302)
img Two women in rowboat (ddr-densho-383-302)
Left to right: Kim Takehara and Hatsue Aoki. Photograph taken at a park with a lake. A dock with an elevated diving platform is visible in the background.
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