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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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."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-172/

img Two women in rowboat (ddr-densho-383-306)

Photograph taken at a park with a lake.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-306/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-302/

img Group in front of statue (ddr-densho-383-144)

Taken during a group outing to Mount Baker Park.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-144/

img Two men standing in snow (ddr-densho-383-175)

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."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-175/

img Man at the beach with umbrella (ddr-densho-383-93)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-93/

img Tosh Nishimura rowing boat with two others aboard (ddr-densho-383-205)

Group on Lake Glendawn, currently known as Five Mile Lake. Written on album page below photograph: "Tosh Nishimura" (left).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-205/

img Jim Moroto hiking in snow (ddr-densho-383-166)

Written on album page below photograph: "'The Prospector' Jim Moroto, Orca, AAA 1931".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-166/

img Hisaye Yoshitomi on log raft at Star Lake (ddr-densho-383-101)

Written on album page below photograph: "'His' Star Lake 1933".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-101/

img Two women on dock (ddr-densho-383-300)

Photograph taken at a park with a lake. There are rowboats and a gazebo in the background.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-300/

img Man looking at cherry blossoms (ddr-densho-383-186)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-186/

img Two men standing along beach (ddr-densho-383-140)

Left to right: George Tokuda and Tatsuo Ishimoto. Written on album page below photograph: "Tatsuo Ishimoto and I".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-140/

img Man and woman in rowboat (ddr-densho-383-207)

Group on Lake Glendawn, currently known as Five Mile Lake. Written on album page below photograph: "At Glendawn Park".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-207/

img Mary Toshiko Yoshijima playing mini golf (ddr-densho-383-188)

Mini golfing at Playland.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-188/

img Men hiking up snowy mountain (ddr-densho-383-54)

Bob Higashida is second from left. Lefty Yamaguchi is third from right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-54/

img Group sitting on lawn (ddr-densho-383-309)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-309/

img Yash Takahashi without clothes on beach (ddr-densho-383-170)

Written on album page below photograph: "'Tarzan' Nature in the Raw - Yash Takahashi". Printed and pasted on top of photograph: "The Height of Futility: Playing strip poker in a nudist colony." William "Yash" Takahashi was a University of Washington graduate in 1937. He was on the debate team and a member of the Japanese Students …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-170/

img Two men hiking in snow (ddr-densho-383-195)

Toshimi Nishimura and George Tokuda. Written on album page below photograph: "Tosh and I".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-195/

img Mary Toshiko Yoshijima in sundress with parasol (ddr-densho-383-189)

Written on album page below photograph: "Mary Toshiko Yoshijima".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-189/

img Two men hiking in snow (ddr-densho-383-134)

Left to right: Toshimi Nishimura and George Tokuda. Written on album page below photograph: "Climbin' at Orca".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-134/

img Five men and a dog camping (ddr-densho-383-57)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-57/

img Presbyterian Picnic (ddr-densho-383-201)

Written on album page below photograph: "Presbyterian CE Picnic 1932. Kim Takehara, Marion Nakagawa, Toots Yamamoto, 'Ted Lewis' Matsuda".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-201/

img Group on rocky beach (ddr-densho-383-285)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-285/

img Hatsue Aoki standing on one leg in park (ddr-densho-383-308)

Printed and pasted on album page below photograph: "Famous last words. Have you no time for nothing but fripperies, madame?"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-308/

img Three men in rowboat on lake (ddr-densho-383-181)

Lake Glendawn Park, currently known as Five Mile Lake Park. Written on album page below photograph: "Toshimi-Kenny-William-Lake Glendawn". Likely Toshimi Nishimura, Kenny Nakatani, and William Takahashi.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-181/