About Japantowns
In Seattle’s Japantown, many Japanese American families stored their belongings in this commercial building during WWII.
What is the Panama Hotel?
In 1992, this athlete won a gold medal at the Albertville Olympics.
Who is Kristi Yamaguchi?
This store is the longest-running Manju store in America.
What is Fugetsudo?
This reality TV show is the Japanese version of Real World.
What is Terrace House?
Born Mary Nakahara, this JA activist led the Jerome Crusaders, a Christian group for young girls.
Who is Yuri Kochiyama?
This country is home to the largest Nikkei community.
What is Brazil?
In 2024, this athlete signed the then-largest contract in the history of professional sports.
Who is Shohei Ohtani?
This acquired taste is made from fermented soybeans.
What is natto?
Despite her name, this popular character is known for being a little girl, not a feline.
Who is Hello Kitty?
Name the group in this picture.
Who are the Heart Mountain Draft Resisters/Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee?
ICE agents recently conducted a raid in front of this historic JA building.
What is JANM’s historic building/Nishi Hongwanji?
This architect designed the World Trade Center.
Who is Min(oru) Yamasaki?
This song made the Billboard 100 in 1963.
This character from Studio Ghibli is known for consuming others in an attempt to gain their personality and physical traits.
Who is No-Face?
This faith leader is known for his solidarity work with the village in the West Bank, Wadi Foquin.
Who is Rev. Michael Yoshii?
Chizu Omori is a columnist at this historically JA newspaper in SF Japantown.
What is Nichi Bei?
In 1972, this Congressperson co-authored Title 9.
Who is Patsy Mink?
This is a popular soup to eat on New Years Day.
What is ozoni?
Debuting as a 1996 Game Boy game, this franchise’s name is a contraction of two words meaning “pocket monster.”
What is Pokemon?
This researcher-activist found an original copy of DeWitt’s Final Report on Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast
Who is Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga?
This East Coast farming community resettled many JA families, particularly Japanese Latin Americans.
What is Seabrook Farms?
This family owns a popular restaurant franchise known for their teppanyaki experience.
Who is the Aoki family / Rocky Aoki?
Known for their mochiko, this farm recently sold their family-owned company.
What is Koda Farms?
This Japanese tire company was founded by and named for the Ishibashi family.
What is Bridgestone?
This JA communist renamed himself after Karl Marx.
Who is Karl Yoneda?