Japantown Parking: Links

JAPANTOWN, SAN FRANCISCO: The Gateway to Japanese Culture, Cuisine, and Shopping

Japantown and Japanese Cultural Links

Japanese American Citizens League - News about Japanese American Citizens from the Japanese American Citizens League

Japanese Community Youth Council - The Japanese Community Youth Council's mission is to cultivate and enrich the lives of children and youth from diverse, multi-cultural communities throughout San Francisco and beyond. We provide a comprehensive continuum of care from preschool to college and empower young people to realize their full potential to ensure that they have the resources and support necessary to grow into healthy, responsible adults.

Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern CA - Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California lists many events and activities of interest to the Japanese community in the San Francisco Bay area and all of Northern California.

Japanese Tea Garden - The Japanese Tea Garden located inside Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California is a historical Japanese-style garden originally built as the Japanese Village for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition.

Japantown History Walk - The San Francisco Japantown History Walk is a self-guided tour consisting of 16 interpretive signs along an approximately 10-block route through the heart of Japantown, providing visitors with a unique insight into the community's first hundred years of history and culture.

Japantown Task Force - The Japantown Task Force's mission is to preserve and develop the City and County of San Francisco's historic Japantown as a culturally and commercially enriched neighborhood and district, and as a local, national, and internal resource.

Kanrin Maru 150th Anniversary - 2010 will mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Kanrin Maru to San Francisco, the first official Japanese ship to land on American soil.

Kimochi, Inc. - Created by "Kimochi" or "feeling" for elders, Kimochi, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides culturally sensitive care for seniors primarily serving the Japanese American community.

National Japanese American Historical Society - The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS), founded in 1980, incorporated in 1981 is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the collection, preservation, authentic interpretation, and sharing of historical information of the Japanese American experience for the diverse broader national community.

Nihonmach Street Fair - The Nihonmach Street Fair happens annually in August in San Francisco's Japantown. With the spirit of unity, we welcome back old friends and open our hearts to new friendships.

NihonmachiROOTS - NihonmachiROOTS is a group of progressive young leaders focusing on issues regarding San Francisco’s Japantown, including the redrafting of the Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan (BNP).

Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival - The Official Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival website

San Francisco Japantown 100th Anniversary - Information regarding San Francisco Japantown's 100th Anniversary in 2006 and the history of Japantown San Francisco.

San Jose Japantown - Just south of San Francisco is San Jose Japantown with many events, activities, restaurants and stores.

Travel: San Francisco's Japantown - This informative feature article was posted by American Heritage on its web site on March 30, 2007.