Digital Collections

- Wooden abacus.
- Abacus [lcsh]
- Wooden abacus (soroban) used by the Nakano family prior to World War II. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. They settled in West Sacramento where they purchased land to farm. Their three children...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Dakuzaku family melon farm in Turlock.
- Agriculture -- California [lcsh]; Japanese American farmers [lcsh]; Family farms -- California --Turlock [lcsh];
- Photograph from Mary Tsuruko Dakusaku Tsukamoto's photograph collection. Chosei Taro Dakuzaka married Kame Yoshinaga in 1904. Chosei Taro Dakuzaka immigrated to the United States in 1904. His wife joined him 13 years later. Their six children are:...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Tag.
- Armor [lcsh]; Chinese characters -- Japan [lcsh];
- Tag with Japanese characters that came with Samurai body armor and weapons.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai right armored sleeve (kote).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai left armored sleeve (kote).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai left armored shoulder guard (kote).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai right armored shoulder guard (sode).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai haidate (thigh armor).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of sumari armor set. Haidate (thigh-plates) was additional thigh protection for foot combat by samurai. It was not always worn as many samurai preferred to keep greater mobility. Haidate give no protection against attacks from behind. They...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai lower body armor (kusazuri).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai right armored shin guard (suneate).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai left armored shin guard (suneate).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of sumarai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Yoshio Harry Tsuruda leaning against car in Los Angeles.
- Asian American artists [lcsh]; Tsuruda, Yoshio Harry [aacr2]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Los Angeles [lcsh]; Automobiles [lcsh];
- Photograph from the Nakano family album. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. They settled in West Sacramento where they purchased land to farm. Their three children are: Margaret Shigeko Nakano, Ruth...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Fourth Annual meeting of the Sacramento Valley Young Peoples Christian Conference (YPCC).
- Baptist church buildings -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Sacramento (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. [lcsh]; Sacramento Valley Young Peoples Christian Conference (4th : Sacramento,...
- The event was held at the Old Baptist Church on 5th and P street in Japan Town, Sacramento.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- San Francisco Japanese American baseball team.
- Baseball teams -- California -- San Francisco -- History [lcsh]; Japanese American baseball players -- California -- San Francisco [lcsh]; Hotels -- San Francisco [lcsh];
- In front of Aki Hotel on Post and Buchanan streets (now Japan town).
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Tray for serving dry sweets in black and gold
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Trays -- Japan [lcsh];
- The geometric shape of this tray is a stylized image of a snow flake.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tray
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Trays -- Japan [lcsh];
- This square tray with notched corners has multiple functions. It may hold the caddy for thick tea (chaire) in certain temae (tea procedures) or it may be used to serve dry sweets (higaohi) during thin tea. The textured vermillian lacquer surface...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Sacramento Boy Scout Troop 41 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Boy Scouts of America [lcna]; Japanese American children [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]
- Boy Scout Troop 41 visit to Japan in the summer of 1929. The troop met in front of the Capitol Building. Many people from Japan Town came to see the boys off. A farewell speech was given by Governor C. C. Young. The troop marched to the river and...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- "Heart washed pure" calligraphy
- Calligraphy, Japanese [lcsh]; Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]
- Inscription reads "senshin" in Japanese or "heart washed pure" in English.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Card game
- Card games--Japan [lcsh]
- A "card game" for the Way of Tea, modeled after a favorite New Year's game known as the "One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each" (Hyakunin Isshu). There are several versions of the original game, one in which the name and portrait of the poet appears on...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea utensil box
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]
- Chabako are used for a variety of seasonal tea procedures (temae) designed for outdoor presentation. The host outfits the box with a selection of all the utensils necessary to prepare tea for the guests. Sets of matching covers (shifuku) are used...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection