Comments on: In praise of San Jose’s Japantown — the JA Mayberry

By: Celebrating Japantown San Jose « Building Bridges

Celebrating Japantown San Jose « Building Bridges — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:37:50 +0000

[...] I’m quite familiar with the one in LA which is also known as Little Tokyo, but I must admit that I didn’t know about the Japantown in San Jose. (There is a interesting discussion on this topic at this blog site) [...]

By: Janice Sachiye Wong

Janice Sachiye Wong — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:47:41 +0000

As I get Older I do miss seeing more Japanese Americans…there are not many around anymore…when I see them we smile and nod our heads but there are not many around where I live but once there were. Our Culture is getting so mixed with the American….the last Japanese American Newspaper has folded in SF…I watch the Japanese News from Japan and see that the Culture in Japan is also on the decline.

By: Gil Asakawa

Gil Asakawa — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:20:31 +0000

Thanks, Kathy! Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!

By: Kathy Sakamoto

Kathy Sakamoto — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:44:35 +0000

Happy New Year! Hope 2010 treats everyone well!

By: Arlene Tatsuno Damron

Arlene Tatsuno Damron — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:12:31 +0000

“Hands-on”,”handmade’, and unique are descriptives for much of what is and happens in San Jose’s Jtown, whether it be the “artisan” handmade, no-preservatives-added tofu at San Jose Tofu, Ken Matsumoto’s unique stonework, the venerated manju at Shuei-do, the handcrafts at Nikkei Traditions, the aikido, karate, kendo, and judo dojo workouts, the lattes and teas at Roy’s Station, the newspaper rolling and handcraft classes at Yu-Ai Kai, the Sak ‘n Sak banner totes and bags, the intricate tattoo art of State of Grace, the drumming of San Jose Taiko, and at Nichi Bei Bussan, our one- of-a-kind aloha shirts, “bi-bu’s”, “hang-ups”, kapogi aprons, kimono tops, tsuzumi pillows, zabuton, noren, and futons. Japantown…”the Heart of the Valley”