The Heart of San Francisco's Nihonmachi

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. SAN FRANCISCO Buildings are based on Sanborn Insurance Map Co. maps of 1910, 1929, 1951, and 1987, from microfilm at the San Francisco Public Library History Room. I redrew the maps Map Legend: and copied buildings forward and backward to match what Dwellings (single residences) existed at the featured dates, based on directory and historic photo evidence. Buildings may or may not be accurate for Flats and Apartments the dates shown. Hotels, Housekeeping Rooms, Boarding Houses, etc.

Japanese American business and institution names are from Churches & Synagogues old directories published by newspapers such as the Hokkubei Mainichi, Nichibei Times, Japanese American News, and Community Facilities others. They are provided courtesy of Mr. Seizo Oka, curator (Schools, social, government, etc.) of the Japanese American History Archives (JAHA) in San Japanese American Businesses Francisco. Maps also build on a set of maps at JAHA created and Institutions Generic business use from in 1990 by the Japantown Arts & Media Worshop (JAM). Sanborn Insurance map notes

Map ©1998-2018 by Ben Pease. Building Symbols: I have created similar maps for 24 historic Japantowns in Building California, including the wider San Francisco Japantown area, Porch or overhang, open structure, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Marysville, and more. also lumber piles thanks in part to a 2006 California Civil Liberties Public Education Project, at www.japantownatlas.com Partition within building Barn, stable, or hayloft

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PEASE PRESS CARTOGRAPHY 2B Number of Stories 1717 Cabrillo Street, San Francisco, CA 94121 • (415) 387-1437 153 Street Address Website: www.peasepress.com • Japantownatlas.com Email: [email protected] 1745-51

The Heart of San Francisco’s Nihonmachi in 19101735 1733 1731 1729 1727 1725 1897 1895 1893 1891 1889 1887 1885 1883 1881 1885 1883 1881 1709 1707 1705 1703 1701 1739 1737 1873 1869 1835 1825B 1825A 1825 1753 1815 SUTTER 1797 1795 1785 1783 1773 1771 1765 1763 1759

1815A 1801 1745-49 2B

1823 1817 1813-13A1 1811 1807

3 B 1/2

2B 2B

Matsumura Shoe Repair 3B

3B Office 2 Itatani Watch Vacant Minato Zushi Restaurant

Nihon Gakuin (school) 3 Flats 2 2 Repair Shop Kinko Ryokan Hotel

Store Store Store Store 3 Flats

Fujita Dental Office Yoruzu-Ya (Dry Goods)

Office

2B 2

Boarding House 2B 1764

2 3 Flats 2B

Hamumei-kan 3 Flats

6 Flats Daikoku-ya Restaurant

U. Sano, Midwife

Store

of Christ Endo Shoten Grocery

Tomikawa Photo Studio Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Church Dwelling

Dental Office

Midori Restaurant 1

4 Flats 4

1743

Takahashi

Dwelling Boarding House Okubo

Dwelling Dwelling

1650 Tailor

2B 1B 1

2 Flats 1739

2B Dwelling Dwelling

2B 1735 2B Dwelling Dwelling

Shed

3B 1731-29 1732 1644 Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling 2 Dwelling 1642 3 Flats Nakagawa StoreDwelling Stable 1640 Block 685 1B Shoninkan 2B Block 686

3B Japanese 1725

Flats (943)Dry Goods 1724-26 Kindergarten 1638 2 Flats (930)

1636 3 Flats Flats 2 Flats (1915 map) 2B 2B

1634 1 3B 1723-21 Buchanan HEMLOCK 2B 3 1722

1632 Dwelling Sunday 2 Flats Mall today 1B 1630 3 Flats 1619

3 Flats 3 Dwelling School 9 Flats Dwelling Dwelling 1 Dwelling 1 1

1B Reformed 1628 Store 1719 1 3B (Japanese) Church Dwelling Rooms 2B

1718 Confectionary 2 1626 1617-13

3 Flats 1 Dwelling Miyamoto 1

1624 Suruya

(1712-1706) Store 1 1 1 Dressmaker 1622 1715 1B Ogura-An Restaurant

Plymouth Kameoka Employment 1710-14 Tokai Ryoken Hotel 1 3 2 Murakami Pool Hall (Sanborn map note) (Sanborn

Congregational 1 1 1 1 Japanese Stores 2B Dwelling Church Takagi Pool Hall Store Hiroshima-ya Hotel Kairiku Shokai 1611.5 Aikoku Pool Hall Aikoku-ka Hotel

1713-09 Mori Drug Store

Dwelling Dwelling Chinese Laundry Kinmon Tailors 1714 Higaki Dentist 1611 N. Murayama Grocery Agency (food importer)

Osaka Drug 1707 1706-08

(Reformed Church Yamato Shokai Midwife

Dwelling Laguna Pool Hall

4-Flats 4-Flats 4-Flats

4-Flats moved here Store Restaurant Japanese

Store Store Flats Dwelling Sasaki-doko about 1918) Chinese Flats Store Store

50’ peak Barber Shop

40’

Sugu-ya

1703-01 Tailors 80’ 2B 1 2 2 2 2 2B

spire 2-3 2B 3B 2

3 3B

2B 3B 2B

Store 1

1600 3 1 BUCHANAN 2 1656

1644-48 1642 1640 1632-36 1628 1624 1620 1600 1798 LAGUNA

1650

1790 1786

1662-70

1784

1780

1778 1774 1760 1686-90 1684 1676-78 1672 WEBSTER 1716-18 1714C 1714B 1714A 1702-04 1700A 1700 1698 1694 1692 (1746) (1732-34) Block(1716 )685 (ex 943) 1929 East edge of Webster Street POST NJAHS’s location today POST today 1711 1713 1625A 1625 1623 1615A 1615 1603 1601 1721 1719 1727 1725 1723 1733 1739 1737 1735 1747 1751 1759 1757 1755 1761 1765 1763 1767 1773 1779 1659 1657 1655 1659 1657 1655 1647B 1647A 1647 1639 1677 1675 1673 1671 1669 1663 1661 1699 1695 1693 1687 1685 1683

1705 1701

3B 3 1 1B 1 1 1 1 1

2 2B Mutual Supply Co.

3B 3B

Confectionery 3B

Printing

Yukawa 3 Nakata Fruits Apartments Hori Employ- Kariya-doko (food importer) 2B ment Agency 2B & Vegetables Akiyoshi Laundry 2B Usui-Shota Minato-yu Bath House Restaurant

Fukugumi Tailors

2B 2B Aoyagi-tei

Matsuya 2B

Teikoku Hospital 2B

3 2B Restaurant Kameyata Shoten Aki Hotel Barber above Grocery

1644-1642

(Japanese)

(Japanese) 3 Flats

Seigetsu Dwelling

1562 2B 3B 2B 2B

Dwelling Dwelling Tailors

Store Dwelling Mitani Dwelling

Oriental Employment Agency

3 Flats 3 Flats Insurance Agency

Japanese Lodgings 2B Aichi-kan Hotel Grocery 2 Flats Pool Hall in B. Bath House Restaurant Kyushu-ya Hotel Taisho 2 Flats Dwelling Kawakami Drug

1560 Izutsu 2

3 Pool Hall 3 Store 2B 1551 1645 entry 1554 2 Flats Peace Plaza

1552 3 Inouye

Maeki Tailor 1629 today 1547 2B 3 1638 Dwelling Tailor

1636 3 Flats 3B 1 1548 Dwelling Misaka Watch 1627 1

Repair 1634 1543 2B Dwelling 3 1541 3B

Shed Murata-doko Barber 3 Dwelling 1625 Autos Yutani Carpenter 1622-32 Chiyoda Shoten 1542 6 Flats 2B Block 700

1 Dry Goods Nichibei Employment Agency 1539 1623 1537 Dwelling 1 1536 (943) Shiozaki Pool Hall 1623.5 Toyo Shokai Block 699 Dry Goods 1535 Peace Pagoda 1530 Shed today Shed Shed Ohya Tofu Co. (Japanese) 1528 2 Flats 1621 Dwelling Dwelling 1523 1526 Dwellings Nichibei 1615 Geary St., Park & Ocean RR Saint HIllaire Apartments 1524 Bussan Cable Car Barn & Powerhouse (1915 map) 1522 2 Flats

1520 Shed Shed Storage 1613 (abandoned 1910)

Housekeeping Rooms

Housekeeping Rooms Housekeeping Rooms 1 Furuki Carpenter Hinode Shokai General Red Cross Candy Store

North edge of Geary Expressway today 3 Flats Mdse. & Shoe Store Restaurant 1611 1 Furuki Grocery

1612 Undertaking Store 1609 T. Naritomi, midwife

Laundry & Laundry Tailor Dwelling

Tin Shop & Store (replaced by Howard Garage Restaurant 1603 Restaurant Nakamura Taisho-tei Restaurant Photo Studio

Lodgings on 1915 map) Azuma-ya Dwelling (Japanese) Yoshinaga Store 1601 3 Flats 9 Flats scales

9 Flats 3 Store 3B 3B 1600 1 1

3B 2 1500 Offices 1530-32 1622 1622 1620 1618 1616 1614 1612 1610 1608 1606 1604 1602 1600 1500 1694-98 1688-92 1682-86 1676 1674 1562.5 1552 1550 1546 1544 1540 1534 1522 1518 1516 1512 1562 1598 Osaka 1524-28 Morikawa GEARY Tailor Insurance Agency There were also a dozen or more Nikkei businesses and hotels on the south side of Geary in 1910 ©2003 Ben Pease including Hosada Bros. Grocery, Benkyo-do Manju-ya, and Uoki K. Sakai Grocery www.peasepress.com The Heart of San Francisco’s Nihonmachi in 1940 1897 1895 1893 1891 1889 1887 1885 1883 1881 1885 1883 1881 1825B 1825A 1825 1701 1873 1869 1835 1735 1733 1731 1729 1727 1725 1739 1737 1759 1753 1751 1745 1815 1797 1795 1785 1783 1773 1771 1765 1763 1815A 1801 SUTTER 1823 1817 1813-13A 1811 1807 1745-49

Matsumura Shoe Repair

Office

3 B 1/2

Sutter Street Printing 2B 2B

3B Store

Office in B. Fujita Dental Office 2 Embroidery

Yoruzuya Co. Dry Goods 2

3 Flats

Daikoku-ya Restaurant

Store

3 Flats

2B 2

6 Flats

Endo Shoten Grocery of Christ 2 Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling

Hanazono Photo Studio Shungetsu-do 2B Church Sano Printing

1764 Hosoi Midori Restaurant

4 Flats Confectionery

1743

3 Flats

Boarding House

Takahashi Dwelling Flats 1 Flats 1650 Tailor Dwelling 2 Moriyama Nippon

3 Flats 2B Photo Studio

1762 Gakuen Arrow Garage 1B

1739 (school) M. Higaki, M.D. Tenkatsu 1 Dwelling 2B 2B Restaurant

1735 1756 Okamoto 2B K. Uyeyama, D.D.S. Drug Store

1731-29 3B 1732 1644 Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling

1642 Nakagawa Ginza Cafe Se Ko Kai Church 3 Flats 2

1640 Block 685Shoninkan 2 1725 1B

Dry Goods 2B Block 686 3B 1638 1724-26 1636 3 Flats (943) Flats 2 Flats 2 Flats (930)

1634

1723-21 2B 1

3B HEMLOCK 1722

1632 Dwelling 2B Sunday Bochow Hotel Dwelling 3

1630 3 Flats 1B 1619 Dwelling School Rooms or 3 Flats Dwelling

Dwelling Dwelling 1628 Store Apartments 1719 1 1 Ogawa 1B Store Dwelling Dwelling 1 3B 3 Drug Store Buchanan 1718 Harusame-tei 2B 1619-13 1626 3 Flats 2 Mall today Rooms

1624 1734 Restaurant M. Tani

Dwelling (Reformed Church)

1 Community House

1622 Ota Singer 1715 Shoe Repair

1 1 Mansei-an Restarurant Aizawa

Mikado Hotel 1710-14 2B Namiye Murayama Machine 1B Kinmon Maternity T. & H.Hayashi D.D.S. 1 3

Sakae 2 Tombo Restaurant Nippon Drug Store 1 Itatani Optometrist 1611.5 2B

Ozawa 1 1 Mikado Cafeteria Barber Shop Murai 2B

Nippon Hospital Kinmon Press 1713 1611

First Hospital Flats Eagle Bakery 1709 Uoki, Sakai Co. Bros. Co

Evangelical & Dwelling

Mikado Bar 1707 1706-08 Flats Aoki Taiseido & Restaurant Tokyo Watch Tiger Cafe

Restaurant 1609.5 Sakura-en Grocery Securities Co. Sakamoto Bookstore Tackle Shop Reformed

Restaurant 2 Store

Repair Flats Kimigayo

Rainbow Tani Co. Midwifery 1609 Dwelling

Flats Nichibei Church Dwelling Restaurant 1607 Store Flats Hisago Drug Store 1605 (1918-1955) Kikusui M. Moriya

Misawa 50’ peak

1703-01 Restaurant 3.5 1603

Nakagawa 2B D.D.S. 80’ 2B 2 2 2-3 Shohinkan Ono- 2

spire 2

3 B 1/2

2B 40’

1600 1 2 1

2 Goshado 3 BUCHANAN 1 Book Store 2 1656

1644-48 1642 1640 1632-36 1628 1624 1620 1606 1604 1602 1600

1798 1650

1784

1780-

1778

1774-

1790 1786- LAGUNA 1760 1746 1686-90 1684 1676-78 1672 1662-70 WEBSTER 1734 1734 1732 1716 1700A 1700 1698 1694 1692 entry gate Takahashi East edge of POST POST Camera Store Webster Street NJAHS’s location today & Optometrist 1711 1713 1625A 1625 1623 1615A 1615 1603 1601 1721 1719 1727 1725 1723 1733 1739 1737 1735 1747 1751 1759 1757 1755 1761 1765 1763

today 1659 1657 1655 1647B 1647A 1647 1639 1651 1649 1767 1773 1779 1677 1675 1673 1671 1669 1663 1661 1699 1695 1693 1687 1685 1683 1705 1701

3B 3 1 1B 1

1 1 1 1 Hori Employ-

2 2B

ment Agency

3B 3B

Post Bar

3 Minato-yu Bath House Nisei 2B Ashizawa Embroidery Mitsuwa Restaurant Nakata Soko Hardware 2B Grill

Muto Jeweler Taisho 2B Itatani Restaurant

Nagai Insurance Office Nichibei

2B 2B

Restaurant

Tackle Shop 2B 2B Co. Minato-Sushi 3

Sushi-Gen Dwelling (Japanese) Restaurant Hamada Repair Art Kasuga Barber Shop 1562 Tokiwa-en Drug Soko Fish Co.

Soko Fish Bussan Co. Restaurant Kikuno-yu Bath House

Store Nagoya Hotel 2B 3B 2B 2B Shop & Pool Hall Futatsuki Barber & Emplyoment Agency Suzuki Barber Shop

3 Flats Store Nakahara Barber Shop (Dry Goods) Toyo Printing Co.

Confectionery Hideshima Pool Hall 2B 2B 1644 Aki Hotel 2 Flats 1642 Shinanoya

1560 Dwelling Mizuho Co. Nippon 2 Toyo Hotel 3 1551

3 Hotel

2 Flats Pool Hall D entry 1645 1554 2 Flats Yamato Peace Plaza Miyo’s 1552 2B Mary’s 1547 Dwelling 1629 today Beauty Shed Barber

Dwelling 2B 2B 1638 Shop Yodoya Poppy Cafe 3 1636 Shop

1548 Dwelling Restaurant 1627 3B 1

1634 3 Flats 1 1543

3 Dwelling Dwelling 1541

Dwelling 2B 2B Shed Kinokuniya Hotel 3B

Dwelling 1625 Mitoma Shoe Repair 3 1542 Autos Nichibei Employment 1622-32

Shiozaki Pool Hall Fuji Fuji 2B 2B Block 700 1539 1 Nichibei Meshiya 1623 Hotel Express Soko 1537 1536 Dwelling 1623.5 (943) Block 699 1 Transfer 1535 3 Peace Pagoda 1530 Hatsune today Shed Shed Shed (Japanese)

1528 2 Flats 1621 Dwelling Restaurant 1523 1526 Dwelling Dwellings Saint HIllaire Apartments Umino 1615 1524 Tofu Mfg. 1522 1612

2 Flats Shinsekai-Asahi Shinbun

1520 Shed Shed 1613

Housekeeping Rooms

Housekeeping Rooms Housekeeping Rooms

North edge of Geary Expressway today 1 Dwelling Inouye Tailor Ebisu 1611 Otowa Barber Shop Azumaya Tofu Co. 1

Undertaker Rest. 1605 Dwelling Shima Transfer Yamato Garage 3 Tackle Shop Hinode Shimamoto

1603 3 Flats 3 Flats Lodgings 3 Flats Architect

Barber Store Henry’s

(Japanese) Dwelling 2Shop 1601 9 Flats

9 Flats George’s Candy 1600 Kitchen 3B 3B 1 1 1500 office 3B 1622 1622 1620 1618 1616 1614 1612 1610 1608 1606 1604 1602 1600 1694-98 1688-92 1682-86 1676 1674 1562.5 1552 1550 1546 1544 1540 1534 1530-32 1562 1598 1524-28 1518-22 1512-16 1500 GEARY Japanese Corp of Salvation Army, built in 1930s at SE corner of Geary & Laguna ©2003 Ben Pease www.peasepress.com The Heart of San Francisco’s Nihonmachi in 1950 1897 1895 1893 1891 1889 1887 1885 1883 1881 1885 1883 1881 1825B 1825A 1825 1701 1873 1869 1835 1735 1733 1731 1729 1727 1725 1739 1737 1759 1753 1751 1745 1815 1797 1795 1785 1783 1773 1771 1765 1763 1801 SUTTER

1815A 1745-49 1823 1817 1813-13A 1811 1807

1 Office

Progressive News Printing Co. Office in Bsmt.

J/A Publishing Association Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper 3 B 1/2

2B 2B

Store

3B 3B 2 Embroidery 2

3 Flats Dwelling & Store

Store

2B 2

6 Flats

3 Flats 2B Soko Nichibei Kai 2 Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling 2B

1764 Kogo Co. Hosoi

4 Flats

1743

3 Flats

Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Flats 1 Flats

3 Flats Dwelling 1650 Jerusalem 2 Oriental

3 Flats 2B

1762 Tempura Culture Garage Church of 1B

1739 House God in Christ Dwelling Book Co.1 Dwelling 2B 2B

1735 1756 Mary’s Beauty 2B Dwelling Salon

1731-29 3B 1732 1644 Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling

1642 Dwelling 2 Flats 3 Flats 2

1640 Block 685 2 1725 1B

2B Gym Block 686 3B 1638 1724-26 1636 3 Flats (943) Flats 2 Flats 2 Flats (930)

1634

2B 1723-21

2B 1

3B HEMLOCK 1722

1632 Dwelling 2B Bochow Hotel Dwelling 3

1630 3 Flats Buchanan 1B 1619 Dwelling Rooms or 3 Flats Dwelling

Dwelling Dwelling 1628 Store Apartments 1719 Mall today 1 1 Miyako 1B Store

Dwelling Rooms 1 3B 3 1718

Restaurant Evergreen 2B Dwelling 1619-13 1626 3 Flats 2 1624 1734 Fountain

First 1 Dwelling 1 Dwelling

1 Community House 1622 1715 1 1 Evangelical & (Reformed Church) Honnami 1710-14 2B Reformed 1B 1 Taiedo 3

Itatani 2 1 2B Church (dry goods) Optometrist 1 1 1611.5 2B Yoshida Insurance Murata Insurance

Taiyo Trading Co. Dwelling 1713 Jimbo’s Bop City 1611 Rooms Above The Plantation

(sold in 1955 to Restaurant Soo Chow

1709 Uoki, K. Sakai

Dwelling/ Store Golden Inn

Co. Grocery 1707 1706-08 Tiger Cafe Mount Pilgrim Nightclub

Seiki Bros. 1609.5 2 Store Store Missionary Flats Flats Apartments Flats Flats Flats Dwelling Dwelling 1609

Flats Baptist Church) Nippon Above 1607

50’ peak 1703-01 1605 Pool Room Kono’s 3.5 80’ 2B 2B 1603

Soko 2 2 2-3 2 Barber

spire Stores 2

3 B 1/2 3B

1 Minakin

3B Hardware 2B 40’ Shop

1600 1 2

1 2 3 BUCHANAN

Restaurant 1 2 Jimmy’s Barber Shop 1656

1644-48 1642 1640 1632-36 1628 1624 1620 1606 1604 1602 1600

1798 1650

1784

1780-

1778

1774-

1790 1786- LAGUNA 1760 1686-90 1684 1676-78 1672 1662-70 WEBSTER 1746 1734 1734 1732 1716 1700A 1700 1698 1694 1692 Transbay Federal Savings & Loan Hyotan East edge of POST (pioneer African American lender) Gosha-Do Bookstore POST Band Webster Street Sanko Shoji Co. NJAHS’s location today 1711 1713 1721 1719 1727 1725 1723 1625A 1625 1623 1615A 1615 1603 1601 1733 1739 1737 1735 1747 1751 1759 1757 1755 today 1765 1763 1761 1659 1657 1655 1647B 1647A 1647 1639 1651 1649 1767 1773 1779 1677 1675 1673 1671 1669 1663 1661 1699 1695 1693 1687 1685 1683 1705 1701

3 1

1B 1

Otafuko-Tei Hori Employment Agency Shokudo 1 1 1 1

Store 2B 3B

Minato

3B 3B (later Ginza

Takahashi Trading Co.

3 Takenaega Chiryo-In 2B Nakagawa 2B 2B Sukiyaki)

Post Shoe Repair T. Takeda Painter

2B 2B 3 Baba Urin Ikenobo

1562 Gas & Shonin-Kan Mt Trinity Stores Tokyo Parlor Church Nagoya Hotel Baptist 2B 3B 2B

2B Dwelling Emplyoment Agency Travel Service

Motonari Chiryo-In 3 Flats Oil Nisei Barber

Five Star Sakai, DDS

Post Pool Hall

2B Dwelling Aki Hotel Hosada Brothers

1644 Sembe/Groceries Dwelling 2 Flats Rich-Brooke Hotel above Fountain (African ownership) American 1642 Post Market

Shop Greasing Dwelling

1560 Hideshima

Auto 2

Mikado 3 3

Dwelling 1551 2B 2B Hotel entry 1645 1554 2 Flats Peace Plaza Miyo’s

1552 1629 today Beauty 1547 Shed

Dwelling 2B 2B 1638 Shop Sugar Bowl 3 Flats 3 Dwelling Grill 1627 1636 3B

1548 1 1634 3 1 1543 2 Flats Dwelling 1541

Shed N.B. Department 3B

Dwelling Pioneer Radio & TV 3 1625 1622-32

1542 Autos Store 2B 2B Block 700 Fuji Hotel 1539 1 Buchanan Pool Hall 1623 1536 Dwelling 1537 (943) 1623.5 Fuji Framing Shop Block 699 1 1535 3 Peace Pagoda 1530 today Shed Shed Shed Manfar Low (Japanese)

2 Flats 1621 Dwelling 1528 Dwelling 1523 1526 Dwellings Udo Apartments 1615 1524 25 Units 1522 2 Flats 1612

1520 Shed Shed 1613 Garage

Housekeeping Rooms Housekeeping Rooms

Lucky North edge of Geary Expressway today 1 Dwelling 1611

Azumaya Tofu Co. 8 Apartments 1

Tani Shoe Repair Apartments

Bait Shop 1605 Demolished 1959-1960 Soko Engei-Kai

Dwelling Rooms 3 Benkyo-Do Co. Ken’s 3 Flats 3 Flats

(manju shop) 1603 Bakery

Lodgings Barber 3 Flats Dwelling 2Shop 1601 9 Flats

9 Flats Store 1600 3B 3B 1 1 1500 Office 3B 1622 1622 1620 1618 1616 1614 1612 1610 1608 1606 1604 1602 1600 1694-98 1688-92 1682-86 1676 1674 1562.5 1552 1550 1546 1544 1540 1534 1530-32 1562 1598 1524-28 1518-22 1512-16 1500 GEARY Returning Nikkei businesses were scattered as far south as Fulton St. after WWII ©2003 Ben Pease but gradually condensed back to Post and Buchanan, by the late ‘50s. www.peasepress.com

1699

The Heart of San Francisco’s Nihonmachi in 1970

1735

1733

1745-51 1701

1731

1729

1727

1725

1737-39

1797

1795

1785

1783

1773

1771

1765

1763 1759 1897 1895 1893 1891 1889 1887 1885 1883 1881 1885 1883 1881 1825B 1825A 1825 1873 1869 1835 1823 1817 1815 1813- 1811 1807 1801 SUTTER

1815A 1813A 1745-49

2B 1

1 Gas &

2 Dwellings

Store

3 2

3B Benkyodo Co.

2 6 Flats

1764 Oil

Restaurant in Basement in Restaurant Store in Basement in Store Mainichi

Hokubei Dwelling

Oriental Culture

Dwelling

4 Flats

2B Bakery & Cafe

Rooms

Store

2B Rooms 8 8 Apartments Dwelling

Hokka Nikkeijin-Kai

9 9 Apartments

(African (African American)

Jerusalem Church Jerusalem Rooms

Soko Nichiren-Kai of God in Christ in God of

Book Store

3 Flats 3

Dwelling

1743

Dwelling

3 Flats

Dwelling

2B Dwelling

Rooms Dwelling 1762 1650

2B Hisago

1 1B Dwelling 1739 Restaurant Den’s Auto Service 1754 Mary’s Beauty 1735 Salon

Otafuku-Tei (Sanborn notes)

1732

Church

1731-29

Dwelling

Dwelling Dwelling

Fuji-ya Rest. Restaurant Storage

1644 Book

3 Flats 2 Radio New Japan

1642 2-F.

1B 1724-26

1640 1725 Block 685 2B 3B 2 Flats 1638 3 Flats Rooms

1636 BUCHANAN

2B 1723-21

1 HEMLOCK 1 1634 1722 3B Nichi Bei Dwelling

1632 3-Flats Rooms Department 2B Block 686 Dwelling

1630 Store in Basement Toraya Apartments Store (ex 930) 1619

1719

Basement 1B 1718-16 Church

1628 in Gym 17 units Sowan Tottori 1968

3B Dwelling

Kenjin-Kai 2B

2 Dwellings 1619-13 2 Evergreen Fountain

1626 3 Flats 2 Store in Bst.

1 1

1624 courtyard floor 2nd Rooms

1 1710-14

1622 parking above 1715

Church Offices Church

YouthCenter

3 1 House of Imports

Imperial Imports 1 Mount Pilgrim 1

Fuji Electronic 1611.5

Japanese Grocery Uoki K. Sakai Co. 1 Dwelling Store in Bst.

Honnami Resetaurant 2B

Seiki Hardware

Nippon & America Nisei Barber Shop

Missionary Soo Chow 1611

JACL National Dwelling Yano Hardwood Headquarters Taiedo & Appliance

1713-09 1706-08

WebsterStreet Service

Soko Hardware

Floor Service 3.5

3 damaged by fireby damaged

Baptist Church 2 Cleared for Cleared

widening (African American) 4 Dwellings 1609.5 Bookstore

Miyako 1707 Gosha-Do

Chinese Rest. Chinese Barber Shop

Dwelling Vacant

Trading Co. Store in B. Kyoto

Restaurant Restaurant

Club Store Mimatsu Kono’s 2 Flats 1609 Japan

40’ 1607 50’peak

4 Flats 4

3 Flats 3

Store

spire 1605

80’ 2B

2-3 1703-01

2B 3

Store Store & 1603

3 1

2B Restaurant

3B 1

Toraya Nishiki 1 1600 2

Restaurant 3 Cocktail 1644-48

1642

1640 1632-36

WEBSTER

1628

1624

1620

1606

1604

1686-90 1602

LAGUNA

1600

1684 1680

1676-78

1672A 1672

1662-70

1798

1786-1790

1780-1784 1774-78

Lounge 1656

1760 1650

1698 1746 1694 1734 1732 1716 1700A 1700 1692 also: Kinmon Camera Club Sowan Kagoshima Kenjin-Kai Redevelopment Area A-2 (1960s-now) POST Japanese Cultural Hiroshima Nikkeijin-Kai Redevelopment Area A-1 (1959-2001) & Trade Center Shinsei Band Miyako Mall Japanese Cultural & Trade Center–Kintetsu Mall (Kintetsu Corp.) (National Braemar Corp.) 1625 1601 Maruwa Japanese Supermarket Pool Pool Bank of Tokyo Offices (Ground Floor) Rooms Japan Trade Center (1st & 2nd Floors) Miyako Hotel Miyako Hotel Consulate Suehiro Restaurant Rest Entry Court (Kintetsu Corp.) General Gallery Maki-ya

Kabutoya Florist Canopy Japan Trading Miyako Hotel (arts, crafts, appliances) Suehiro Restaurant MIYAKO MALL Company Barber Shop to Kinokuniya Building 1968 BUSINESSES Thai Thai Boutique Miyako Hotel Nissan Motor Corp. PER SFRA

(tentants not known) City of Osaka (1st Floor) Beauty Salon Jewelry Miseki PRESS PACKET Exhibits

Datsun Auto Elevator

Showroom Akana Service Japan Golden Carp Co. 155’ tower Murata Pearls Handicraft & Lee (1st Floor) Demonstration Pool PEACE Florist PLAZA Ginza Japanese Omi’s Bonsai Plants Ikenoko Misa’s Tea C. Kim Village Japanese Boutique House Atrium (enclosed) AtriumBazaar (enclosed) (1st Floor) Meeting Rooms Ikebana Cards (1st Floor) Store Gardens Society 22 Peace Plaza East (gifts) Cocktail Lounge (Kintetsu Travel) Kinki Nippon OKT Advanced Tourist Co. Peace Kabuki K.Y. Liquors 3B Enterpries Webster Street Webster Sam Chun Materials Cloissone Historic east edge of Mitsubishi

Pagoda Taguchi Jewelry Grocery Beauty Exhibition Mikado Hitatchi Japan Salon Ho Chan Jim’s Drugs Meeting Rooms Center Mikado National (Gifts, Art Goods Gift Shop (J.C. Limited Trading Showroom Tourist & Takeout Foods) Inc.) Org. loading dock & kitchens below KINOKUNIYA BUILDING 1B 4B Kinokuniya Bookstore 1968 Businesses Shown in Kintetsu Mall Gallery Do MIYAKO MALL 1970 BUSINESSES Shinjuku Bar Historic Aki Travel Service Pinocchio Children’s Shop Corporate Ownership NEW 1970 BUSINESSES: Buchanan Street Rovere Bridge Club Tomiko Bar Gallery Kabukiya Bonsai by Kay Osaka-ya Restaurant Ginza Barber SF Federal Savings & Loan Ohja Cocktail Lounge Showa Travel Service House of Pillows Niagara Cyclo-Massage Ginza Bazaar Kiosk Corp. of America Ichiban Shop Sino Jewelry Nissan Motor Corp. (Datsun) T. Okamoto Insurance Kikkoman International Oyster Pearl Display Edoya GEARY EXPRESSWAY Naris Cosmetics Jakima Palace of Cards Thai Thai Boutique Tokyo Electronics Zen Hair Styles Crocker National Bank O-Cha-Ya U-N-O Trading Co. Kabuki Cocktail Lounge Jim’s Drugs Historic north edge of Geary Street Paper Tree Stationery Sakuraya Restarant Kyo’s Jewelry ©2003 Ben Pease www.peasepress.com

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The Heart of San Francisco’s Nihonmachi in 1739 2000

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1765 1763 Japanese American Community and Cultural Center Raddison Miyako Inn SUTTER Super Mira 1759

1801 1745-49 Market

of Northern California, and Japantown YWCA 1815 1813-13A 1811 1807

2 Dwellings

Citizen’s League (JACL)

2B 2

Benkyo-do 2B 2 1764

2B 3B Tori Gate (Japan Club) America

National Headquarters

Japanese American

Dwelling Dwelling

Bakery & Cafe 4 Flats

6 Flats 1691 Nichi Bei Kai

1743 Soto Zen Mission

Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Sankyo Dwelling Paper Tree 2 Dry Goods Sokoji Buddhist Nihonmachi Apartments Stationery 1760 Temple & Offices Origami

(42 units) 1B

Fountain 1739-35 Sushi A Restaurant 2.5 & Offices Japantown Task Force

Books & 2 Dwellings Magazines Japanese American BUCHANAN MALL

2 Religious Federation Parking Lot for 1731 Historic east edge of Webster Street B 3

patios over parking Mizani, Yuji 1732

Dwelling Dwelling Law Offices Video Benevolent Society Dwelling Temple & Kimochi Former Namiye Murayama Rental of California

Kinmon Maternity Hospital (moved in 2002 to JACL building) 1B 1724-26 Tanpopo

(building moved from 1624 Post) 1717 Reserved Parking & Evening Public Parking Korean Restaurant Restaurant (Nihonmachi Parking Corporation) & Offices vacant (ex Public & Reserved Parking HEMLOCK 1722 Okabe Sports) (Nihonmachi ParkingBlock Corporation) 686

Block 685 2 2 Iroha 2

Toraya Apartments 1715 ( ) Kimochi Restaurant 17 units Senior Services Klara’s Travel Korean Videos Printing Plant BJ Creations 1619

in basement Offices Sally’s Salon W.O.N.G.

2 Seiki-Lee Building:

Korea House Restaurant

Building Locus (Asian Arts Venue)

The Beam, Web Japan

above parking garage parking above 2nd floor courtyard floor 2nd

3 2 Hokkubei Mainichi above & below 1 Law & Medical Offices Hon Mi Gift Center Kevin Club Nishiki & 2 American Historical Radio Mainichi National Japanese

& related offices 1st Floor & Basement Restaurant Society (NJAHS) Do Re Mi Music

Sonic Thai Karaoke 2B 2 Flats

Murano’s Chinese Restaurant Soko Hardware

Miyako

Soko Interiors New Korea House

Bowling (2nd Floor) California Bank Post Dry Cleaners Bank & Trust

Japan Town Bowl San Wong Crown Bakery Watahan Nohara

Supplies 3

Restaurant Juno Collection

(closed) (Kintetsu Corp.) Export Import/ Hair in Design

Fujiya Shiseido 2B Denny’s Clothing 88 Video

Bowling Alleys on 2 floors 1707 Dentist Restaurant

Pizza Uoki K. Sakai Nail Care Futaba Hair Salon Restaurant (closed 9/20/2000) Vacant

Origami Japanese Hair & Seiki Plumbing Toraya 40’ Fountain Grocery Kawakami Trading

Sushi 1701 1798 2B Sharaku 2 Chiropractors

Sanppo Sushi SFPD Koban CPA & Law Offices

2 1

(clothing & 3 3

2 3 2

instruments) Restaurant3 (vacant)

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1746 1650 BRIDGE 1732 Resistance 1702 1700 Nihonmachi sign On the Bridge Restaurant Club Cello based on traditional Korean American Asakichi (Iron, Bronze, Incense) Redevelopment Area A-2 (1960s-now) (Korean Club) village watch tower Asakichi Kimonos Chamber of USA Karaoke Box Commerce of Shige Kimono Redevelopment Area A-1 (1959-2001) (in basement) POST Int’l. Art Guild Galleries San Francisco Kimochi Senior Lounge Japan Center–Kintetsu Mall Japan Center–Miyako Mall Garage Entrance (Developed and Owned by Kintetsu Corp.) (Developed by National Braemar Corp., now owned by Kintetsu Corp.) Daikoku Isobune

Maruwa by Shiki Sakura Sakura

Sushi Ichiban Kan Supermarket Kintetsu Internat’l Different Things (Ground Floor) Rooms Rest Kui Shin Bo Benihana of Tokyo Restaurant Express Restaurant Miyako Hotel Galerie Voyage Travel Entry Court

Union Bank Seoul Garden

Bridge to Restaurant Block 699 Radisson Bridge Kintetsu Restaurant Mall of California Miyako Hotel Kinokuniya PEACE PLAZA (1st Floor) Union Bank Building Hospitality Room (Kintetsu Corp.) Cafe Hana Murata’s Hotel Rooms Umeko Japanese Skylit Atrium

Seafood Buffet Vacant

Elevator Kushi Tsuru

Mifune Skylit Atrium

Service Osakaya 155’ tower Fountain Loading Dock Murata (S. F. Recreation & Street Entry Pearls Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant & Parks Dept). Beautrium Ikenoko Miseki Genji Beauty Shop Jewelers Ikebana Block 700 Antiques (1st Floor) Lobby Japanese Society Mr. Dandy (1st Floor) Mifune Don Garden (943) Restuarant courtyard Marie Antoinette Bakery May’s Coffee Motor Trens Shop Peace Taiyodo The Omadaka Computers User’s Side Tokyo Pagoda Orange Tree

Records Clothing Boutique

Kabuki Vacant Mikado Mikado Takera Sushi Jim’s Drugs Meeting Rooms Mikado Auto Japan Stage Karaoke Nikkei Gift Shop Kid’s Laser Freak Video Club Traditions & Seafood Pedestrian Overpass Corner Japan 1B 4B Korean Stores Garage Entrance Hotel Loading Dock & Kitchens Below & Doctors Offices Historic (Ground Floor) Buchanan Vacant (1st Floor) Street GEARY EXPRESSWAY