Japan in San Francisco, Bay Region Japan Town, San Francisco, is located near center with the city.

When one drives on Geary from east approaching Van Ness, one begins to see five stories Japanese style Pagoda. There is an workplace of National Japanese Association on Post Street, if one is thinking about studying Japanese American History. There is lots of Japanese monuments in Japan Town. The symbolic will be the tower located in North Center of Japan Town on Post Street. It says Japan Town in Japanese. This tower copies Fire Watching Tower in Japan. In Edo period of Tokugawa Shogun Government, volunteer and professional fire fighters had been watching fires from the leading with the tower. When they discover a fire, ring the bell inside and alarm residents and signal fire fighters depart from the base station. Probably the most symbolic in Japan Town is the Japanese style five stories Pagoda. Pagoda was built to preserve and save Buddha bones following he deceased. This Pagoda is in the Center Square of 2 main buildings in Japan town. The square is a great location for having lunch together with your buddy in weekdays. The square these days was full of young Asian tourists. Theres a wall on the Geary Street side of Japan Town, between main two buildings within the area. The wall was really solemn. There are 2 Chinese Characters engraved on the wall. The Characters, on the wall, mean Peace in Japanese. This square is for preserving and recording what happened in the World War II to teach people how war can affect individuals. In Japan Town, Street Names are shown each in English and Japanese. Japan Town is the unique location to find the street names are shown in both languages. I cant believe 2 countries have a history of war in taking a appear at this arrangement. Walking into the one of two main buildings, one would not believe that he still is within the US. One feels like walking in some shopping mall in down town Tokyo, like Shinjuku. There are lots of Japan related shops, like Kimono (Japanese Traditional Clothes) Shops, Japanese Conventional Dram Training Location, Japanese Antique Shops, or Japanese Restaurants. Everybody loves Sushi restaurant in Japan Town, San Francisco. In the US, historically an immigrants country, it is not so difficult to find any ethnicity. Japan isnt an exception. The most common is Japan Town, but even without visiting Japan Town, San Francisco, there are Japan anyplace in Bay Region. Driving on El Camino Real, which runs across California as a historic drive, one can discover an Authentic Japanese Garden, in Central Park San Mateo. The individual who designed, built, and maintained is 1st generation Japanese gentleman. His name is Sam. Sam came to US, when he was 10 years old. Following he had changed his job several times, San Mateo County hired him. Until he retired, he was the primary person who took care with the Japanese Garden. In winter, he took out all the carps from the pound and changed water. In the spring, he

took care of flowers and sharp wood branch tips to ensure that children who play there had been not hurt. Even following his official retirement, he goes to his garden and make certain everything is in order. His constant care and effort kept the garden stunning. By on Know more about Japan