Japantown, San Jose

For other places called Japantown, see Japantown.

Japantown
Neighborhood of San Jose
Clockwise: San Jose Obon Festival; Gordon Biersch Brewery; Betsuin Buddhist Temple; Japantown blossom landmarks; Cannery Park.
Japantown is located in San Jose, California
Japantown
Japantown
Coordinates: 37°20′54″N 121°53′44″W / 37.348463°N 121.895421°W / 37.348463; -121.895421 (Japantown)
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
CitySan Jose
ZIP Code
95112
Area codeArea code 408

Japantown (Japanese: 日本町; Nihonmachi), commonly known as J Town, is a historic cultural district of San Jose, California, north of Downtown San Jose.[1][2] Historically a center for San Jose's Japanese American and Chinese American communities, San Jose's Japantown is one of only three Japantowns that still exist in the United States, alongside San Francisco's Japantown and Los Angeles's Little Tokyo.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SJMN-150211 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Domrose, Cathryn (June 16, 2000). "Japantown Thrives in Culturally Diverse San Jose / Obon Festival is a summer highlight". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 10, 2017.