San Francisco Japantown is the oldest and largest of three remaining Japantowns in the nation — meaning it’s historical, cultural, and hard to find anywhere else in the world.

San Francisco’s Japantown, known to some as Nihonmachi, is the oldest Japantown in the country. It is also one of only four surviving Japantowns in the country. Nihonmachi is not a “Lost Kinjo ...

Founded in 1906, San Francisco’s Japantown was the first Japanese American community to settle and establish itself in the United States. San Francisco’s Japantown (Nihonmachi) has been the ...