Japanese American Museum of San Jose

The Japanese American Museum of San Jose is located at 535 N. Fifth Street in , in the heart of Japantown. The museum's mission is to collect, preserve, and share Japanese American art, history, and culture with an emphasis on the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.
jamsj.org
+1 408 294 3138
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 72 feet (22 metres)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Wednesday: closed
    Thursday–Sunday: noon–4:00 PM
  • Description: museum in San Jose, California
  • Address: 535 North 5th Street, San Jose, CA 95112
  • Also known as
    “JAMsj”
    “Japanese American Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Issei Memorial Building and Heinlenville Park.
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is a heritage site.
Heinlenville was a Chinese-American ethnic enclave in . is situated 1,100 feet north of Japanese American Museum of San Jose.
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is a light rail station… is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Japanese American Museum of San Jose.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Japantown and Luna Park.
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, commonly known as J Town, is a historic…
is a neighborhood in .
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Often called "the capital of ", …

Japanese American Museum of San Jose

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Latitude
37.3475° or 37° 20′ 51″ north
Longitude
-121.89371° or 121° 53′ 37″ west
Open location code
849W84X4+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 350497048
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7131773
Wiki­data ID
Q6158083

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Vietnamese—“Japanese American Museum of San Jose” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “サンノゼ日系人博物館”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Người Mĩ gốc Nhật San Jose”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Người Mĩ gốc Nhật San José”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Người Mỹ gốc Nhật San Jose”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Người Mỹ gốc Nhật San José”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện bảo tàng Người Mĩ gốc Nhật San Jose”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện bảo tàng Người Mĩ gốc Nhật San José”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện bảo tàng Người Mỹ gốc Nhật San Jose”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện bảo tàng Người Mỹ gốc Nhật San José”

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