Little Tokyo Walking Tours

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Photographs from walking tours of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles led by the Little Tokyo Historical Society and the Los Angeles Conservancy.

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LTHS Walking Tour: Bill Shishima and Deanna Matsumoto

Little Tokyo Historical Society Walking Tour on September 16, 2006, led by Bill Shishima. Bill leads regular walking tours of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles for the Japanese American National Museum. For a schedule, check their website: www.janm.org. The Los Angeles Conservancy also conducts walking tours of Little Tokyo; see …

LTHS Walking Tour: Bill Shishima and Deanna Matsumoto
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LTHS Walking Tour: JVP

Members of the Little Tokyo Historical Society follow tour leader Bill Shishima through the Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo, September 16, 2006.

LTHS Walking Tour: JVP
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LTHS Walking Tour: Higashi

Members of the Little Tokyo Historical Society outside Higashi Hongwanji temple on 3rd Street, September 16, 2006.

LTHS Walking Tour: Higashi
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LTHS Walking Tour: JACCC

Members of Little Tokyo Historical Society in the Court of Honor at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, September 16, 2006.

LTHS Walking Tour: JACCC
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Conservancy Walking Tour: Little Tokyo Towers

View of Little Tokyo Towers, an apartment complex for senior citizens, from the Irvine Garden in Little Tokyo on Los Angeles Conservancy walking tour, August 9, 2006.

Conservancy Walking Tour: Little Tokyo Towers
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LTHS Walking Tour: Irvine Garden

The stream flowing through the Irvine Japanese Garden at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo.

LTHS Walking Tour: Irvine Garden
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Conservancy Walking Tour: Irvine Garden

The beautiful Irvine Garden at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo, visited during Los Angeles Conservancy walking tour.

Conservancy Walking Tour: Irvine Garden
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LTHS Walking Tour: City Hall

Los Angeles City Hall as seen from Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Street in Little Tokyo on September 16, 2006 Little Tokyo Historical Society walking tour.

LTHS Walking Tour: City Hall
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Conservancy Walking Tour: Onizuka Memorial

Plaque on the Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial in Little Tokyo during Los Angeles Conservancy walking tour, August 9, 2006.

Conservancy Walking Tour: Onizuka Memorial
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Conservancy Walking Tour: St. Vibiana's

St. Vibiana's Cathedral on Main Street, as seen from the fifth-floor garden of the New Otani Hotel during the Los Angeles Conservancy walking tour of Little Tokyo, August 9, 2006.

Conservancy Walking Tour: St. Vibiana's
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Conservancy Walking Tour: Koyasan

Koyasan Buddhist Temple on East First Street in Little Tokyo, as seen during Los Angeles Conservancy walking tour on August 9, 2006.

Conservancy Walking Tour: Koyasan
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Conservancy Walking Tour: Far East Cafe

The famous "chop suey" sign outside the Far East Cafe on East First Street in Little Tokyo, photographed during a Los Angeles Conservancy walking tour on August 9, 2006. For a schedule of Conservancy walking tours, see their website: www.laconservancy.org.

Conservancy Walking Tour: Far East
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LTHS Walking Tour: Go for Broke

Members of the Little Tokyo Historical Society listen to a veteran at the Go for Broke memorial describe how he was wounded while rescuing the "Lost Battalion" during World War II, September 16, 2006.

LTHS Walking Tour: Go for Broke
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