Our story is an American story. Our founders promised that the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) would stand as a beacon of civil rights to ensure that what happened to Japanese Americans in 1942 would never happen to any other group. Therefore, we are embarking on the largest campaign in our history to secure our future and transform our physical and digital presence, our exhibitions, and our programming.
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TRAVELING EXHIBITION
Yame City Hall 1F
Fukuoka, Japan
Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m., Closed on Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays
Contact: 0943-23-1111
As the leading institution in the United States that collects and preserves the history and culture of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans, the Japanese American National Museum is delighted to share the diverse artistic talent from our collection.
TRAVELING EXHIBITION
Japanese Overseas Migration Museum
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Tuesday–Sunday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Closed on Mondays
Web: jica.go.jp
As the leading institution in the United States that collects and preserves the history and culture of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans, the Japanese American National Museum is delighted to share the diverse artistic talent from our collection.
In 2025, JANM’s Discover Nikkei project celebrated twenty years of sharing stories about the Nikkei, people of Japanese descent who have migrated and settled throughout the world. Highlights from Discover Nikkei’s twentieth anniversary included Discover Nikkei Fest and Nikkei Family 2: Remembering Roots, Leaving Legacies.
The Little Tokyo Historical Society will hold an information session to answer your questions about the Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest. Two past winners and a former contest judge will provide a brief introduction to Los Angeles’s historic Little Tokyo, review the contest rules, and answer any questions you have. The session will be held in both English and Japanese.
Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo.
Tracing the Kuroshio ocean current, which connects the coastlines of Japan and California, reveals an interconnected history of migration, industry, art and culture. A number of early migrants specifically from Wakayama and Chiba, many of whom came from a fishing background, made Monterey along California’s Central Coast their adopted home as a result of being able to continue with this trade. Despite being thousands of miles apart, connections abound. Join researchers, curators, filmmakers, and descendants as they trace the interesting threads that connect these places.
JANM is honored to announce that it has received a $20 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Photo by Paloma Dooley.