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Japanese American Museum of San Jose

San Jose, United States
4.8 (203 reviews)
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Museum highlighting Japanese art, history & culture with an emphasis on the Bay Area.

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#3 of 24 Tourist attractions in San Jose #1 of 3 Museums in San Jose

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.77

2.4 km from the center of San Jose

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  • 5 ★81%
  • 4 ★15%
  • 3 ★2%
  • 2 ★1%
  • 1 ★0%
535 N 5th St, San Jose, CA 95112
jamsj.org
(408) 294-3138

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Japanese American Museum of San Jose is rated 4.8 out of 5 based on 203 reviews.
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose is #3 of 24 Tourist attractions in San Jose by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Japanese American Museum of San Jose located?
535 N 5th St, San Jose, CA 95112 — 2.4 km from the center of San Jose.
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Phone: (408) 294-3138 · Website: jamsj.org

Reviews (8)

Vance
Vance 2024 Aug 05
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Small, but very nice museum! I hope this place will continue to grow and get the support! Love it here!
Colin Lafever
Colin Lafever 2024 Aug 02
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
The museum offered an in-depth and high quality retelling of the history of Japantown San Jose. The rotating exhibit was my favorite, it showed the impact of women and POC on history, so stop by soon to see that.
ATCHARAPOND TANTILIKHITKUL
ATCHARAPOND TANTILIKHITKUL 2024 May 07
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose
There are ticket fee 12 usd for adult.
Historic about Japanese in American since pre WW2.
Show the stuff and stories from the past , during ww2 of Japanese community in America too.
Only 1 floor, and the backyard for show agriculture stuff.
Bruce S.
Bruce S. 2024 Mar 16
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose
Wow, the Japanese American Museum is amazing. Though it's not huge, there's a lot to see. There's information and photos from J-town in the past. The 442nd regimental combat team with their motto "Go For Broke". They were the most decorated combat team in WWll. They rescued "The Lost Battalion" from Texas. There's a lot of information and photos from the internment of Japanese Americans, including a replica of an internment barrack.
There was also a Kimono exhibit when I went, but I think that the exhibit is over now.
There's also a section on Redress with information and photos.
It was very touching to tour the museum and I'd recommend that you visit the museum!!
Joe San
Joe San 2023 Aug 13
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Clean and nearby JapanTown. The ticket menu says “Military Family Members Free” but should say “Active Duty Military: Free” since only the service member is admitted free, not their family members. Lost a star because of this.
Aside from that, the museum is clean, items well described, and well organized. Excellent barracks display and farm equipment display. Heavy emphasis on FDR’s unconstitutional internment of US citizens following the “sneak” attack on Pearl Harbor.
They showed case studies of three honorable US citizens of Japanese descent who filed lawsuits but lost their court cases because the FBI hid crucial evidence that they exhibited zero risk to the security of country prior to their internment. Politicians and the media should be doing all they can to prevent any U.S. citizen from being victims of this type of government conduct today.
David Woon
David Woon 2023 May 14
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose
The museum was small but pack full of very relevant and very sobering memories, memorabilia and experiences. The presenter was amazing and knowing she was in the internment camps as a kid and her stories were so valuable and brings reality to heart!
Lo
Lo 2023 Apr 02
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This museum is located in Japantown San Mateo. There’s street parking and they have a small parking lot. Tickets are $8 for adults and you are given a brochure and a map. Although the museum is small, it contains a lot of information and artifacts and explains the history of Japanese American in America. In the back, they have farm equipments and household items. It’s a very interesting and informative museum, check it out if you’re near Japan town!
Mario Marik
Mario Marik 2022 May 16
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Definitely worth the visit. The back area is built to resemble one of the barracks in an interment camp, and some of the tools and paraphernalia of the time. One is able to get close enough for a good view, and it was a refreshing surprise to be able to go into the recreation of a portion of the barracks, it felt like I was there.
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