his ability to recognize what was happening around him has been his greatest asset.

and we are now hoping itll be installed this Wednesday (Oct.settled in Los Angeles in 1956.

The store moved to its current location in 2016.Kawaratani entered into a long-term lease in 1977 for the vacant Sho Tokyo Japanese Movie Theater building on Second Street.Kawaratani bought out Tanaka and the couple became sole owners of the business.

Alfred Tsuyuki of Los Angeles Konko Church offering Shinto blessings during the grand opening.It took about an hour but the window started to cave inwards.

which specializes in Japanese dishes.

rice bowls and chopsticks to Japanese Americans in Orange County and the South Bay.although visitors still can look down on the sunken garden from JACCCs Noguchi Plaza.

a garden originally built by SCGF members over two years of volunteer effort following the construction of the JACCC in 1979.Reflections on LegacyFollowing the unveiling.

Yamasaski and Sone unveiled the monument plaque placed on the wall of Seiryu-en.reaffirming the garden as both a cultural symbol and a point of pride for the Japanese American community.