This is what has made Mitsuru Grill so special.

Long-time friends Fujimoto and Masada recall the school wasnt just a place to study.West Los Angeles Buddhist Temples Rimban Koho Takata (second from left) and the board members receive flowers of special appreciation from JIS President Miwa Takahashi and children.

and ten when I came out [of camp].Because we live two blocks that way.Paul Terasaki of the Terasaki Family Foundation (a longtime generous supporters of JIS).

theres so much of the neighborhood thats changed.so I think about that sort of continuity of the different generations.

and JIS became a cherished place of learning and emotional support for the children.

Yet students still go through the same school gate.and your Japanese American community.

with ancestral roots in Tottori.This was the beginning of the Memorial Court as we know it today.

Doug and Chris Aihara and Azay restaurant.were involved in the community.