Ninomiya Sontoku
Junichiro Hannya, 1983
Monument to the “Peasant Sage of Japan” who lived 1787-1856
to learn more about this man here is a link en.wikipedia.com
These pics were taken when I went to Nisei Week
A celebration of the Japanese culture in L.A.
Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles known as Little Tokyo
~Pure Beauty~
Japanese American National Museum
The first Nisei week was in 1934
“The Nisei is a new American. Racially of the Orient, he is true and loyal citizen of the United States, his native land. Young, ambitious, hopeful, though at times oppressed, he seeks to take his place in civic development and community progress.” ~ John Maeno