Downtown Seattle in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Japanese American Remembrance Garden
Photographed by Rob Ketcherside, April 24, 2017
1. Japanese American Remembrance Garden Marker
Left Marker:
This is Sacred Land. Before World War II a community of Japanese and Japanese Americans lived on what is now south campus. In 1942, approximately 120,000 were incarcerated and held behind barbed wire for three or more years without a crime and without due process. This garden honors their memory and serves as a living legacy that embodies Seattle University's mission and values of peace and justice through education. It also honors the memory of master gardener Fujitaro Kubota who designed nine garden features on campus. This tenth Kubota garden was designed by his grandson, Al Kubota.
Center Marker:
Right Marker:
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Erected 2006.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
Location. 47° 36.698′ N, 122° 19.086′ W. Memorial is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Downtown Seattle. It can be reached from East Madison Street. This set of plaques is located on the north edge of the Seattle University Campus. It's south of Madison Street in the projection of the 11th Avenue right of way. It's on the east side of the south end of Hunthausen Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Seattle WA 98122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Washington’s Puget Sound Region. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seattle First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chrysler Building (approx. Ό mile away); Broadway High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Broadway Performance Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stimson-Green House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dearborn House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Baroness Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pantages House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.
Photographed by Rob Ketcherside, April 24, 2017
2. Japanese American Remembrance Garden Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2017, by Rob Ketcherside of Seattle, Washington. This page has been viewed 1,021 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2017, by Rob Ketcherside of Seattle, Washington. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
