Central San Jose in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hori Midwife House

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 2, 2012

1. Hori Midwife House Marker

Inscription. My grandmother kept her patients in the house for five days. My mother cooked the meals and grandmother would serve them. My mother was a very good cook. My dad taught her how; he’d learned to cook while working as a houseboy to put himself through dental school.

Doris Otagaki, Granddaughter to Mito Hori

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Science & Medicine.

Location. 37° 20.914′ N, 121° 53.628′ W. Marker is in San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Central San Jose. It is on 5th Street south of Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is a memorial bench placed in front of the house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 580 5th Street, San Jose CA 95112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wesley United Methodist Church (a few steps from this marker); Issei Voices (within shouting distance of this marker); Japantowns (within shouting distance of this marker); Japanese Kuwabara Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); Dobashi Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Nihonmachi (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Japantown Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Takalkni Printing (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Jose.

More about this marker. This marker is located in San Jose's Japantown.

Hori Midwife House Marker and Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 2, 2012

2. Hori Midwife House Marker and Memorial Bench

The Hori Midwife House is in the background.

Detail from the Hori Midwife House Marker image. Click for full size.

3. Detail from the Hori Midwife House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,215 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.