This year, Little Tokyo in DTLA - one of three remaining historic Japantowns left in the nation - is celebrating 140 years since its founding. Central to this community's history is a small church building that is finally getting the cultural marker it deserves.
This year, Little Tokyo in DTLA - one of three remaining historic Japantowns left in the nation - is celebrating 140 years since its founding. Central to this community's history is a small church building that is finally getting the cultural marker it deserves.This year, Little Tokyo - one of three remaining historic Japantowns left in the nation - is celebrating 140 years since its founding.
Jonathan Tanaka said even then, his great grand uncle already knew how important this place would be for future generations. "I feel as if I'm walking in the footsteps of my grandparents because they would traverse this daily going into their business," Okamura said. "When they came back, they renamed the church the Union Church of Los Angeles, removing Japanese from the title," Tanaka said.
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