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Visit one of the island’s premiere practice spaces for learning martial arts and cultural practices.
Experience an authentic tea ceremony practice at our traditional tea house.
Learn about the unique wartime experience of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i at our education center.
Purchase vintage Japanese wares and new locally-crafted items at the JCCH Gift Shop
Kachikan values that the Issei pioneers brought with them from Japan has guided many generations and continue to.
Discover the profound impact of Japanese immigration on Hawai‘i and delve into the multi-generational history of the Japanese in Hawai‘i
From taking that first hesitant step off a boat's wooden plank onto a foreign land to having your country patriotism questioned after the bombing of Pearl Harbor - experience the multi-generational history of the Japanese in Hawai'i.
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH) is proud to provide this searchable directory of those of Japanese ancestry who were arrested and confined in the Territory of Hawai‘i during World War II. We have searched government records, military documents, internee memoirs, and historical publications, and have rigorously cross-checked the data to confirm its accuracy.
Jane Yonamine was a trailblazing business owner in Tokyo. Her company, Jane's Pearls, serviced many celebrities and athletes with the Spirit of Aloha in Tokyo. Read more on Jane Yonamine here.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.