Museum of Japanese emigration to Hawaii opens

Museum of Japanese emigration to Hawaii opens

A museum on the history of Japanese emigration to Hawaii opens in Oshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Feb. 8. The museum exhibits panels showing the history of emigration to Hawaii by government contract between 1885 and 1894. It has a collection of 1,200 items, including such things as daily utensils, tools for labor and clothes used by the immigrants.

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  • 1999/2/08 00:00:00
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