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Banadero Cave Banadero Cave
Saipan,

The Marianas were captured by Japan in 1914 and became a bloody battle ground in World

Jeff's Pirate Cove and Seaside Museum Jeff's Pirate Cove and Seaside Museum
Ipan Talofofo, Guam

Halfway between the Togcha River and the Cove sits a bunker built during World War II w

Kyoto Gardens Kyoto Gardens
Honolulu, Hawaii

The State of Hawaii established the Honolulu Memorial Park as a community service cemet

Lyman Museum & Mission House Lyman Museum & Mission House
Hilo, Hawaii

Today, the Mission House has been preserved, and is on both the State and National Regi

Manzanar National Historic Site Manzanar National Historic Site
Independence, California

Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens an

Minidoka Internment National Monument Minidoka Internment National Monument
Jerome County , Idaho

This was but one of the many Japanese-American internment camps established after Presi

Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Delray Beach, Florida

Since its opening in 1977, The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens has been a center f

National Steinbeck Center National Steinbeck Center
Salinas, California

In the tradition of John Steinbeck, the center draws its inspiration from the diverse p

Pacific Tsunami Museum Pacific Tsunami Museum
Hilo, Hawaii

The Pacific Basin has a long and dramatic history of devastation and rebirth caused by

San Luis Valley Museum San Luis Valley Museum
Alamosa, Colorado

The museum has educational displays featuring artifacts, photographs, antiques and coll

Shofuso Japanese House And Garden Shofuso Japanese House And Garden
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Japanese House, as it is informally known to Philadelphians, is in a style which wo

South Pacific Memorial Park South Pacific Memorial Park
Tamuning, Guam

The park located in the village of Yigo, serves as a solemn reminder of a war that took

Topaz Relocation Camp Topaz Relocation Camp
Delta, Utah

War time hysteria caused the relocation of 120,000 Japanese Americans to be relocated t

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