The other two are in Los Angeles and San Jose. For the past 100 years. Japantown has been an integral part of San Franciscos rich and diverse cultural history. At 100 years old. it is the first and oldest Japantown in the continental United States. The first Japanese immigrants arrived in San Francisco in the 1860s. Originally settling in the South Park and Chinatown areas. the Japanese community relocated to the Western Addition after the great earthquake and fire of 1906 destroyed much of San Francisco. When Japantown relocated to the Western Addition in 1906. the Japanese community had the opportunity to grow.
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