Consulate Activities

2016/5/12

Consul General and Mrs. Misawa’s Visit to Dr. Yosihiko Sinoto at the Bishop Museum

   Consul General and Mrs. Misawa visited Dr. Yosihiko Sinoto at the Bishop Museum on May 12. Dr. Sinoto and his colleagues shared about an on-going project of compiling a database of Japanese immigrant related documents and artifacts. Among the over thousands of artifacts, there are Japanese owned guest house ledgers, kitchen equipment, everyday household items, many of which are reminders of the life of early Japanese immigrants in Hawaii. The items and artifacts are kept safely at the museum.