Day Tripping – Japanese American National Museum
Woman in the Middle | September 24, 2017I was going back through my draft posts and found I had started a post about a visit we made back in June to the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, but had never finished and posted. So, here it is!
For Father’s Day the girls and I took Hubby to the Japanese American National Museum. Hubby likes most any museum, but we took him to that particular one because it was having a special exhibit featuring items from George Takei, who played Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek TV series, as well as in a number of Star Trek movies. Hubby loves all things Star Trek, so we decided that would be a good day out for Father’s Day. (FYI – we saw the exhibit at the very end of its run, so it is no longer at the museum.)
I am not going to get in to the drive, because I already discussed that in a previous post. But, being Sunday, traffic really wasn’t bad, and we were able to zip in and out of Los Angeles with a minimum of time, which was nice. The museum itself does not have a parking lot or garage. However, their website directed me to another site which had a map of all the local parking garages, rates, addresses, etc…. I picked the closest one, which turned out to be just across the street from the museum. Nice!
Unfortunately, the museum was having air conditioning problems the day were were there, which did not encourage us to linger at any displays other than the George Takei exhibit. We did look at some displays, we just didn’t spend as much time as we otherwise would have. There was an actual building from a relocation camp. There was also the Common Ground exhibit, which chronicled over 130 years of the Japanese American experience though hundreds of objects.The museum had a good sized gift shop with an extensive book selection.
Just across the mall from the museum is a vintage building, built in 1902, which holds the “Go For Broke” National Education Center. You can buy a duel ticket, which saves you a little money and lets you in to both museums. “Go For Broke” was the nickname of the 442nd infantry regiment who fought during World War II. It was comprised almost entirely of men of Japanese ancestry. It was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of American warfare. We did not visit it that day, as we had other plans for Father’s Day, but it would definitely be a good addition to a day out in that area.
We parked in the parking garage for the Japanese Village Plaza. After our warm walk though the museum, we decided to stroll around this open air shopping area, enjoy the breeze on our sweaty faces, and gt a cool drink. Since it is just across the street from the museum, it was a convenient addition to our plans for the day. The Japanese American National Museum is located in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles, so you can definitely make a day of it when visiting that area.
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