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Oxnard

Along the Pacific coast, Oxnard attracted many Japanese laborers to work in the sugar beet fields. To provide for the laborers, a Japantown emerged on ___ (now Oxnard Blvd) and A Street, between 5th and 6th Sts. By 1940, the small town was comprised of 2 hotels, 4 restaurants 3 barbers, 2 bathhouses, 2 churches, 2 pool halls, 2 markets, a fish market, tofu store and 10 other stores. While 42.4% of the historic buildings remain, former Nikkei businesses, and the historic Methodist and Buddhist church sites now serve a primarily Latino population.

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Akitomo Nursery

519 N F Street, Oxnard

Asahi Co.

660 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard
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Bell Dye Works

128 E 5th Street, Oxnard

Doi Co.

630 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard
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Eagle Barber

118 W 7th Street, Oxnard
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Fuji Ryokan

705 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard
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Fujin Kai

232 E 6th Street, Oxnard

Garden City Market

M.R.A. Box 630, RFD Box 986, Oxnard
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Hiroshima Kyorei

620 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Hongwanji Temple

234 E 6th Street, Oxnard
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Inatomi Co.

115 W 7th Street, Oxnard
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Kodani Nursery

753 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Komaki Camp

RFD Box 491, Oxnard

Kumamoto Kaigai

M.R.A. Box 432, Oxnard

Kurihara Tofu Co.

725 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

M.E. Church

632 A Street, Oxnard
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Mandarin Chop Suey

649 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Mission Cleaners

139 E 5th Street, Oxnard

Miyata Camp

707 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Moriwaki Fruit Store

716 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Nakai Pool Hall

564 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Nippon Co.

556 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard
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Nishimoto Transfer

846 E Street, Oxnard

Ohio Restaurant

566 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Okada Co.

645 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard
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Otani Barber

620 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard
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Otani Bros. Co.

132 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard
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Otani Co.

620 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard
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Oxnard Japanese Cemetary

Pleasant Valley and Etting Roads, Oxnard

Rafu Shimpo Br.

637 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

S. Tamura (DO)

660 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Southern Caf

643 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Star Ryokan, Bath

632 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Sun Restaurant

631 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Togo Shoe Repair

414 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Tokuyama Produce

Roosevelt Highway, Oxnard

Toyama Egg Farm

R.F.D. 1, Box 268-A, Oxnard

Y.M. Judo Club

632 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Y.M.A. Hall

658 Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

Y.M.W.B.A.

234 E 6th Street, Oxnard

Yonekura Camp

RFD Box 781, Oxnard