Lauren Yoshiko
Lauren Yoshiko is a writer and author based in Portland, OR. She has researched the history of Portland's Japantown (a.k.a. Nihonmachi) for the Japanese American Museum of Oregon's Story Map and authored multiple guides to contemporary Portland as a contributor to the Pulitzer-winning alt-weekly, Willamette Week.
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Obukan Judo Dojo
Obukan Judo, the oldest dōjō in Oregon, has had a presence in Portland for over a hundred years. A dōjō, which translates as "place of the Way" in Japanese, is a place for practicing martial arts. It was an important part of the Nihonmachi neighborhood (also known as Japantown) during …
Oregon Encyclopedia
