Higo

Description

Higo, or the Higo 10 Cent Store (now Kobo at Higo Art Gallery), is located on S Jackson Street. Higo is part of Seattle's Japantown and was a place where Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans could congregate. The Higo 10 Cent Store provided imported household goods and food items.

To read more about the store's history, check out History Link's article here.

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Collection Items

George Kiuchi, Jin Deguchi, Tyrus Okada
Oral History Interview George Kiuchi, Jin Deguchi, Tyrus Okada

Ken Mochizuki
Oral History Interview Higo Project with Ron Chew

Toichi Jack "Dry" Ichikawa, Shokichi "Shokes" Tokida, Yuzo Tokida
Oral History Interview Toichi Jack "Dry" Ichikawa, Shokichi "Shokes" Tokida, Yuzo Tokida
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