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NameNoteAbbotsfordA city located in British Columbia.AlaskaAlaska HighwayAlbertaAkitaPrefecture in Northeastern JapanAlexander StreetAnderson's FarmAnglerAnglinAnnacis IslandArbutus StreetA street located in Vancouver, British ColumbiaArrandaleAustraliaBalmoralIs an unincorporated village not of Winnipeg located in Manitoba.BanffBay FarmInternment camp in the Slocan Valley.BeamsvilleA community located in the town of Lincoln, Ontario.Bella CoolaLake BiwaBlenheimA community located in south-central Chatham-Kent Ontario.Blind CreekBlue RiverBurnabyBradnerBramptonA city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario.BrandonBridge RiverBritish ColumbiaAlso referred to as BC or B.C.Burrard InletBurns LakeBullion Pit MineBurmaMyanmarCalderies WharfCalgaryCaliforniaCampbell RiverCambie StreetA Street located in Vancouver, British Columbia.CanadaカナダCardstonTown in Alberta near Magrath.CarmiA town on the West Kettle River, east of Penticton, British Columbia. The town is now regarded as a ghost town.CascadeA city located near the Canadian Pacific Railway Construction in the West Kootney Region of British Columbia. The area is no longer inhabited after the boom of the CPR.CastlegarCawstonCelistaCoal Creek Historic ParkReferenced in the histories for the Chinatown and No.1 Japanese Town Sites.
CentraliaChapleauChaseChathamChemainusChibaPrefecture in Japan next to TokyoChilliwackChinaChristina LakeClayoquotClayoquot SoundCloverdaleReferenced in City of Surrey Fonds.CoalhurstCoaldaleCity in southern AlbertaCobble HillColdstreamColumbia RiverColumbia StreetComox ValleyComox LakeCoquitlamEast Cordova StreetCornwallCity in Ontario, CanadaCourtenayCowichan BayCowichan ValleyCranbrookCroftonCumberlandCumberland Museum and ArchivesLocated in Cumberland, British Columbia.Diamond CityDawson CreekDauphinDeep BayHead Office located at 335 Princess St., Vancouver (Kagetsu & Co.)DeltaDewdneyDresdenDrydenDowntown EastsideDuncanDuncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.Dunlevy AvenueEast VancouverE.C. Manning ParkEdmontonEik's LandingEast LillooetEmersonMunicipality in Southern Manitoba.EnglandEsquimaltA municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island.Fanny BayFairviewNeighborhood in VancouverFarnhamFernieFisherman's WharfAn area near Victoria's Inner Harbour.Fort NelsonFort WilliamCity next to Lake Superior, Ontario. Later became part of Thunder Bay.Fort SteeleFraser RiverSee Fraser Valley.Fraser ValleyFort St. JohnFukuokaGaliano IslandGangesGenoa BayGermanyGlencoeGoldenGolden is a town in southeastern British Columbia.Gold BridgeAlso stylized as Goldbridge.Gore AvenueGold RiverGosnell Road CampLocated on Okanagan Lake near Kelowna British Columbia.GranbyGreenwoodGrand ForksGrimsbyTown near Lake Ontario in OntarioThe Gulf IslandsA series of islands located in the Strait of Georgia, between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia.Haida GwaiiA group of islands off the West Coast of British Columbia.Hakoda BayHalifaxHamiltonPort HammondAn area along the Fraser River in the Municipality of Maple Ridge.HaneyHardievilleA neighbourhood in Lethbridge, Alberta. Formerly an independent hamlet in Alberta.East Hastings StreetHastings ParkAlso known as the Hastings Park Assembly Centre and the Hastings Park Internment Centre.HawaiiHawks AveHazeltonHeatley StreetHighbury StreetHikoneHiroshimaHong KongHopeHope-Princeton HighwayHope-Princeton.IndiaCountry in South AsiaIndonesiaCountry in Southeast AsiaJackson AvenueJapan日本JasperA town located in the Rockies of Alberta. It was the site of road camps where Japanese Canadians were interned to build roads.Johnsons LandingJapantownJuan de Fuca StraitKabushimaSmall island in Hachinohe Aomori, Japan.KagoshimaKamakuraKamloopsA city in the interior of British Columbia.KanagawaPrefecture in JapanKanataCity in OntarioKapuskasingKasloKeefer StreetKelownaKerrisdaleKikuchi-gunVilliage in Kumamoto, JapanKimsquitKingstonKispiox ValleyKitimatKitsilanoKobeKootenayAlso referred to as Kootenays or Kootenay valley.KrestovaKumamoto CityCity in Kumamoto, JapanKurihamaArea in Yokosuka city, Kanagawa, JapanKyotoKyushuLadnerLadysmithLake CowichanLangham Cultural CentreLangley AirportLangleyLeamingtonLemon CreekLethbridgeLillooetLloydminsterLower MainlandLondonLondonCapital of EnglandLos AngelesCity in California, USALouise IslandAn island located in Haida Gwaii in British Columbia.Lulu IslandLumbertonLyttonMagarthMalaysiaMaillardvilleMain StreetManchuriaManitobaMaple RidgeA city located in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia.MarpoleMatsquiA former district municipality in British Columbia. The district included the community of Mount Lehman. The district was incorporated into the City of Abbotsford.Mayne IslandPart of the Southern region of the Gulf Islands chain.McGillivrayAn unincorporated community in the interior of British Columbia along Anderson Lake.Port McNeilA town located in the North Island region of Vancouver Island.Mereworth SoundA sound located on the Central Coast of British Columbia.MichiganState in the USAMidwayMidway is a village in the West Kootenay region of southern BC.MintoMinto ValleyMinto MineMinto SchoolMio Village三尾村MissionA district in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.MiyagiPrefecture in Northeastern JapanMontrealThe largest city in Quebec.Moose JawMt. LehmanMurakami HouseNagasakiNagahamaNagoyaCity in Aichi, JapanNamuNanaimoNanjingNew Denver Elementary SchoolNew Denver Residential SchoolA residential school located in New Denver, British Columbia. Was used for the Doukhobor children in the area.NelsonNew BrunswickOne of the maritime provinces in eastern CanadaNewcastle IslandNew DenverAlso referred to as "The Orchard."New Denver OrchardNewfoundlandNew WestminsterNew YorkCity in the United States of AmericaNeys Provincial ParkAlso known as Neys and was formerly known as Neys Camp 100.Camp NicolumNikkei MountainNorth CowichanNorth VancouverNorth SaanichNova ScotiaNorthwest TerritoriesOak StreetA street located in VancouverBritish Columbia.Ocean FallsOkallaOkanaganNormally called "The Okanagan."Okanagan LakeOkinawaSouthernmost prefecture in JapanOliverA town located in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.OntarioOppenheimer ParkOregonOsakaOsoyoosOutside of the research areaOtsuOttawaOyster RiverPacific CoastPaldiPearl HarborAn American military base located in Hawaii that was bombed by the Japanese Army on 07 December 1941.PembertonPemberton is a village north of Whistler in BC.ParksvillePender StreetPender IslandPentictionPersiaIranPeruPetawawaPetroliaPicture ButteA town located in southern Alberta.PipestonePitt Meadows
Portage La Prarie
A small city in the Central Plains area of Manitoba.Port AlicePort EssingtonPoint GreyPort AlberniPort CreditA neighbourhood located in the City of Mississauga, Ontario.PortlandA city in Oregon.Powell StreetPopoffThe PrairiesPrince GeorgePrincess AvenuePrincetonIt was formerly known as Vermilion Forks.Prince AlbertCity in SaskatchewanPrince RupertQueen Charlotte IslandsQuadra IslandQualicum BeachQuebecRailway StreetRaymondReginaReid IslandRendevous IslandsRevelstokeRichmondRivers InletRoberts CreekRoseberyRosslandRoystonRoyRussiaSaanichSacramentoA city located in California, USA.Salmon ArmSalt Spring IslandSometimes spelled as "Saltspring Island."Salt Lake CityCity in Utah, USASandonSan FranciscoCity in California, USASapporoCapital city of Hokkaido Prefecture, JapanSaskatchewanSaskatoonA city in SaskatchewanSchreiberA municipal township in Ontario.Scotch PondSea Island SchoolSeattleSechelt PeninsulaLocated on the Sunshine coast of BC, northwest of Vancouver.Mount SeymourMountain in North Vancouver, BC, CanadaShaughnessyShiga-kenPrefecture in JapanShimosato LineShizuoka静岡ShuswapShutty BenchOften pronounced "Shuttys Bench."SicamousSilvertonA village located in the Slocan Valley of British Columbia. It was established in 1930.SkeenaSlave LakeCity in northern AlbertaSlocanSlocan ValleyAlso referred to as "The Slocan" or "Slocan."Smith IslandSmithersSookeSouth VancouverSpokaneCity in Washington, USASt. Catharine'sStorm BayStevestonスティブステンSteveston Buddhist TempleStewart AvenueStratfordSunburySurreySurrey CentreSweetwaterTaberTachikawaCity in TokyoTashme High SchoolLocated in Tashme.TashmeTerminal IslandArtificial island in California, USATerraceTofinoTokyoTorontoTrailTransconaTranquilleTrite's RanchA ranch located near Tashme and the Hope Slide, which was used as a site of internment for Japanese Canadians.Triumph StreetA street located in Vancouver, British Columbia.TsawwassenTurkeyCountry in the Middle EastUclueletUnion BayUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited States of AmericaCommonly known as the U.S.A. (or USA), the United States (U.S. or US), the States, and America.UtahState in USAVancouver ChinatownValettaVancouverVancouver IslandOften called the Island.Vancouver AirportLocated in Richmond, BC.VegrevilleTown in Alberta east of Edmonton. Known for the largest pysanka Easter egg in the world. (Source: oral_history_yone18_2015-05-03.xml).VernonVictoriaWakayama PrefectureWashingtonWestbankWest VancouverWest Coast of CanadaWhistlerWhite HorseYukon's capital cityWhite RockWhonnockWillows ParkA park located in Victoria, BC, at Willows Beach. It was a site of forced dispossession of Japanese Canadian–owned motor vehicles.Williams StreetWinnipegWinnipegosisYard CreekInternment camp in Interior BCYellowhead HighwayIt is designated as Highway 16.YokohamaCapital City of Kanagawa Prefecture, JapanYokosukaCity in Kanagawa, JapanYukonTerritory in northern Canada