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Revisiting Carl Hirano’s Wall of Fame in San Jose’s Japantown

Walls are made to come down. Nothing is permanent. Especially in Japantown. Last weekend, as the Obon Festival erupted at Fifth and Jackson, I shuffled into the amazing Kaita Restaurant, only to remain stuck in what used to occupy the same space. I’m not just talking about the now-retired Ginza Café proprietor, Carl Hirano. I’m talking about the actual wall that used to display multiple autographs. The Obon Festival exists to welcome ghosts back…
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Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley’s Leading Weekly broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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