SF BAY AREA DAY TRIP ADVENTURE

Destination: San Jose Flea Market

Explore the San Jose Flea Market, visit San Jose’s Japantown, and walk around the Heritage Rose Garden

This is part of a series of family-oriented day trip outings around the San Francisco Bay Area I look forward to enjoying with my kids once social distancing and shelter in place isn’t the norm any longer.

Taken at the Berryessa Flea Market in San Jose, CA. by Anuj Biyani

Destination: San Jose Flea Market

1. Explore the San Jose Flea Market
2. Visit San Jose’s Japantown
3. Walk around the Heritage Rose Garden

Explore the San Jose Flea Market

• https://www.sjfm.com/

By User: Benreis at wikivoyage shared, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22719224

Meander through colorful alleys and treasure-laden corridors of this open-air market. From fresh produce to garage sale finds, and everything in between, this will be a treasure-hunt everyone will enjoy. The San Jose Flea Market has been here since 1960.

Visit San Jose’s Japantown

• https://jtown.org/
• https://www.japantownsanjose.org/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japantown,_San_Jose

By Noelle Gillies — Noelle Gillies Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64126051

Nihonmachi, San Jose’s Japantown dates back to 1890, and is one of three historic Japantowns in the USA. Japanese people originally came to Santa Clara to take part in the abundant farmwork available. The district grew until the outbreak of WWII when all people of Japanese descent were relocated to Internment camps for the duration of the war. Following the end of the war, this district grew as it provided a place away from the anti-Japanese sentiments of the time. Today it is still a hub for cultural activities and businesses.

Walk around the Heritage Rose Garden

• http://www.heritageroses.us/