The Ireichō: Book of Names
Touring the United States 2025
Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is honored to partner with The Irei Project and USC’s Duncan Ryuken Williams to travel The Ireichō: Book of Names in conjunction with pilgrimages to all ten former War Relocation Authority (WRA) concentration camps, to other Department of Justice (DOJ) and Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) incarceration sites, and selected cities across the US. The national tour launched in Washington, DC, in February at Day of Remembrance events at the US Navy Memorial and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American HIstory.
The Ireichō is the first comprehensive listing of persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated in US Army, DOJ, WCCA, and WRA camps. The tour will help fulfill the vision of the Museum and The Irei Project to honor and recognize all 125,284 individuals in the Ireichō and provide an opportunity for thousands of more people across the US to engage in this powerful and intimate act of racial repair and healing.
The tour is also part of JANM on the Go, a series of programs and exhibitions presented across California, the US, and beyond during the renovation of the Museum’s Pavilion in 2025 and 2026. At the close of the national tour in August 2026, the Ireichō will be formally gifted by the Irei Project to JANM, where it will remain as part of JANM’s permanent collection and a lasting monument to the formidable strength of the Japanese American community.
Reservations for each location are required and are available now at ireizo.org/tour.
IREICHŌ TOUR SCHEDULE
Current/Upcoming Venues
Manzanar National Historic Site
Independence, California
Presented in conjunction with the Manzanar Pilgrimage
April 26–27, 2025
- April 26: interfaith ceremony at Manzanar Cemetery Ireitō
- April 26–27: stamping at Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center
Amache and Denver, Colorado
Presented in conjunction with the Amache pilgrimage
May 13–17, 2025
- May 13–15: stamping at History Colorado Center, Denver
- May 16: stamping at Amache Museum, Granada, CO
- May 17: morning ceremony at Amache Cemetery; Amache National Historic Site, Granada, CO; and afternoon stamping at Amache Museum
Jerome and Rohwer, Arkansas
Presented in conjunction with the Jerome/Rohwer pilgrimage
May 21–22, 2025
- May 21: stamping at Wyndham Riverfront Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
- May 22: stamping at Japanese American Internment Museum, McGehee, AR, and ceremonies at Rohwer Cemetery and the Jerome Monument
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Presented in conjunction with the Berkeley Historical Society Museum and Palo Alto Buddhist Temple
June 2–7, 2025
- June 2: stamping at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, Berkeley, CA
- June 3: ceremony and stamping at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, Berkeley, CA
- June 4: stamping at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, Berkeley, CA
- June 5-7: stamping at Palo Alto Buddhist Temple Issei Hall, Palo Alto, CA
Appointments are no longer being accepted for this venue.
Minidoka, Idaho
Presented in conjunction with the Minidoka pilgrimage
July 11–13, 2025
- July 11: stamping at College of Southern Idaho’s Fine Arts Building, Twin Falls, ID
- July 12: stamping at Minidoka National Historic Site Visitors Center, Jerome, ID
- July 13: closing ceremony at Minidoka National Historic Site
Heart Mountain, Wyoming
Presented in conjunction with the Heart Mountain pilgrimage
July 24–26, 2025
- July 24–26: details to come
Fort Lincoln, North Dakota
Presented in conjunction with the Snow Country Memorial Pilgrimage and the United Tribes Technical College for Fort Lincoln Internment Camp
September 5-7, 2025
- September 5: ceremony at United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND
- September 6-7: stamping at United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND
Crystal City, Texas
Presented in conjunction with the Crystal City pilgrimage
October 10–12, 2025
- October 10: stamping at DoubleTree San Antonio Airport Hotel
- October 11: ceremony at Crystal City camp monument and stamping at the My Story Museum, Crystal City, TX
- October 12: stamping at DoubleTree San Antonio Airport Hotel
Poston, Arizona
Presented in conjunction with the Poston pilgrimage
October 24–25, 2025
- October 24: ceremony and stamping at Colorado River Indian Tribes Museum, Parker, AZ
- October 25: stamping at Colorado River Indian Tribes Museum, Parker, AZ
Gila River, Arizona
Presented in conjunction with the Gila River Indian Community and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Arizona Chapter
October 31–November 2, 2025
- October 31: ceremony at the Gila River Monument with Gila RIver Indian Community
- November 1: stamping at Chandler Museum, Chandler, AZ
- November 2: stamping at Arizona Buddhist Temple, Phoenix, AZ
Chicago, Illinois
Presented in conjunction with the Japanese American Service Committee in partnership with the JACL Chicago, Chicago American Historical Society, and Japanese Mutual Aid Society of Chicago
November 8-9, 2025
- November 8-9: stamping at the Japanese American Service Committee, Chicago, IL
Sacramento, California
In collaboration with California State Archives and presented in conjunction with the Northern California Time of Remembrance/Sacramento-Walerga Assembly Center gathering
February 14–19, 2026
- February 14, Sacramento-Walerga Assembly Center pilgrimage
- February 14–19, stamping at California Museum, Sacramento, CA, in collaboration with California Museum for Day of Remembrance
Seattle, Washington
Presented in conjunction with the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) and Puyallup Valley JACL
March 27-30, 2026
- March 27-38: stamping at Puyallup Assembly Center Remembrance Gallery (Puyallup, WA)
- March 29-30: stamping at Bainbridge Island, WA
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Presented in conjunction with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi (JCCH)
April 8-11, 2026
- April 8-11: stamping at JCCH, Honolulu, HI
Topaz, Utah
Presented in conjunction with the Topaz pilgrimage
May 1–2, 2026
- May 1: stamping at Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, Salt Lake CIty, UT
- May 2: stamping at Topaz Museum, Delta, UT
Tule Lake, California
Presented in conjunction with the Tule Lake pilgrimage
July 4–5, 2026
- July 4: ceremony at Tule Lake National Monument, Tulelake, CA
- July 4-5: stamping at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) Student Union
Please check back for additional venues.
The Ireichō: Book of Names
Touring the United States 2025
Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is honored to partner with The Irei Project and USC’s Duncan Ryuken Williams to travel The Ireichō: Book of Names in conjunction with pilgrimages to all ten former War Relocation Authority (WRA) concentration camps, to other Department of Justice (DOJ) and Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) incarceration sites, and selected cities across the US. The national tour launched in Washington, DC, in February at Day of Remembrance events at the US Navy Memorial and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American HIstory.
The Ireichō is the first comprehensive listing of persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated in US Army, DOJ, WCCA, and WRA camps. The tour will help fulfill the vision of the Museum and The Irei Project to honor and recognize all 125,284 individuals in the Ireichō and provide an opportunity for thousands of more people across the US to engage in this powerful and intimate act of racial repair and healing.
The tour is also part of JANM on the Go, a series of programs and exhibitions presented across California, the US, and beyond during the renovation of the Museum’s Pavilion in 2025 and 2026. At the close of the national tour in August 2026, the Ireichō will be formally gifted by the Irei Project to JANM, where it will remain as part of JANM’s permanent collection and a lasting monument to the formidable strength of the Japanese American community.
Reservations for each location are required and are available now at ireizo.org/tour.
IREICHŌ TOUR SCHEDULE
Current/Upcoming Venues
Manzanar National Historic Site
Independence, California
Presented in conjunction with the Manzanar Pilgrimage
April 26–27, 2025
- April 26: interfaith ceremony at Manzanar Cemetery Ireitō
- April 26–27: stamping at Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center
Amache and Denver, Colorado
Presented in conjunction with the Amache pilgrimage
May 13–17, 2025
- May 13–15: stamping at History Colorado Center, Denver
- May 16: stamping at Amache Museum, Granada, CO
- May 17: morning ceremony at Amache Cemetery; Amache National Historic Site, Granada, CO; and afternoon stamping at Amache Museum
Jerome and Rohwer, Arkansas
Presented in conjunction with the Jerome/Rohwer pilgrimage
May 21–22, 2025
- May 21: stamping at Wyndham Riverfront Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
- May 22: stamping at Japanese American Internment Museum, McGehee, AR, and ceremonies at Rohwer Cemetery and the Jerome Monument
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Presented in conjunction with the Berkeley Historical Society Museum and Palo Alto Buddhist Temple
June 2–7, 2025
- June 2: stamping at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, Berkeley, CA
- June 3: ceremony and stamping at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, Berkeley, CA
- June 4: stamping at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, Berkeley, CA
- June 5-7: stamping at Palo Alto Buddhist Temple Issei Hall, Palo Alto, CA
Appointments are no longer being accepted for this venue.
Minidoka, Idaho
Presented in conjunction with the Minidoka pilgrimage
July 11–13, 2025
- July 11: stamping at College of Southern Idaho’s Fine Arts Building, Twin Falls, ID
- July 12: stamping at Minidoka National Historic Site Visitors Center, Jerome, ID
- July 13: closing ceremony at Minidoka National Historic Site
Heart Mountain, Wyoming
Presented in conjunction with the Heart Mountain pilgrimage
July 24–26, 2025
- July 24–26: details to come
Fort Lincoln, North Dakota
Presented in conjunction with the Snow Country Memorial Pilgrimage and the United Tribes Technical College for Fort Lincoln Internment Camp
September 5-7, 2025
- September 5: ceremony at United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND
- September 6-7: stamping at United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND
Crystal City, Texas
Presented in conjunction with the Crystal City pilgrimage
October 10–12, 2025
- October 10: stamping at DoubleTree San Antonio Airport Hotel
- October 11: ceremony at Crystal City camp monument and stamping at the My Story Museum, Crystal City, TX
- October 12: stamping at DoubleTree San Antonio Airport Hotel
Poston, Arizona
Presented in conjunction with the Poston pilgrimage
October 24–25, 2025
- October 24: ceremony and stamping at Colorado River Indian Tribes Museum, Parker, AZ
- October 25: stamping at Colorado River Indian Tribes Museum, Parker, AZ
Gila River, Arizona
Presented in conjunction with the Gila River Indian Community and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Arizona Chapter
October 31–November 2, 2025
- October 31: ceremony at the Gila River Monument with Gila RIver Indian Community
- November 1: stamping at Chandler Museum, Chandler, AZ
- November 2: stamping at Arizona Buddhist Temple, Phoenix, AZ
Chicago, Illinois
Presented in conjunction with the Japanese American Service Committee in partnership with the JACL Chicago, Chicago American Historical Society, and Japanese Mutual Aid Society of Chicago
November 8-9, 2025
- November 8-9: stamping at the Japanese American Service Committee, Chicago, IL
Sacramento, California
In collaboration with California State Archives and presented in conjunction with the Northern California Time of Remembrance/Sacramento-Walerga Assembly Center gathering
February 14–19, 2026
- February 14, Sacramento-Walerga Assembly Center pilgrimage
- February 14–19, stamping at California Museum, Sacramento, CA, in collaboration with California Museum for Day of Remembrance
Seattle, Washington
Presented in conjunction with the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) and Puyallup Valley JACL
March 27-30, 2026
- March 27-38: stamping at Puyallup Assembly Center Remembrance Gallery (Puyallup, WA)
- March 29-30: stamping at Bainbridge Island, WA
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Presented in conjunction with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi (JCCH)
April 8-11, 2026
- April 8-11: stamping at JCCH, Honolulu, HI
Topaz, Utah
Presented in conjunction with the Topaz pilgrimage
May 1–2, 2026
- May 1: stamping at Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, Salt Lake CIty, UT
- May 2: stamping at Topaz Museum, Delta, UT
Tule Lake, California
Presented in conjunction with the Tule Lake pilgrimage
July 4–5, 2026
- July 4: ceremony at Tule Lake National Monument, Tulelake, CA
- July 4-5: stamping at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) Student Union
Please check back for additional venues.
The Ireichō: Book of Names
Touring the United States 2025
Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is honored to partner with The Irei Project and USC’s Duncan Ryuken Williams to travel The Ireichō: Book of Names in conjunction with pilgrimages to all ten former War Relocation Authority (WRA) concentration camps, to other Department of Justice (DOJ) and Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) incarceration sites, and selected cities across the US. The national tour launched in Washington, DC, in February at Day of Remembrance events at the US Navy Memorial and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American HIstory.
The Ireichō is the first comprehensive listing of persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated in US Army, DOJ, WCCA, and WRA camps. The tour will help fulfill the vision of the Museum and The Irei Project to honor and recognize all 125,284 individuals in the Ireichō and provide an opportunity for thousands of more people across the US to engage in this powerful and intimate act of racial repair and healing.
The tour is also part of JANM on the Go, a series of programs and exhibitions presented across California, the US, and beyond during the renovation of the Museum’s Pavilion in 2025 and 2026. At the close of the national tour in August 2026, the Ireichō will be formally gifted by the Irei Project to JANM, where it will remain as part of JANM’s permanent collection and a lasting monument to the formidable strength of the Japanese American community.
Reservations for each location are required and are available now at ireizo.org/tour.
IREICHŌ TOUR SCHEDULE
Current/Upcoming Venues
Manzanar National Historic Site
Independence, California
Presented in conjunction with the Manzanar Pilgrimage
April 26–27, 2025
- April 26: interfaith ceremony at Manzanar Cemetery Ireitō
- April 26–27: stamping at Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center
Amache and Denver, Colorado
Presented in conjunction with the Amache pilgrimage
May 13–17, 2025
- May 13–15: stamping at History Colorado Center, Denver
- May 16: stamping at Amache Museum, Granada, CO
- May 17: morning ceremony at Amache Cemetery; Amache National Historic Site, Granada, CO; and afternoon stamping at Amache Museum
Jerome and Rohwer, Arkansas
Presented in conjunction with the Jerome/Rohwer pilgrimage
May 21–22, 2025
- May 21: stamping at Wyndham Riverfront Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
- May 22: stamping at Japanese American Internment Museum, McGehee, AR, and ceremonies at Rohwer Cemetery and the Jerome Monument
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Presented in conjunction with the Berkeley Historical Society Museum and Palo Alto Buddhist Temple
June 2–7, 2025
- June 2: stamping at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, Berkeley, CA
- June 3: ceremony and stamping at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, Berkeley, CA
- June 4: stamping at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, Berkeley, CA
- June 5-7: stamping at Palo Alto Buddhist Temple Issei Hall, Palo Alto, CA
Appointments are no longer being accepted for this venue.
Minidoka, Idaho
Presented in conjunction with the Minidoka pilgrimage
July 11–13, 2025
- July 11: stamping at College of Southern Idaho’s Fine Arts Building, Twin Falls, ID
- July 12: stamping at Minidoka National Historic Site Visitors Center, Jerome, ID
- July 13: closing ceremony at Minidoka National Historic Site
Heart Mountain, Wyoming
Presented in conjunction with the Heart Mountain pilgrimage
July 24–26, 2025
- July 24–26: details to come
Fort Lincoln, North Dakota
Presented in conjunction with the Snow Country Memorial Pilgrimage and the United Tribes Technical College for Fort Lincoln Internment Camp
September 5-7, 2025
- September 5: ceremony at United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND
- September 6-7: stamping at United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND
Crystal City, Texas
Presented in conjunction with the Crystal City pilgrimage
October 10–12, 2025
- October 10: stamping at DoubleTree San Antonio Airport Hotel
- October 11: ceremony at Crystal City camp monument and stamping at the My Story Museum, Crystal City, TX
- October 12: stamping at DoubleTree San Antonio Airport Hotel
Poston, Arizona
Presented in conjunction with the Poston pilgrimage
October 24–25, 2025
- October 24: ceremony and stamping at Colorado River Indian Tribes Museum, Parker, AZ
- October 25: stamping at Colorado River Indian Tribes Museum, Parker, AZ
Gila River, Arizona
Presented in conjunction with the Gila River Indian Community and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Arizona Chapter
October 31–November 2, 2025
- October 31: ceremony at the Gila River Monument with Gila RIver Indian Community
- November 1: stamping at Chandler Museum, Chandler, AZ
- November 2: stamping at Arizona Buddhist Temple, Phoenix, AZ
Chicago, Illinois
Presented in conjunction with the Japanese American Service Committee in partnership with the JACL Chicago, Chicago American Historical Society, and Japanese Mutual Aid Society of Chicago
November 8-9, 2025
- November 8-9: stamping at the Japanese American Service Committee, Chicago, IL
Sacramento, California
In collaboration with California State Archives and presented in conjunction with the Northern California Time of Remembrance/Sacramento-Walerga Assembly Center gathering
February 14–19, 2026
- February 14, Sacramento-Walerga Assembly Center pilgrimage
- February 14–19, stamping at California Museum, Sacramento, CA, in collaboration with California Museum for Day of Remembrance
Seattle, Washington
Presented in conjunction with the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) and Puyallup Valley JACL
March 27-30, 2026
- March 27-38: stamping at Puyallup Assembly Center Remembrance Gallery (Puyallup, WA)
- March 29-30: stamping at Bainbridge Island, WA
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Presented in conjunction with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi (JCCH)
April 8-11, 2026
- April 8-11: stamping at JCCH, Honolulu, HI
Topaz, Utah
Presented in conjunction with the Topaz pilgrimage
May 1–2, 2026
- May 1: stamping at Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, Salt Lake CIty, UT
- May 2: stamping at Topaz Museum, Delta, UT
Tule Lake, California
Presented in conjunction with the Tule Lake pilgrimage
July 4–5, 2026
- July 4: ceremony at Tule Lake National Monument, Tulelake, CA
- July 4-5: stamping at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) Student Union
Please check back for additional venues.