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Photo is probably of (l to r) Kurazo Ideta (father), Jisaburo Shimasaki (maternal grandfather) with baby Tom Shimasaki, and mother Hatsu Shimasaki, in 1915. Jisaburo Shimasaki came from Japan because of the birth of the first child. Photo was taken…

Tom and Ira Shimasaki and their father, Kurazo Idetai, at the family home near Strathmore, California. The home, located one-half mile south of Sunnyside School, was on land owned by Albert Crawford of Tulare. Kuzaro took care of the vineyard.

Wedding photo of Kurazo Ideta and Hatsu Shimasaki, taken in 1914.

Ben Mitsuyoshi visited a shrine in Kyoto, Japan. Ben played professional baseball for the Hiroshima Carps for eight years after the end of World War II.

Ben Mitsuyoshi (center) and Harvey and Howard Zenemira are honored in a parade in Hiroshima, Japan. The three Tulare and Fresno County men played professional baseball for the Hiroshima Carps.

Ben Mitsuyoshi and Harvey and Howard Zenemira are honored by a parade in Hiroshima, Japan. The three Tulare and Fresno County men played professional baseball for the Hiroshima Carps.

Ben Mitsuyoshi (center) in dugout with teammates at a baseball game. Ben played for the Hiroshima Carps professional baseball team.

Ben Mitsuyoshi (second from left) was entertained by the Mazda Motors CEO in Hiroshima. Ben was playing professional baseball with the Hiroshima Carps at the time.

Ben Mitsuyoshi and Howard and Harvey Zenemira on an outing to the Ginza in Tokyo. The Zenemira brothers were from Fresno, California.

Ben Mitsuyoshi (center) with teammates, Howard and Harvey Zenemira (from Fresno, California), played on the 1953 Hiroshima Carps professional baseball team in Japan's Central League in 1953.