The Ireichō National Tour in Idaho
By Shannon Reagan, FoM Project Manager
The Ireichō, a book listing the names of more than 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated during WWII, will be in Idaho this July as part of a national tour.
Photo: Ireizo.org
The public is invited to view and acknowledge those listed by placing a hanko, or stamp, beneath a name in the book. Stamping is by appointment only, and special consideration will be given to camp survivors. Applicants can find more information about the process on this request form.
The Ireichō will be on display in southern Idaho for three days:
July 11, 2025: Fine Arts Building at College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls — Pilgrimage attendees only
July 12, 2025: Minidoka National Historic Site — Open to the public by reservation
July 13, 2025: Minidoka National Historic Site — Open to the public by reservation
The Ireichō is part of the Irei National Monument Project, which seeks to seeks to expand and re-envision what a monument is through three distinct, but interlinking elements: a book as monument (Ireichō), an online archive (Ireizō), and sculptural installations (Ireihi). The Ireichō tour will run through summer 2026, when it will be formally gifted to the Japanese American National Museum by the Irei Project.