tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post114888457315643349..comments2024-03-18T20:53:02.128-07:00Comments on Orange County Memories: Photos of Japanese Village and Deer ParkSteve Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-19502290361203493432013-02-22T19:42:21.450-08:002013-02-22T19:42:21.450-08:00I remember Japanese Deer Park. I thought it was a ...I remember Japanese Deer Park. I thought it was a really neat place to go as a kid.I do have a few pictures of myself with the deer.I hope to contribute the pictures as soon as I find them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-77703892305957957052012-09-22T21:40:13.830-07:002012-09-22T21:40:13.830-07:00i remeber japaneese deer park as akid i still have...i remeber japaneese deer park as akid i still have a wallet purchsed from there it is now an industrial park named viilage park lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-27246919463208617502012-07-23T16:23:23.234-07:002012-07-23T16:23:23.234-07:00Hey I think it's great that you shared your sp...Hey I think it's great that you shared your special childhood memory with us, and I also think that it would be extremely gracious of you to post your slides. And it sounds like that will take some effort on your part so Thank You in advance and Good Luck in your endeavor. <br /><br />NanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-22527447424000014352012-04-13T13:56:36.348-07:002012-04-13T13:56:36.348-07:00Wow it seems no one I know remembers this place!!!...Wow it seems no one I know remembers this place!!! I loved going there with my family and always wondered what happened to it-so sad when it closed down. Thanks for the pictures and the trip down memory lane!!!Laurie Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-60197485797006247272011-09-16T16:14:54.058-07:002011-09-16T16:14:54.058-07:00I hope this isn't true
The owners of Japanese...I hope this isn't true<br /><br />The owners of Japanese Deer Park, facing mounting red ink, begin giving lethal injections to their deer, claiming the animals have tuberculosis. Almost 200 of the deer are killed before the authorities stop them, ruling that the massacre was obviously for economic reasons. The surviving deer are donated to UC Davis for use in experiments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-89351667174352331252011-09-01T14:29:09.816-07:002011-09-01T14:29:09.816-07:00To Chie's comment above: I worked with your m...To Chie's comment above: I worked with your mom (Yoshie)demonstrating and narrating the tea ceremony show. I still have photos of us on the little stage. I also announced the dance show over the dolphin lagoon and remember you and your sisters as little girls. Hang on to those precious memories!Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-55540383702587630332010-09-16T10:49:07.368-07:002010-09-16T10:49:07.368-07:00I remember going to the Deer Park in the late '...I remember going to the Deer Park in the late '60s and loved the tranquility of the place. I bought myself a glass figurine of a deer from there. Later, in the early '80s, I found myself working at a manufacturing plant in the industrial park that was built on the old JVDP site, and when I left work in the afternoon, I would smell the "hot ketchup" smell coming from the Nabisco plant (at least that's what is smelled like to me). So many things like the Japanese Deer Park are now gone, and what a shame!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-80291887259531499812010-09-16T08:05:40.414-07:002010-09-16T08:05:40.414-07:00My daughter recently had to complete an English as...My daughter recently had to complete an English assignment in her freshman class.It was about writing a short story about any photo we have in our home and where the photo was taken, who's in it and it's meaning. She chose a photo of her grandmother (my mom). It was taken at Japanese Deer Park where my mother and my sisters and I worked when we were youngsters. My mother was in a show where she demonstrated the art of the Tea Ceremony. My sisters and I were in a show on the same stage over a dolphin lagoon where we performed traditional Japanese dancing. I came across this site for possible research for my daughters assignment. Actually, she was the one that found it. Brings back a flood of wonderful, cherished memories. A place I wish my own children could have experienced. Thank you for the memories.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777097933485693386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-63238229127807119042010-07-23T12:56:53.388-07:002010-07-23T12:56:53.388-07:00I had been trying to remember the name of this the...I had been trying to remember the name of this theme park which I visited several times as a kid. We lived in Whittier so Knotts Berry Farm, Disneyland and Japanese Deer Park were places we would go for birthdays or summer vacation. The Deer Park was slightly less of a draw than Knotts or Disneyland do to the lack of scary roller coaster type rides that kids like but I always remember the Pearl Divers; that was the main attraction at the Japanese Gardens that I remember. I remember the Divers were Asian ladies known to be able to hold their breath for up to 3 minutes. I remember they would dive down and come up with an Oyster and then you could buy the Pearl in that Oyster. I'm sorry that the Deer Park didn't survive the decades as did Knotts and Disneyland. It was truly a great theme park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-64354245095870399612010-07-07T13:09:40.242-07:002010-07-07T13:09:40.242-07:00Neat site. I remember Japanese Deer Park. Feeding ...Neat site. I remember Japanese Deer Park. Feeding the Koi and the Deer, watching an audience member (did he really work there?) wrestle a bear, the sea theater show mentioned above and the overall beauty of the park. I know it is long gone but remember it like it was yesterday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-31597189050641558462010-06-06T16:17:58.797-07:002010-06-06T16:17:58.797-07:00just ran across this by accident, i worked at JDP ...just ran across this by accident, i worked at JDP in the mid 70's. i was the swamp monster in the sea theatre show. a 'hunter' would fall in the water, i'd appear & pull him under. fun summer! now i'm in arkansas @ <br />club tattoo<br />479-750-1835 -billy clubAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-35853850810121886602010-04-28T13:13:35.237-07:002010-04-28T13:13:35.237-07:00My 4th Grade class at Emerson Manner Elementary sc...My 4th Grade class at Emerson Manner Elementary school (in Westchester) took a field trip to Japanese Garden in '73. I recall the female Pearl Diver (show), the Panda Bears, the Karate exhibition, Deers, authentic music, ..It was very surreal. In fact, later that same year on<br />the relatively new TV show "The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour" they filmed it live at<br />Japanese Gardens.. (with Tina Turner Guest singer). If I could "only get a copy" of that episode. The late comedian, Avery Schreiber, was in alot of Nacho-cheese chips TV commercials during that time. This site has Great memories.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530317042660385946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-30280600714828169112010-04-18T00:55:09.602-07:002010-04-18T00:55:09.602-07:00I met a guy at the Japanese Deer Park Saturday nig...I met a guy at the Japanese Deer Park Saturday night dance when I was just one month shy of my 16th birthday in August of 1971. We will be married for 36 years this June. My girlfriend and I would go there on weekends to listen to the band and go dancing. I think that we knew the entire script of every show there. It was so sad to see it go......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-35846490829691645002010-03-29T08:27:55.255-07:002010-03-29T08:27:55.255-07:00I can still remember my mom telling me "ok ki...I can still remember my mom telling me "ok kids were going to go to the Japanese deer park" <br />We loved feeding the coy fish and the deers.<br />It felt like we were actually in Japan, seeing all the women in their kimonos greeting us as we came into the park.<br />What a great time we had back then.<br />Bill Reynolds In FloridaBill Reynoldsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-68605537993256604202010-03-25T11:35:53.503-07:002010-03-25T11:35:53.503-07:00Boy was I amazed to find this topic. I always rem...Boy was I amazed to find this topic. I always remembered a place called Japanese Village and it was across from the Nabisco plant... but the memories were so vague and fuzzy, that I too, thought it was a dream. I remember the pearl divers and I got a pink pearl... it was the coolest thing ever...LOL... but I thought the pearl divers were at Sea World?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612098517173487427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-79343411719733157422010-01-08T10:26:49.335-08:002010-01-08T10:26:49.335-08:00What was the name of the band that used to play Sl...What was the name of the band that used to play Sly Stone songs at the JV&DP. My wife was a troubador who sang songs with her guitar around the park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-91968084445335179852009-10-19T18:46:28.326-07:002009-10-19T18:46:28.326-07:00Japanese Village and Deer Park was on Knotts Ave j...Japanese Village and Deer Park was on Knotts Ave just south of the freeway opposite side of the Nabisco factory. It became Enchanted Village for a few years, I worked there then.<br />After Enchanted Village went bankrupt, it all closed. It is now an industrial park...can't even tell it was ever there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-17911129358511490182009-10-03T17:51:36.043-07:002009-10-03T17:51:36.043-07:00I remember visiting this park when I was about 8 y...I remember visiting this park when I was about 8 years old. My brother was about 5 and my sister was about 8. We would drive down from Fresno and this was one of the amusement parks that we would hit. I also remember the Busch Gardens. I am going to look for the picture where we are feeding the deer. Also, on a side note, Steven Segal was one of the karate demonstrators there on the park premises. He was just a kid and studying karate and aikido.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-89270208819390785562009-09-09T15:48:54.991-07:002009-09-09T15:48:54.991-07:00When my husband and I were first married in 1970 w...When my husband and I were first married in 1970 we used to take his mother and sister to the Japanese Village and Deerpark. I have photos feeding the deer, and we loved seeing the Hokkaido bears which were special to my husband and his family, as he was born in Hokkaido. My first tabi's were purchased at the JVDP, as were many Japanese momentos I still have today. Wish it was still there so I could take my grandchildren to that lovely, peaceful, tiny piece of Japan here in the States.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-17036311473209627532009-08-10T22:22:39.023-07:002009-08-10T22:22:39.023-07:00reading all of these comments has certainly brough...reading all of these comments has certainly brought back loads of memories...my grandma often took me to the deer park but the one thing i remember most but haven't seen mentioned was the creature from the black lagoon water show. i'm certain it was here. they had some sort of dolphin show and then it would get dark and the pool would turn green...this ringing a bell with anyone? i remember as soon as it got dark my eyes would go to the alcove where the guy in the costume would wait and it was always scarier watching him wait, then seeing the actual show.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907931358142285569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-48377616332750235552009-08-10T17:36:28.812-07:002009-08-10T17:36:28.812-07:00It was next to the Nabisco plant off the 91 when y...It was next to the Nabisco plant off the 91 when you entered OC near Buena Park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-46784397343974384312009-08-10T17:35:07.780-07:002009-08-10T17:35:07.780-07:00I grew up in Cerritos in the 60's and Japanese...I grew up in Cerritos in the 60's and Japanese Village was a great place! Thanks for the photos! And I agree, sone of the photos are the old Bush Gardens. It was great seeing those too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-55675796424382192492009-07-03T16:06:27.953-07:002009-07-03T16:06:27.953-07:00where is the Japanese Deer Park located i would li...where is the Japanese Deer Park located i would like to see the map and see what is now build in that location, thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-23507035212524908682009-06-28T12:08:57.781-07:002009-06-28T12:08:57.781-07:00I remember going to the Japanese Deer Park often a...I remember going to the Japanese Deer Park often as a child, usually going with my grandparents and parents. I also remember at least one school field trip to the park. It was fun to feed the deer and watch the shows, like Dolphin show and the Karate demonstration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-91476425091289141722009-06-25T20:06:56.893-07:002009-06-25T20:06:56.893-07:00J.A.D.E. must have been located adjacent to Cash C...J.A.D.E. must have been located adjacent to Cash Control which was also under the bear theatre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com