San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial, San Francisco

#117 among attractions in San Francisco

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The San Francisco Comfort Women memorial is a monument dedicated to comfort women before and during World War II. It is built in remembrance of the girls and women that were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army through deceit, coercion, and brutal force. It is approximated that there were around 400,000 "comfort women" from South Korea, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and other Asian countries. The site is located near the Saint Mary's Square, at the crossroads of San Francisco Chinatown and the Financial District. The statue "Comfort Women" Column of Strength, by sculptor Steven Whyte, is one of nine and the first sculpture placed in a major U.S. city to commemorate the comfort women. ()

Coordinates: 37°47'31"N, 122°24'16"W

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Northeast San Francisco (Chinatown)San Francisco United States

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San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Lights Bookstore, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, Union Square, Notre-Dame-des-Victoires.

0.4 miN
Shopping, Bookshop
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco
11 min walk • City Lights Bookstore, located in the bustling heart of San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, is more than just a bookstore—it's an institution that has left an indelible mark on the literary landscape of the United States.
~590 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Old St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco
3 min walk • The Old Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception is a proto-cathedral and parish of the Roman Catholic Church located at 660 California Street at the corner of Grant Avenue in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
~1740 ftSW
Famed hub for retail, dining and nightlife
Union Square, San Francisco
9 min walk • Union Square is a 2.6-acre public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco, California.
~840 ftSW
Church
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, San Francisco
5 min walk • Église Notre Dame Des Victoires is a Catholic church in San Francisco, California. The church was founded in 1856 to serve the French Catholic immigrants during the Gold Rush.
~170 ftNW
Park, Playground
Saint Mary's Square, San Francisco
1 min walk • Saint Mary's Square is a park and urban square across California Street from Old St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco's Chinatown, in the U.S. state of California.
~940 ftSE
37°47'22"N • 122°24'11"W
Crocker Galleria, San Francisco
5 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1720 ftW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Top of the Mark, San Francisco
9 min walk • The Top of the Mark is a penthouse level bar located on the nineteenth floor of the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill at California and Mason Streets in San Francisco, California.
~1930 ftNE
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Two Embarcadero Center, San Francisco
10 min walk • Two Embarcadero Center is an office skyscraper located off The Embarcadero in the financial district of San Francisco, California.
~1600 ftW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar, San Francisco
8 min walk • The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a restaurant and tiki bar in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel in San Francisco, California. Named after the South Pacific nation of Tonga, this dining and entertainment venue opened in 1945. The Tonga Room replaced the Terrace Plunge, an indoor swimming pool that was installed in the Fairmont in 1929.
~1860 ftNE
Nightlife, Comedy club
Punch Line San Francisco, San Francisco
9 min walk • Punch Line San Francisco is a comedy club located at 444 Battery St in San Francisco's Financial District. It has a sister club in Sacramento, California, and is also associated with Cobb's Comedy Club, now in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. It is San Francisco's oldest running comedy club.
~1210 ftN
Museum, Art museum, Civic center
Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco
6 min walk • The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, California, United States, is a community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 as the operations center of the Chinese Culture Foundation.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial?

Nearby attractions include Saint Mary's Square, San Francisco (1 min walk), 650 California, San Francisco (1 min walk), Kearny Street, San Francisco (2 min walk), Belden Place, San Francisco (2 min walk).

How to get to San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial by public transport?

The nearest stations to San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial:

Tram

California Street & Kearny Street (2 min walk)
California Street & Grant Avenue (3 min walk)

Trolleybus

Sacramento Street & Kearny Street • Lines: 1 (4 min walk)
Sutter Street & Kearny Street • Lines: 30, 45 (4 min walk)

Bus

Sutter Street & Kearny Street • Lines: 30, 8, 91 (4 min walk)
Stockton Street & Sutter Street • Lines: 30, 8, 91 (5 min walk)

Light rail

Montgomery Street • Lines: K, N, S, T (7 min walk)
Embarcadero • Lines: K, N, S, T (11 min walk)

Metro

Montgomery Street • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (7 min walk)
Embarcadero • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (11 min walk)

Ferry

Ferry Building Gate B • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (19 min walk)

Train

San Francisco 4th & King Street (31 min walk)