We walked through Japantown in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (ID) on June 14 to see the artists painting new murals. More than 200 artists and community members have gathered together in recent weeks to beautify the ID, which has been vandalized by rioting and looting.

Maneki Restaurant (Photo by Assunta Ng)
H. T. Kubota Building (Photo by Assunta Ng)
Detailing at Maneki needs a steady hand. (Photo by Becky Chan)
Artists flash the peace sign while painting a mural on the corner of 6th and Main. (Photo by Becky Chan)
Panama Hotel (Photo by Assunta Ng)
NP Hotel with artist Kylie Lor, 12, and her cousin, Asia Lor (Photo by Assunta Ng)