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The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation relies on the support of our members and donors to advance our mission and take on new projects, including the restoration of original Heart Mountain structures. Join Heart Mountain in preserving the past, so that we can share all the lessons it holds for the future.

Giving Opportunites

Hours & Admission

SUMMER
Mid-May to Early October
Open Daily 10-5 pm

WINTER
Early October to Mid-May
Open Wed-Sat 10-5 pm

Adults $14
Seniors/Students $12
Children 10-17: $10

Children Under 10: Free
Contact us for Commercial Group rates
* We’re a Blue Star Museum

Contact

(307) 754-8000
info@heartmountain.org
1539 Road 19
Powell, WY 82435

Learn the History

Learn about the history of Japanese Americans in the United States by exploring the progression of Japanese immigration, to the settlement of Japanese immigrants, to the forced removal of people of Japanese ancestry after the U.S. entrance into WWII, and finally to the experiences of Japanese Americans in the confinement sites.

Explore the History

Kokoro Kara Magazine

Kokoro Kara (“From Our Heart”) is our award-winning magazine. The publication includes original feature articles on Heart Mountain history, contributions by former incarcerees and their descendants, updates on the Foundation’s work, and news related to the Japanese American incarceration. Read through digital copies of past issues along with expanded online articles.

Read through past issues

Draft Resisters at Heart Mountain

Of the ten incarceration sites for Japanese Americans, Heart Mountain was the center of resistance to the military draft in 1944 and 1945. Check out the profiles of these men, including biographies and War Relocation Authority files.

Draft Resister Profiles

Recent News

Heart Mountain press releases include announcements about upcoming events, new exhibits, general news about the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation and the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, and other important information.

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Japanese Ambassador Shigeo Yamada to Attend Heart Mountain Pilgrimage

July 20, 2026

Shigeo Yamada, the Japanese ambassador to the United States, will lead a list of special attendees and speakers for the Heart Mountain Pilgrimage from July 23-25.

Almost 400 guests are registered for the Pilgrimage events that will run Thursday through Saturday at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, Wynona Thompson Auditorium and the Cody Holiday Inn.

Joining Yamada will be members of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, including Consul General of Denver Hiroyuki Okajima. Other special guests and presenters include actors Tamlyn Tomita and Nobuko Miyamoto, artist Kenji Fujita, authors Evelyn Iritani and John Kiyonaga and beekeeper and honey maker Debra Furukawa DeWitt.

Broadcaster and documentarian David Ono will bring his Defining Courage production to the Wynona Thompson Auditorium at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 23, for a show that is open to the public.

Local hotelier Ted Blair will receive this year’s LaDonna Zall Compassionate Witness Award, while Heart Mountain incarceree and board member Kathleen Saito Yuille will receive the Douglas Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.

“The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is extremely honored to host Ambassador Yamada at our historic site as we celebrate America’s 250th,” said Shirley Ann Higuchi, chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation. “We value our relationship and collaboration with the Japanese government by sharing the knowledge of what happened to Japanese Americans during World War II.”

Media credentials for the pilgrimage can be obtained by emailing info@heartmountain.org. The interpretive center will be closed on Saturday, July 25, to accommodate the pilgrimage crowd.

 

Photo: Ambassador Shigeo Yamada, center, with, left to right, Minister Kyoichiro Kawakami of the Japanese embassy in Washington, Heart Mountain Board Member Sam Mihara, Chief Judge Ann Blackburne-Rigsby of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and Shirley Ann Higuchi, chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation.

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