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1860
Portrait of a man, Jessie, carte-de-visite photograph, circa 1860-1867, 1860
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Nippon Kan
The Nippon Kan Theatre (日本館劇場, Nippon-kan Gekijō) is a former Japanese theater in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located in the Kobe Park Building at 628 S. Washington Street, in the Japantown section of Seattle's International District.
About Seattle
City in Washington, United StatesSeattle ( see-AT-əl) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is the 18th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 784,777 in 2025, while the Seattle metropolitan area at over 4.15 million residents is the 15th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the county seat of King County, the most populous county in Washington. Seattle's growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 made it one of the country's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United…
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How Seattle ranks
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Housing in Seattle
The typical Seattle home is worth about $833,000, down 1.6% in a year, 41% above the Washington typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Seattle
Safety Grade D-
Seattle reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.
Work & commute in Seattle
Full picture →60% of Seattle’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Bellevue (8%), Redmond (6%) and Kirkland (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Health in Seattle
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Washington
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 5 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Seattle
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Seattle
Full climate →Seattle has mild winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 37°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Seattle
All Seattle schools →School Grade A
The public schools Seattle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Seattle is a college town
Colleges →of Seattle’s residents are enrolled in college. University of Washington-Seattle Campus has about 54,144 students on campus, and 11 more colleges are in town.
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