Katsuichi and Tomo Tsuda of Hiroshima, Japan established the K. Tsuda General Merchandise in 1918. That original store was located at 135 Sacramento Street, about one block east of this location. The business continued to operate at that site until the Tsuda family was forced to move to wartime camps in 1942.

Prior to World War II, this building was owned by the local Japanese-American community, during which it served as a Japanese school and a Buddhist church. After the war, Frank Tsuda purchased the building and opened Tsuda Grocery in 1951. The Tsuda family has ever since owned and operated the business.

Dedicated June 24, 2006
By the Native Sons of the Golden West