The Nihon Go Gakko (日本語学校, Nihongo gakkō, literally, Japanese Language School) alternately, Nihon Gogakko, in what was then Tacoma, Washington's Japantown, was one of 24 Japanese language schools that existed in Washington prior to World War II.

[9] The same year, the university had made a request to the Tacoma Landmarks Preservation Commission for permission to demolish the building and replace it with a commemorative garden, but failed to act on their approval.

In 2001, the City of Tacoma told the university that the building was a safety hazard and the following year the Preservation Commission renewed their approval of the plan for demolition.

[6] Despite being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as being a City of Tacoma Landmark,[9] the building was demolished in 2004 after having stood vacant since the 1940s.

[citation needed] A memorial sculpture and interpretive plaque, describing the school's history and its principal Masato Yamasaki, was unveiled in 2014 on the University of Washington Tacoma campus.