Saipan is a rather small island with a long history. From being one of the earliest settled archipelagos in the Micronesian area 3500 years ago to today, Saipan has been controlled by four super powers: Spanish, German, Japanese, and American. Click a time period on the menu to the left and add your comments regarding Saipan History.
Click a time period in Saipan's history above to look around. I will be uploading many more pictures.
Japanese > Garapan
Garapan was the major town of Saipan during the Spanish times, German times, Japanese times, and still is today. Here are pictures of Garapan during the Japanese occupation.
Click the thumbnails for the larger pictures and comments. Back: Japanese: 1914-1944
I have lived in Saipan since 1996 and enjoy learning about the amazing history of this island. This is a collection photographs that I believe to be public domain. If you have rights to a photograph on this website and wish for me to remove it or if you would like to add a photograph to the collection, please let me know. Thank you. ewjohnson@pticom.com
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