Panama Hotel tea room ghost reports

The Panama Hotel in Seattle's historic Japantown has been associated with reports of ghostly presences in its upstairs hotel rooms and downstairs tea room. Visitors and staff have recounted sounds, sightings, and objects appearing to move, narratives often linked in press and oral histories to the building's long history and wartime relocations. The building is preserved as a historic site and these accounts are generally presented as anecdotal reports rather than proven events. Scholars and historians note interpretation of such reports varies and is often debated.