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This article discusses Japanese Americans and Japanese citizens in Houston and Greater Houston.. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 3,566 people of Japanese descent in Harris County, making up 1.3% of the Asians in the county.
In 1902, the Houston Chamber of Commerce requested help from Japanese Consul General Sadatsuchi Uchida in improving Texas rice production techniques. [1] At least thirty attempts were made by Japanese to grow rice in the state at this time, with two of the most successful colonies being one founded by Seito Saibara in 1903 in Webster, and another by Kichimatsu Kishi in 1907 east of Beaumont.
In 1990 there were 3,425 ethnic Japanese in the county, making up 3.1% of the county's Asians, and in 2000 there were 3,574 ethnic Japanese in the county, making up 1.9% of the county's Asians. [25] The immigration of Japanese people to Houston was initiated by the efforts of two Japanese men, Sadatsuchi Uchida and Seito Saibara.
Mykawa is located south of the Sims Bayou.The center of the Mykawa area is the intersection of Mykawa Road and Almeda-Genoa Road. As of 1951 the Mykawa School and the Mykawa Railroad Station were located there, and the Pearland water tower and Houston Municipal Airport (William P. Hobby Airport) were visible from this location.
The Japan Festival was founded by Houston businessman Glen Gondo, the then president of the Japan America Society of Houston (JASH). [1] Gondo had been elected president of JASH in 1992. [2] That same year, the city of Houston unveiled the new Japanese Garden, designed by landscape architect Ken Nakajima, in the city's Hermann Park. [2]
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Japanese Americans in Texas. Pages in category "Japanese-American culture in Texas" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Asian Americans in Houston, Texas. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Some Japanese restaurants in Houston are owned by persons of Japanese backgrounds, although the majority are not. There was a restaurant named Tokyo Gardens which stopped operations in 1998; Erica Cheng of the Houston Chronicle wrote that during the period it was active, it "was Houston’s premier Japanese restaurant". [24]