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Roy's is an upscale American restaurant that specializes in Hawaiian and Japanese fusion cuisine, with a focus on sushi, seafood and steak. The chain was founded by James Beard Foundation Award Winner Roy Yamaguchi in 1988 in Honolulu, Hawaii. [3] The concept was well received among critics upon inception. [4]
Liliʻuokalani Park and Gardens is a 24.14-acre (97,700 m 2) park with Japanese gardens, located on Banyan Drive in Hilo on the island of Hawaiʻi. The park's site was donated by Queen Liliʻuokalani, and lies southeast of downtown Hilo, on the Waiakea Peninsula in Hilo Bay.
Window display of okazu offerings. Okazuya (御菜屋 or おかずや) or okazu-ya are a Japanese-style delicatessen common in Hawaii. Unlike western delicatessens found in North America or Europe, an okazuya is an establishment that sells readymade Japanese-styled food.
The restaurant, which opened in 1983, was the 11th of 25 restaurants in the chain. [4] As a result of the closure, the restaurant in Hawaii now serves as the last Anna Miller’s location in the world.
There is even a popular restaurant called "The Japanese Tunnel", which includes a tunnel made by the Japanese in time of the war. [42] In the Philippines, Halo-halo is believed to be an indigenized version of the Japanese kakigori class of desserts, originating from pre-war Japanese migrants into the islands.
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The Japanese in Hawaii (simply Japanese Hawaiians or “Local Japanese”, rarely Kepanī) are the second largest ethnic group in Hawaii. At their height in 1920, they constituted 43% of Hawaii's population. [2] They now number about 16.7% of the islands' population, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. The U.S. Census categorizes mixed-race ...
It was added as site 10-47-7222 to the state of Hawaii registry of historic places on March 9, 1991. [7] It was added as site 94000382 on April 21, 1994 to the National Register of Historic Places listings on the island of Hawaii. [1] The temple became the center of Japanese immigrant society in the Kona area in the 20th century.