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	Yamato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yamato is sometimes used as a fictional Japanese surname.
		Yamato Colony, California is a Japanese-American agricultural community in California
		Yamato Colony, Florida was a Japanese-American agricultural community in Florida
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yamato (263 words)

	Yamato Colony - Ghost Town
		The townsite area is approximately at the intersection of Yamato Road (Exit of I-95), the RR, and Hwy 1.
		One might be surprised to find a link between Japan and Florida that is as old as the early part of the 1900's.
		George Morikami, a part of the colony, remained and continued to farm the area.
	www.ghosttowns.com /states/fl/yamatocolony.html (190 words)

	Boca Raton, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is located on the East coast of Florida between Delray Beach to the north and Deerfield Beach, in Broward County, to the south.
		Japanese farmers of the Yamato Colony converted the land west of the city into pineapple plantations beginning in 1904.
		Florida's Turnpike passes through the unincorporated area of Boca Raton (known unofficially as West Boca Raton) governed by the county just west of the city limits with one interchange at Glades Road (State Highway No. 808).
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida (2336 words)

	All About Jacksonville Beach Florida Directory and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Florida is called the “ Sunshine State ”, situated on a largw peninsula at the southern part of the United States, just only 1,000 miles south of New York City.
		Florida is a flat sandy land about 100 miles wide by 400 miles with many hundred miles of white sand beaches.
		Florida is the premiere attraction state with more large parks, entertainment centers, history museums, resorts, sports venues and tourist destinations.
	www.thejacksonvilledirectory.com /jacksonville-beach-florida.html (500 words)

	The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
		Jo Sakai, founder of the Yamato Colony, was born October 10, 1874 in the castle town of Miyazu, Japan.
		The Japanese colony was established in early summer of 1905 on lands previously occupied by an enterprise called the Keystone Plantation.
		Yamato was principally a farming community, with a few of the settlers branching out into other commercial endeavors.
	www.morikami.org /index.php?src=gendocs&link=YamatoColony (1571 words)

	Feel pacific Japan in Atlantic Florida - The Boston Globe
		Colonies were formed in other states, such as Texas and California.) The experiment failed, though, and by the 1920s, the original families left.
		He was a modest farmer who in the mid-1970s donated his land to the county as a park to honor the Yamato colony.
		The centerpiece is Yamato Island, once the site of the original Morikami Museum called the Yamato-kan. Outside is a place to feed the white, orange, and spotted koi and admire the artistry of the bonsai ficus, buttonwood, juniper, maple, and other species.
	www.boston.com /travel/getaways/florida/articles/2005/11/06/feel_pacific_japan_in_atlantic_florida?mode=PF (658 words)

	Featured press, praise and awards-kurisu.com
		The immigrants dubbed the settlement the Yamato Colony and did indeed manage to grow pineapples, but were not able to compete with the Cuban growers.
		In 1977, the county fulfilled his wish with the construction of a small museum (the Yamato-kan) that exhibited the history of the Yamato Colony and featured an outdoor courtyard with a "dry" garden (gravel, pebble and small boulders).
		Kurisu knew that the building regulations in Florida were some of the strictest in the nation, and getting the permit would be onerous.
	www.kurisu.com /news/Vestige-of-the-Morikami-Colony.shtml (1131 words)

	Florida Museums
		A full-sized replica of a North Florida limestone cave and a 14-foot tall mammoth skeleton are only part of the allure of the largest collections-based natural history museum in the Southeast.
		Now just wait - Florida museums are not the not the stale, snooty, boring places that you had to be dragged to in school.
		Its original building is modeled after a Japanese residence and chronicles the history of the Yamato Colony, an agricultural community of Japanese families in Boca Raton.
	www.abfla.com /1tocf/artf/rainydayart.html (1042 words)

	Morikami Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida
		The 16-acre gardens, unified with a theme of the history of Japanese gardens, are reached by a graceful curving bridge designed to create a transition from the stress of day-to-day living into a gorgeous kaleidoscope of flowering bushes and sculptured trees.
		Although they are thriving in the southern Florida climate, the plants have been chosen for their similarity to plants found in Japan.
		A little further down the path is Yamato Island, the site of the original Morikami Museum building, which houses exhibits on the Yamato Colony of Japanese farmers.
	www.offbeattravel.com /morikami.html (1288 words)

	Florida Design Magazine Sources Online
		Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, FL outh Florida, a region synonymous with sun and surf, is also known for its cultural variety and diverse population.
		Encompassing a 200-acre park, 20 acres of gardens and a 10,000-square-foot museum, the Morikami pays tribute to the young group of pioneering farmers who founded the Yamato Colony in Delray Beach nearly a century ago.
		The exhibition, Gregersen says, "showcased a representative sampling of the kinds of objects we have in our collection." Historical artifacts related to the original farming colony, such as folk toys, textiles and more, were among the pieces on display – some of which were presented to the public for the first time.
	www.floridadesign.com /web/currissu12-2/morikami.asp (471 words)

	Weekend: Florida in full bloom
		A permanent exhibit chronicles the intriguing history of the Yamato Colony.
		When cheaper crops could be grown elsewhere, the colony was dissolved, and many of the Japanese farmers left.
		This 8-acre collection of Florida plants and natural habitats is a minioasis on the southwest corner of USF's urban campus.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/04/24/Weekend/Florida_in_full_bloom.shtml (1801 words)

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		Tracing the Spanish legacy of Florida from 1513 to the present, this exhibit looks at exploration, conquest and settlement and the Spaniard's relationship with the native peoples and the land.
		Florida was at war and nothing would ever be the same again.
		From Florida's seacoasts and agricultural regions to its cosmopolitan cities, there are artists who draw on traditional, community-based designs to create objects valued for both their usefulness and beauty.
	www.flahum.org /source/exhibits (1595 words)

	Boca Raton Airport Authority :: Boca Raton, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The mild winter climate and the flat terrain of South Florida marked the areas as ideal for flying and aviation training.
		A provision in the deed provided that the Land, Buildings, Structures, and Improvements transferred shall be used for public airport purposes for the use and benefit of the public, on reasonable terms and without unjust discrimination.
		In the 1950’s the Federal Government released 1,000 acres of the property for educational use (Florida Atlantic University) and transferred control of all the land to the State of Florida.
	www.bocaairport.com /history.shtml (700 words)

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		At this 200-acre cultural and recreational facility, there is a beautiful Japanese imperial-style villa with a display that recalls the Yamato Colony, an agricultural community of Japanese settlers who came to Florida in 1905.
		The opulence of Florida's Gilded Age is still apparent at Whitehall, the palatial 73-room mansion Henry Flagler had built in 1901 for his third wife, Mary Lily Kenan.
		Originally, Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway was designed with a stop right on the grounds of the Breakers for the convenience of affluent guests traveling from all parts of the country for a Florida holiday.
	florida.discounthotelsavings.com /palm-beach-travel-guide.html (4344 words)

	Public Gardens of Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This group landed in the DelRay Beach area of Florida and became known as the Yamato colony.
		Farming in south Florida in the early nineteen hundreds was very difficult.
		The members of the colony moved back to Japan or to more suitable parts of the United States.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Fall01/cole/morikami.htm (263 words)

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	Oriental Planet - yamato period
		Ancient Japan Yamato Period - Timeline of the kings of the Yamato Period of...
		Yamato goes to the laundromat to do his laundry and...
		The Yamato state evolved much during the Asuka period, which is named after the Asuka region, south...
	www.bigorientalplanet.com /yamato/yamatoperiod (879 words)

	Freshwater Shrimp
		The Yamato shrimp is good for eating green filamentous hair algae, the type Dupla says indicate optimum conditions for plants.
		Yamatos usually grab and cut off algae and eat it, but last night Yamatos even didn't use their hands(?).
		As you well know, when living in Florida all you need is a dip net for all of the "grass" shrimp you can handle.
	www.thekrib.com /Fish/shrimp.html (11435 words)

	The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, FL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With its tranquil pine forests, 200 acre Morikami Park is a well-loved landmark in Delray Beach, Florida.
		Morikami emigrated from Miyazu, Japan in the early 1900s as a member of the Yamato Colony, an agricultural community settled by Japanese farming families in Boca Raton.
		The original museum building, now called the Yamato-kan, is modeled after a Japanese residence and features a permanent exhibition chronicling the history of the Yamato Colony.
	www.yurchenko.org /galleries/gallery20_0002.html (219 words)

	Delray Beach Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Delray Beach, Florida - Palm Beach County Real Estate by Delray Beach ...
		Florida recently enacted a $5 Billion spending program to expand and improve the public school system in response to the States’ rapidly growing school population.
		If you are looking for Florida listings, home buying, homes and condos and townhomes, newer or older residential homes for sale in Delray Beach, or other surrounding areas in Palm Beach County, Florida, Allan and Carrie Trust can help you out.
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	www.delraybeachhomes.us (1633 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1783 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years).
		November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
		Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1783 (3118 words)

	VISIT FLORIDA Official Media Newsroom \| media.VISITFLORIDA.org \| Florida Travel News
		The state’s official source for travel planning, VISIT FLORIDA was created by the Florida Legislature in 1996 as the operating company for the Florida Commission on Tourism, a private/public partnership.
		VISIT FLORIDA is a premier sales and marketing organization that promotes tourism to Florida through innovative sales, advertising, promotions, public relations and visitor services programs both domestically and internationally.
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	www.media.visitflorida.org /travel/archives?ID=83 (2572 words)

	Morikami Museum and Gardens, Delray Beach, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Visitors to Florida are surprised to discover a century-old connection between Japan and South Florida.
		Sakai and his companions implemented a bold economic and social experiment, the Yamato Colony.
		The Morikami Museum celebrates the living culture of Japan and the unique history of a Japanese farming colony in Florida.
	www.inusa.com /tour/fl/westpalm/morikami.htm (362 words)

	FoodAgriculture - DiscoverNikkei.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Marilyn Dell Brady, "Japanese Rice Colonies on the Gulf Coast" (http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/hiddenhistory/Pages1/brady2.htm) (Institute of Texan Cultures, University of Texas San Antonio)
		Their colonies were the first successful attempts to grow rice in Texas.
		Yamato Colony, Livingston, CA (http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views4h103.htm) (California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Historic Preservation, Five Views: An Ethnic History Site Survey for California, December 1988)
	www.discovernikkei.org /wiki/FoodAgriculture (1706 words)

	Summer 2005 FH&A Magazine @ Florida OCHP
		In South Florida today, many spectacular examples of the style still exist, but are threatened with demolition as land values continue to soar.
		The memory of Florida's early 20th-century Yamato Colony is honored in Palm Beach County, thanks to the generous gift of George Sukeji Morikami.
		Central Florida is home to a growing population of Southeast Asian communities.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /services/magazine/05summer (148 words)

	Communing with the plant kingdom in Florida
		He was the last remaining and most successful member of the Yamato Colony, Japanese farmers who came to Florida for an agricultural venture that ultimately failed.
		This marriage of classic Japanese elements and tropical Florida plants is the work of Hoichi Kurisu, also a Japanese immigrant, and president of Kurisu International, a local landscape design firm.
		And so the garden includes Florida favorites like slash pine, podocarpus and strawberry guava trees sculptured to reveal the magical shape of their trunks and limbs.
	web.naplesnews.com /03/04/travel/d902038a.htm (1551 words)

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		History of Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870
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	Cheaper Travel
		Near the turn of the 20th century, a group of Japanese farmers came to this agricultural region to grow pineapples.
		The Yamato Colony was successful, and with the expansion of Henry Flagler's railroad from West Palm Beach to Miami, farmers were easily able to export their produce.
		Much of the land they farmed is now occupied by the Boca Raton Airport and Florida Atlantic University.
	res.cheapertravel.com /destinations/guide.rvlx?dg_id=96 (195 words)

	A Touch of Japan: The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens - Molly Arost Staub
		In 1974, wealthy planter George Morikami donated land in Delray Beach, Florida, to promote cultural understanding.
		Back in 1905, Jo Sabai, a New York University graduate, organized a group in his Japanese hometown that established the Yamato Colony, an agricultural community that grew pineapples in Boca Raton and Delray Beach.
		In 1974, he donated land to Palm Beach County to honor the colony and promote cultural understanding.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/2002/august/Sa22456.htm (261 words)

	Yamato -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Claiming the sun-goddess Amaterasu as their ancestor, the Yamato clan founded the...
		The crown prince (taishi) Shotoku served as regent of Japan from 593 until his death.
		Also includes a history of the Yamato Colony.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9077772?tocId=9077772 (572 words)

	Florida Gardening Links
		This 19th century house in Key West was saved from demolition in the 1950s and is regarded as the jewel of the island's restoration movement.
		These gardens, located in Delray Beach in Southeast Florida, are part of the only Japanese cultural museum in the United States.
		The 200-acre gardens were established with a gift from George Sukeji Morikami, who was a member of the Yamato Colony, an agricultural community created by Japanese immigrants in Boca Raton in the early part of this century.
	www.suite101.com /links.cfm/florida_gardening (386 words)

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