page_title: History of the Japanese in Houston
section_title: Recreation
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Japanese in Houston / Recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Hermann Park Japanese Garden
context_page_description: 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 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. Patsy Yoon Brown, the director of the Japan-America Society of Houston, stated in 2013 that the Japanese American community in Houston had about 3,000 people, and that, as paraphrased by Minh Dam of the Houston Chronicle, is "a relatively small number compared to other Asian-American communities in the area".
context_section_description: The Japanfest (Japan Festival), sponsored by the Japan-America Society of Houston, is annually held at Hermann Park. It is the only outdoor festival of its type permitted to be held at the park. In 2013 almost 2,700 people attended that year's festival.
  Hermann Park is also home to a Japanese garden supported by businesspeople of Japanese origins.
caption: Japanese Garden
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