1905

Joe Sakai establishes the Yamato Colony to serve as both a farmland and a settlement for Japanese immigrants. “Yamato” means “Great Peace” in Japanese. The Yamato Colony is remembered today in Yamato Road, a major street in Boca Raton, and in Morikami Park as well as  the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens which can be found just north of Boca Raton.