Consulate General of Japan, Honolulu
Consulate-General of Japan, Honolulu 在ホノルル日本国総領事館 | |
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Location | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
Address | 1742 Nuuanu Avenue |
Japanese Consulate-General, Honolulu (在ホノルル日本国総領事館, Zai Honoruru Nippon-koku Sōryōjikan) is
As of January 2024 the Consul General is Yoshinori Kodama.[2]
History
In 1885 Japan's first consular facility, Consular Office of Japan, opened within the
In 1908 the consulate purchased a building at the intersection of Beretania Street and Fort Street. The three-story stone office building became the consulate-general facility while the original building at the intersection of Nuuanu Street and Kuakini Street became the residence of the consul general. The consulate sold the building in 1913, and as of 2008 the building houses classrooms for Hawaii Pacific University. The consulate bought a property neighboring the Beretania and Fort building from Mrs. Judd. The 13,400-square-foot (1,240 m2) grounds included a new consul general residence and office space.[3] Around 1920 the two-story wood main building, located in a well-to-do neighborhood, had a gold imperial chrysanthemum crest in the front.[4]
When the United States joined
See also
- Diplomatic missions of Japan
References
- ^ "Visa & Travel Archived 2008-11-03 at the Wayback Machine." Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu. Accessed August 17, 2008.
- ^ "New Year Message from Consul General Kodama". Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu. Accessed April 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Brief History Archived 2008-06-30 at the Wayback Machine." Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu. Accessed August 17, 2008.
- ^ Umezawa Duus, Masayo. Beth Cary (translator). The Japanese Conspiracy: The Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920. University of California Press. Published in 1999. 79.