named Susan Kwok Annoura stated in 2016 that the development of Seiwa and some adjacent Japanese businesses may start a "Japantown" in Houston. As of 2015 there is a Japanese household goods store in the Houston Chinatown called "Fit." As of 2019 there was also a Daiso and a Kinokuniya. Education the following public schools have the highest enrollments of Japanese students: Elementary: Barbara Bush, Ray K. Daily, and Roberts elementary schools in Houston ISD; Bunker Hill Elementary School in Spring Branch ISD, Nottingham Country Elementary School in Katy ISD; and John F. Ward Elementary School in Clear Creek ISD Middle: West Briar Middle School in Houston ISD, Spring Forest Middle School and Memorial Middle School in SBISD High: Stratford High School in SBISD The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Houston, a supplementary Japanese school, is located in the city. Its classes are held at the Westchester Academy for International Studies. and the school office is located in the Memorial Ashford Place office building. The school, operated by the Japanese Educational Institute (JEI, ヒューストン日本語教育振興会 Hyūsuton Nihongo Kyōiku Shinkō Kai), is for children between ages 5 and 18 who are Japanese speakers. Many of the students are temporarily residing in the United States. The JEI had been established due to the growth of Japanese businesses in the 1970s. There is one Japanese-language library in Houston, the Sansui-Kai Center Library (三水会センター・図書館). Recreation 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. Institutions The Consulate-General of Japan in Houston is located in 2 Houston Center in Downtown Houston. The consulate serves Texas and Oklahoma. Transportation In 1999 Continental Airlines began its services from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Narita International Airport near Tokyo. The City of Houston had been pursuing flights to Tokyo since 1969. Continental originally scheduled for the flights to begin on December 30, 1998. Continental obtained the rights after U.S. and Japanese authorities agreed to allow for new services between the two countries. Continental has since merged into United Airlines. In 2015 All Nippon Airways began services from Tokyo Narita to Houston Bush. ANA CEO Osamu Shinobe cited the presence of Japanese