colonies in the Soconusco region. The colony prospered and to this day maintains their Japanese identity in the region. A Torii has been erected to welcome visitors as many institutions and buildings have Japanese cultural markers, especially in the Central Park. The descendants are very proud of their culture and have very strong ties to Japan, including welcoming the Crown Prince of Japan And Japanese festivals. Peru Neighborhood around the Peruvian Japanese Cultural Center in Jesús María District, Lima United States Japan Marketplace, Columbus, Ohio Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California Sawtelle Japantown, Los Angeles, California Japantown, San Francisco, California Japantown, San Jose, California International District in Seattle, Washington Concentrated and historical Japanese populations in the United States Northern California: In addition to Japantown districts in San Francisco and San Jose, suburbs and neighborhoods with significant Japanese American populations and/or histories include: Alameda, California (1.1%) Berkeley, California (1.6%) Fresno, California area. Hayward, California (0.5%) Livingston, California Lower Haight, San Francisco, California Mountain View, California (2.1%) Oakland, California (0.5%) Palo Alto, California (2.0%) Sacramento, California - this city also has a Chinatown, also Japanese presence in Florin, California. San Mateo, California (2.2%) Salinas, California Santa Clara, California (1.5%) South San Francisco, California Sunnyvale, California Walnut Creek, California Watsonville, California (0.8%) Woodland, California Southern California: Duarte, California Fontana, California Gardena, California Long Beach, California (0.6%) Orange County, California Oxnard, California Palm Desert, California (Coachella-Imperial valleys). San Bernardino, California (Inland Empire and Riverside area). Sawtelle Boulevard, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Torrance, California - Called "the Japanese 47th prefecture". Vista, California (North county-San Diego area) Historic Wintersburg in Huntington Beach, California Pacific Islands: Honolulu, Hawaii - this city also has a Chinatown Elsewhere in western U.S. Lower Colorado River Valley, Arizona Sakura Square, Denver, Colorado - this city also has a Chinatown. Grand Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona (east end of the road). Las Vegas, Nevada - Many are from Hawaii. Ontario, Oregon (1.6%) Portland, Oregon - this city also has a Chinatown Japantown Street, Salt Lake City, Utah - this city also has a Chinatown Eastern U.S.: North Side, Chicago and Northwestern Chicago metro area, Illinois Boston, Massachusetts Porter Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts Quincy, Massachusetts Novi, Michigan near Detroit Seabrook, New Jersey St. Mark's Place, East Village, New York City (there are 150,000 Japanese in NYC). Westchester County, New York (i.e. Scarsdale - largest Asian-American town in New York state). Dublin, Ohio Northern Virginia Asia