, ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁K obe ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁ship ▁which ▁passed ▁through ▁Y ok oh ama ▁and ▁Hon ol ulu ▁along ▁the ▁way . ▁Prior ▁to ▁leaving ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Tokyo ' s ▁Second ▁Imperial ▁Hotel ▁designed ▁by ▁Frank ▁Lloyd ▁Wright ▁and ▁was ▁greatly ▁influence ▁by ▁Wright ' s ▁organ ic ▁architect ural ▁style . ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁trag ically ▁in ▁Japan ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁re join ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁After ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Ber keley , ▁California , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁took ▁two ▁short ▁jobs ▁in ▁California , ▁one ▁with ▁an ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁architect ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁firm ▁C rim , ▁Re asing , ▁and ▁McG inn is ▁while ▁he ▁did ▁some ▁a ▁moon light ing ▁job ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁profess ors . ▁While ▁at ▁Ber keley , ▁he ▁was ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Bay ▁Region ▁Trad ition ▁of ▁vern ac ular ▁architecture ▁with ▁an ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁style . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁and ▁marriage ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i , ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁friend ▁and ▁college ▁ro omm ate , ▁Douglas ▁Sl aten , ▁who ▁convinced ▁him ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁work ▁among ▁the ▁California ▁trained ▁architect s ▁in ▁Hon