National Tension That Brought on the Boshin War in Japan -- John Henry Schnell's Service to the Aizu Han and His Decision to Move to California -- Japanese Immigration to the United States -- The Founding of the Wakamatsu Tea & Silk Colony Farm -- The Wakamatsu Dream: A Diverse and Flourishing Agricultural Community -- The Last Days of the Wakamatsu Colony -- The Creation of the Legendary Okei-san -- Wakamatsu as a Pilgrimage Site -- What Happened to the Japanese Colonists?
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