Miyoko Amano

(b. 1929) President of Amano Museum

Yoshitaro Amano, Forced to Return to Japan by Prisoner of War Exchange Ship (Japanese) Yoshitaro Amano, who Attempted to Smuggle himself into South America after the War (Japanese) Yoshitaro Amano who Liked History (Japanese) Yoshitaro Amano’s Business in Japan (Japanese) First Meeting with Yoshitaro Amano (Japanese) Yoshitaro Amano’s Tuna Fishing Boat (Japanese) Yoshitaro Amano, who was Fascinated by the Chancay Culture (Japanese) An Opportunity to Learn more Japanese (Japanese) A Lifestyle Using Both Japanese and Spanish (Japanese)

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Miyoko Amano (nee: Watanabe) is a Nikkei Nisei born in Lima, Peru. In 1954, she married Yoshitaro Amano, a businessman and a researcher of the Andes Civilization. Taking over the vision of her late husband, she is currently the President of Amano Museum—established from the Yoshitaro’s private collection of artifacts—renowned for its extensive research into the Cancay Culture. (October 2009)

exchange ship gripsholm issei World War II Yoshitaro Amano illegal immigrants Latin America migration Post-World War II business Japan Pre-World War II peru archeology Chankay language nisei