There is a small community of , mainly comprising expatriates from
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
. As of 2016, there were about 1,107 Japanese nationals in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
.
Overview
Many Japanese people live or work in the
Thamel
Thamel ( ne, ठमेल) is a commercial neighborhood located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Thamel has been the centre of the tourist industry in Kathmandu for over four decades, starting from the hippie days, when many artists came to Ne ...
neighborhood of
Kathmandu
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. The district hosts a Japanese street festival, showcasing Japanese cultural activities, food, and products, organized by Japanese local groups including the Japanese Thamel Association and JICA.
Many recent Japanese arrivals in Nepal are members of medical teams sent to provide surgeries for low-paid Nepalese communities. Most of the costs for medical equipment, supplies and medicines delivered by these teams were covered by charity contributions from Japanese people and companies.
Education
The Kathmandu Japanese Supplementary School is a
supplementary programme for Japanese children in
Kathmandu
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アジアの補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）
(). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Notable people
* Takashi Miyahara (宮原巍) - Nepalese tourism entrepreneur and politician
* Noboru Iwamura (岩村昇) - Japanese Biologist
* Ekai Kawaguchi
(February 26, 1866 – February 24, 1945) was a Japanese Buddhist monk who was famed for his four journeys to Nepal (in 1899, 1903, 1905 and 1913) and two to Tibet (July 4, 1900–June 15, 1902, 1913–1915). He was the first recorded ...
(河口慧海) - Japanese Buddhist monk
* Tow Ubukata (冲方 丁) - Japanese writer
See also
* Japan-Nepal relations
* Nepalis in Japan
Nepalis in Japan comprise migrants from Nepal to Japan, including temporary expatriates and permanent residents, as well as their locally born descendants. As of June 2022, there are about 125,798 Nepalis living in Japan, which makes them the lar ...
References
{{Japanese diaspora
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
Japanese diaspora in Asia
Ethnic groups in Nepal