Thais in Japan consist of Thai migrants that come to Japan, as well as their descendants. In December 2023, there were 61,771 Thais living in Japan.[2]
History
There were some contacts between the Ryūkyū Kingdom and the Ayutthaya Kingdom which dates far as the 15th century. Some trade between the two countries were successfully done during the 17th century, as the Japanese community in Ayutthaya began. However, when Japan made a policy of sakoku in 1639, the Japanese community began to fade out. In 1887, Japan and Siam began a new history with the Declaration of Amity and Commerce.[3]
Notable Thai Temples in Japan
Wat Paknam JapanWat Paknam Japan
Wat Buddharangsi Tokyo
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Osaka
Notable people
Bunshiri, television personality (Thai, lives in Japan)
Kanita Matsuo, radio speaker (Thai, lives in Japan)
Manami Oda [ja], gyaru model (Thai parent)[4]
Eri Otoguro [ja], actress (Thai parent)
Shōta Kaito [ja], sumō wrestler (Thai mother)
Yurina Katō [ja], tarento (Thai mother)
Arisa Kotoi, idol (Thai/Japanese mother, raised in Japan)
Tsubasa Sakakibara, baseball player (Thai mother, raised in Japan)