[1] It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 11.5 miles (19 km) northwest of Atwater,[2] at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m).

At seventeen he moved to Tokyo with hopes jumping on a ship to America, but he ended up working there for a few years instead.

A decade later, Abiko became a somewhat of a successful businessman and began his personal mission to aid other fellow Japanese in settling in the United States.

This act was a direct attempt to prevent Japanese farmers from owning land and therefore accumulating wealth in their names.

In order to circumvent this law, many Japanese out their farm’s land in the name of their Nisei American born children.