Japanese Venezuelan

Infobox Ethnic group
group=Japanese Venezuelan
"Japonés Venezolano"
flagicon|Japanflagicon|Venezuela
poptime=828
popplace=Caracas, Puerto La Cruz
langs=Venezuelan Spanish, Japanese
rels=Christianity, Mahayana Buddhism, Shinto
related=Japanese people, Japanese Americans, Japanese Canadians, Japanese Mexicans, Japanese Paraguayans, Japanese Peruvians, Japanese Brazilians

Japanese Venezuelan (Spanish: "Japonés Venezolano", Japanese: "Nikkei Benezuerajin") is a Venezuelan citizen of Japanese heritage.

History

Language

Most Japanese Venezuelans only speak Spanish. Only a selected number can speak Japanese, while those with higher education speak English. There are even a number of Japanese Venezuelan schools that offer English-language teaching to the recent Japanese residents.

Religion

The majority of Japanese Venezuelans are Roman Catholic Christians, while the rest are Buddhists.

Prominent Japanese Venezuelans