Friends of Mukai is a Vashon Island based non-profit organization dedicated to operation of the Mukai Farm & Garden.  Since 2012, Friends of Mukai has worked to secure and preserve the Mukai house, garden, and fruit barreling plant—all constructed almost a hundred years ago. 

As stewards of the historic Mukai Farm & Garden, Friends of Mukai works to interpret and celebrate the following themes: 

1. The history of Mukai Farm, including the land, the structures, the people who shaped it, and the family’s prominent role in the island community.
2.  Island Agriculture including the evolution and impact of strawberry farming and other forms of pre-World War II agriculture on Vashon Island.
3. Gardening in the Japanese tradition, with a focus on Kuni Mukai’s garden and its stylistic relationship to gardens in the Pacific Northwest.
4. Japanese American Presence on Vashon and the region including the experiences, contributions and culture of Japanese immigrants and their descendants including post-war Nikkei-Americans.
5. Social Justice and Human Rights, with a special focus on past and present day issues related to immigrants of ALL origins to the United States.