Fujitaro Kubota

Fujitaro Kubota (, 1879–1973) was a Japanese-born American gardener and philanthropist.

Kubota was among the Issei emigrants from Japan who made new lives for themselves in the United States, arriving in the country in 1906. During his first years in the country, he worked in a sawmill and on a farm. By 1923, he was able to start his own gardening business in Seattle. In 1927, he began work on a small garden as a hobby; and the task would assume an important role in the rest of his life and that of his children and grandchildren. Over time, the property expanded to 20 acres. The formal decoration badge is a Maltese cross in gilt and silver which was produced by the Japan Mint.

The public garden which bears Kubota's name is no less significant as a monument to Kubota's life.