He returned to the United States near Boulder, Colorado in 1935, and then in late 1946 settled in Los Angeles, California with his wife Alice and their three sons, Eugene, Robert, and Richard. Naka worked extensively with trees that were native to Southern California, rather than traditionally favored Japanese species, and helped popularize bonsai in the United States.
He returned to the United States near Boulder, Colorado in 1935, and subsequently settled in Los Angeles, California with his wife Alice and their three sons, Eugene, Robert, and Richard. Naka worked extensively with native Southern California trees rather than traditional Japanese species, and helped popularize bonsai in the United States.