Shigeo Uota was presented an award from the Emperor of Japan at a testimonial dinner April 29, 1985. The award, honoring him for the twenty years Uota trained Japanese workers for farm work in Japan, was the "Sixth Class of the Rising Sun" medal.
Hiroshi Uota's aunt,Tsubokawa (first name missing), is pictured in a group photo taken at the Gila River internment camp. She is seventh from left in the second row.