Japantown
Japanese ethnic enclave
Japantown is a neighborhood with a historically significant Japanese American population and concentration of Japanese businesses, restaurants, and cultural institutions.
Major Japantowns exist in San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles, though many others were dispersed by World War II internment and urban renewal.
We grabbed ramen in Japantown.
Retail establishments
- restaurantsCommercial dining venues
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- bookstoreShop selling printed works
- bakeryShop selling fresh loaves
ramen · sushi · izakaya · udon · karaoke · grocery · imports · ceramics
Residential area nearby
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- communityCollective of connected people
- historicOf lasting significance
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
locale · precinct · block · corridor · plaza · redevelopment · preservation · displacement
Organized public celebration
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- Cherry Blossom FestivalYearly event honoring flowering trees
taiko · fireworks · floats · performances · street fair · sake · food stalls · costumes
shops
Retail establishments
- restaurantsCommercial dining venues
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- bookstoreShop selling printed works
bakery · ramen · sushi · izakaya · udon · karaoke · grocery · imports · ceramics · stationery
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- communityCollective of connected people
- historicOf lasting significance
settlement · locale · precinct · block · corridor · plaza · redevelopment · preservation · displacement · internment
festival
Organized public celebration
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
Cherry Blossom Festival · taiko · fireworks · floats · performances · street fair · sake · food stalls · costumes · drumming
Little Tokyo
Japanese-American district in LA
shamisen · koto · ikebana · bonsai · origami · shinto · kabuki · haiku · wabi-sabi · tatami
- Asian EnclavesChinatown, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Little Saigon, Little India
- Bay AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, Golden Gate Bridge
- Ethnic EnclavesChinatown, Little Italy, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Greektown
- Japanese AmericanaLittle Tokyo, Manzanar, internment, taiko drumming
- Japanese Internmentinternment camps, internment camp, Executive Order 9066, internees, relocation centers
- Food DistrictsChinatown, Little Italy, Koreatown, Little Saigon, Little India
JapantownChinatown
Asian immigrant neighborhood
Koreatown · Little Italy · Little Saigon · Little India · Greektown
town, downtown, Japan, township, Japanese, Japanophile, Japanization