Los Angeles - Little Tokyo 
Little Tokyo, the Japanese enclave in Los Angeles, with its numerous new buildings is a clear indication of a thoroughly prosperous ethnic group. Situated around 1st Street between Main and Alameda Streets, within walking distance of the City Hall, the Japanese Village Plaza quarter has developed, with a culture center, dozens of Japanese shops and restaurants and a large shopping center.
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The few 19th century houses still remaining fit into the picture well. Today, more than 100,000 Japanese live in Los Angeles and the surrounding county; after the Japanese community had been decimated by internment after the war started in 1942, it is now bigger and probably richer than ever. Little Tokyo can easily be explored on foot.
The Little Tokyo Historic District, as it is known, still has some historic buildings from the 19th Century. The best way to see the area is simply to walk around considering the area is not that large. There are a number of walking tours that take in a Japanese Garden, markets, and museums.
The Little Tokyo Historic District, as it is known, still has some historic buildings from the 19th Century. The best way to see the area is simply to walk around considering the area is not that large. There are a number of walking tours that take in a Japanese Garden, markets, and museums.
Related Attractions
Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple
Worthy of note in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles is the Higashi Honganji Temple, a Buddhist house of prayer dating from 1925, built in traditional Japanese style.
Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple
505 East Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
United States
505 East Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
United States
Phone 1 (213) 626-4200
Fax 1 (213) 626-6850
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Japanese American National Museum
Mention must be made of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, with a theater in which from time to time Japanese Kabuki and Noh groups appear, as well as the Bunraku, puppet theater, a gallery with temporary exhibitions of Japanese art, and a Japanese library, which includes books on Japanese-American relations.
All values are in United States Dollars
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012-3901
United States
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012-3901
United States
Phone 1 (213) 625-0414
Fax 1 (213) 625-1770
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
| Adult | $ 9.00 |
| Child 17 & under | $ 5.00 |
| Senior over 62 | $ 5.00 |
| Child 5 & under | FREE |
Facilities
Gift shop
Japanese Village Plaza
Japanese Village Plaza located in Little Tokyo has over 40 shops and restaurants.
Plaza
The Plaza in front of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles was designed by the American-Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi, with a big rock sculpture dedicated to the "Issei", the generation of the Japanese immigrants (their descendants born in America are called "Nisei"). Near the Center is a symbolic garden, half Japanese and half American, which is an oasis in the middle of the downtown concrete jungle (entrance through the basement of the Center).
