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- Sushi Gen. Japanese. Little Tokyo. $$$$Perfect For:Classic Establishment Dining Solo Lunch. Sushi Gen appears on almost every “Best Sushi” guide in the city (including ours, hello).
- Sushi Takeda. Sushi. Little Tokyo. $$$$Perfect For:Quiet Meals Special Occasions Date Night Dining Solo. RESERVE A TABLE. POWERED BY. If you're looking for a fancy dinner that won't completely blow out your bank account, try this very good sushi spot located on Weller Court’s third floor.
- Chinchikurin Hiroshima Okonomiyaki. Japanese. Little Tokyo. $$$$Perfect For:Lunch Casual Weeknight Dinner Literally Everyone. Focusing on one thing and mastering it—that’s what Chinchikurin does best.
- Kaminari Gyoza. Japanese. Little Tokyo. $$$$Perfect For:Lunch Serious Take-Out Operation. Kaminari specializes in Utsunomiya-style gyoza, a pan-fried dumpling that uses a paper-thin wrapper.
May 24, 2022 · Here now are 15 culinary gems, both well-established community favorites and new arrivals to the area, to experience in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Downtown LA. Eater maps are curated by...
- Govinda’s Natural Food Cafe. 292. $Palms. “Oh my gosh what happened to the food here during the pandemic? They must've hired a new chef.
- Thien Hau Temple 55 Chinatown. “red and gold decor, statues, offerings of fruits and other foods, and burning incense. Nevertheless” more.
- Wat Thai Temple. 284. Sun Valley. “If you're in LA, this is great to explore. This Buddhist temple has a Food Court EVERY Saturday” more.
- Satdha Plant Based Thai Kitchen. 852 $$ “First of all, my boyfriend and I are not "fancy" folk. This is higher end Thai food with a price” more.
Nov 1, 2014 · Take a stroll through the picturesque garden outside of this Shin Buddhist temple, attend a Shinshu Otani service or stop by during a community event.
- What to Do in Little Tokyo
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- Getting to Little Tokyo
The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Location: 244 San Pedro St. | Find on Google Maps The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center is the largest Asian American cultural center in the United States and the heart of the Japanese American community in Los Angeles. Additionally, JACCC offers visitors a peaceful respite from the hubbub of the city with its James Irvine Japanese Garden, also known as Garden of the Clear Stream (apropos, considering a stream cuts through the green space). Cedar bridges serve as a dreamy stopping...
Japanese American National Museum
Location: 100 N. Central Ave. | Find on Google Maps Brush up on your Asian American history at the Japanese American National Museum, the largest museum in the United States dedicated to the Japanese American experience. There’s a permanent collection of over 60,000 artifacts and the exhibitions are impressively disparate: Shows examine everything from the cultural legacy of Hello Kitty to WWII-era Japanese internment camps.
Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Location: 152 N. Central Ave. | Find on Google Maps Nearby, you’ll find the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, an outpost of downtown L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art—it holds more than 7,000 pieces of artwork. The building that the Geffen Contemporary currently resides in was once a police car warehouse and is dedicated to showcasing the most cutting-edge fads in modern art. The Geffen is currently closed due to construction until September 10, 2023.
Azay
Location: 226 First St. | Find on Google Maps Located on the southwestern edge of Little Tokyo, Azay opened in 2020 and is a family-owned and operated restaurant with a half-French, half-Japanese menu. Here, diners will find dishes like hayashi bourguignon (served with beef short ribs, mushrooms, rice, and tsukemono) and Japanese-style breakfast (featuring a healthy portion of saba mackerel, as well as duck confit and housemade rillette and pâté). Be sure to make advance reservations: There a...
Daikokuya
Location: 327 First St. | Find on Google Maps Some may consider this restaurant to be a tourist trap, but this famous ramen shop is busy for a reason. Though there are now four Daikokuya locations across Los Angeles, the one in Little Tokyo is the original restaurant and visiting it is considered a necessary pilgrimage by fanatic noodle heads. Its ramen features a milky tonkotsu broth seasoned with its secret blend of soy sauce, which is accompanied by firm egg noodles, tender kurobuta pork,...
Marugame Monzo
Location: 329 First St. | Find on Google Maps If you’re in the mood for noodles but ramen seems too heavy, consider checking out Marugame Monzo. This restaurant offers sanuki-style udon, which is characterized by its square-shaped noodle and irresistible chew—in fact, sanuki-style noodles are some of the most popular in Japan. Whereas ramen features thin noodles served in a hearty bone broth, udon offers chunky wheat noodles served in a clear, dashi-based broth. Some spots around Little Tokyo...
Kinokuniya
Location: 123 Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka St. #205 | Find on Google Maps “Kinokuniya” means “bookstore of Kii Province” in Japanese and is the largest bookstore chain in Japan. However, the company is not satisfied with just being the top dog in its home country—it’s intent on establishing a global presence in the retail book world. Because of that lofty goal, Kinokuniya offers books and magazines in both Japanese and English in U.S. stores. Kinokuniya is a bookworm’s dream with art tomes, m...
Entertainment Hobby Shop Jungle
Location: 319 E. Second St., Unit 103| Find on Google Maps Have an arguably unhealthy obsession with an anime character or collect Funko Pops? Definitely check out this J-town staple. Located in the Little Tokyo Mall beneath a parking garage, Entertainment Hobby Shop Jungle(also known as Anime Jungle) was originally founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1995 and specializes in selling anime figurines, mangas, and collectibles, as well as independent films made by Japanese directors.
Japangeles
Location: 141 Japanese Village Plaza Mall | Find on Google Maps L.A.-born designer Roy Kuroyanagi’s Japangeles is a beacon of minimalist streetwear and an homage to his roots (his grandparents were residents of Little Tokyo). Swing by to stock up on T-shirts, sweatshirts, and snapback hats that put a Southland twist on Japanese iconography. (One tee features a lucky maneki-neko, one of those waving cats, with shades on.)
Miyako Hotel
Location: 328 First St. | Find on Google Maps Situated a few blocks from Union Station in the heart of Little Tokyo near all of the neighborhood’s best places to eat and drink, this hotel’s location is hard to beat. The Miyako Hotelis actually part of the Miyako Hotels and Resorts chain, headquartered in Osaka. Its Little Tokyo outlet primarily caters to Japanese tourists on vacation in Los Angeles and offers amenities that might appeal to such a clientele: high-tech bidets, ultra-clean rooms...
DoubleTree
Location: 120 S. Los Angeles St. | Find on Google Maps This DoubleTreeis conveniently located in between Little Tokyo and L.A.’s Art District. With 434 rooms, it’s a reliable place to find a place to sleep in a pinch. The highlight of the hotel is its unique rooftop garden, a recreation of an ancient Tokyo garden built for 16th-century samurai lord Katō Kiyomasa and features a waterfall, a wooden bridge, and a pond. The garden is a popular outdoor event space that can hold up to 300 people, b...
If you’ve spent even a femtosecond in L.A., you know that driving and parking in the city can be soul crushing. But abandoning your ride is easy in Little Tokyo. The best place to park in the neighborhood is arguably the Judge John Aiso parking lot which offers a $3 flat rate parking fee after 5:00 p.m. You could also roll up to Weller Court and us...
Best Buddhist Temples in Los Angeles, CA - Thien Hau Temple, Hsi Lai Temple, Wat Thai, Tahl Mah Sah Buddhist Monastery & Temple of America, Sarathchandra Buddhist Center, International Buddhist Meditation Center, West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple, Teo-Chew Association of Southern California, The Zen Center of Los Angeles, Nichiren Shoshu Myohoji ...
The Koyasan Buddhist Temple is located at 342 East First Street, Los Angeles California. The founder of Koyasan is Kukai a Shingon Buddhist. The temple is staffed by priest under the Mount Koya Japan headquarters.
- 342 E 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90012
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