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Little Tokyo


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #43 of 480 attractions in Los Angeles
Traveler Description: This Japanese neighborhood is a good place for eating and visiting gardens.
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Attraction type: Neighborhood
Activities: City walk sightseeing, Dining
Address: Downtown
Southeast of the Civic Center; bounded by 1st Los Angeles, CA

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4 of 5 stars
ben807   16 contributions
st. louis
Nov 3, 2009

Stumbled into Little Tokyo in a recent visit to LA and was very impressed. Not too much to see and do when we visited at night, but very well maintained area and some great restaurants. All and all, about 2 blocks worth of walking and a seemingly great place to pick up some Japanese food. more

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4 of 5 stars
operajester   1 contribution
operajester
Jun 16, 2009

I love to go to Little Tokyo to buy a kimono. Some of the shops sell anime merchandise, authentic Japanese products, and great food. Some of the shops sell overpriced junk and people in the stores can be very pushy to make you buy things you don't need or want. Be wary that this is a dilapidated neighborhood where a... more

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4 of 5 stars
motyc   1 contribution
phoenix
Dec 30, 2006
4
people found this review helpful

This place gave us lots of surprises. The grocery store in the Little Tokyo Mall (indoor) is big and has lots of different kind of traditional japanese goodies . The restuarants along the Little Tokyu Mall (the outdoor one) are terrific. The buildings around the Little Tokyu are very stylish and modern. If you want to go see the little... more

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5 of 5 stars
loveLA   13 contributions
Los Angeles, Ca
May 26, 2005
14
people found this review helpful

I go to Little Tokyo (in downtown L.A.) often, mainly for the Japanese food. There are many good Japanese restaurants. A favorite spot of mine is Japanese Village Plaza, an open-air mall built in Japanese style, complete with blue tiled roofs. Besides restaurants and shops, there is a very nice Japanese market at Japanese Village Plaza. The largest Japanese market... more

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3 of 5 stars
babysky   41 contributions
北海道
Dec 3, 2009

ツアー旅行で泊まったホテルがたまたまこの地区だったので、散策をることができました。日本語が書かれたTシャツなどアメリカ人... more

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5 of 5 stars
ajtnk   148 contributions
Minato, Japan
Oct 5, 2009

かつては世界最大の日本人街としてその名をとどろかせていたものの、日本人移民の減少と日系人の現地への同化、浸透による住人の... more

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Downtown, Southeast of the Civic Center; bounded by 1st, Los Angeles, CA