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Little Tokyo

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Overview

Little Tokyo originated in 1886 when Charles Kame, an ex-seaman from Japan, opened a Japanese restaurant at 340 East First Street. By the turn of the century, a small Japanese immigrant community was already established around First and San Pedro Streets in Downtown Los Angeles. The area became known as Little Tokyo after the arrival of 2000 Japanese immigrants, recruited in northern California by Henry Huntington to lay tracks for the Pacific Electric Railway in 1903. The inhabitants were later joined by thousands more from San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake.

Little Tokyo, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, currently comprises 67 acres designated by the City of Los Angeles as the Little Tokyo Redevelopment Project. It serves as an international center for tourists while maintaining the intimate feel of a small town with places to shop, eat and live. Little Tokyo has been described as a “good place to eat, shop, and visit gardens.”

Contact

213-620-0734
354 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Distance from the Los Angeles Convention Center:

1.8 Miles

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