Little Tokyo, Los Angeles

Little Tokyo, also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnically Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles and the heart of the largest Japanese-American population in North America. It is the largest and most populous of only three official Japantowns in the United States, all of which are in California. Founded around the beginning of the 20…
Little Tokyo, also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnically Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles and the heart of the largest Japanese-American population in North America. It is the largest and most populous of only three official Japantowns in the United States, all of which are in California. Founded around the beginning of the 20th century, the area, sometimes called Lil' Tokyo, J-Town, Shō-Tōkyō, is the cultural center for Japanese Americans in Southern California. It was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1995.
  • Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
  • Built: 1942
  • Architect: Edgar Cline, Et al.
  • Designated NHLD: June 12, 1995
  • NRHP reference No.: 86001479
  • Added to NRHP: August 22, 1986

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