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Little Tokyo

USA / California / Vernon /
 neighborhood, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic district, U.S. National Historic Landmark
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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 one of only three official Japan towns in the United States, all in California (the other two are in San Francisco and San Jose). Founded around the beginning of the 20th century, the area, sometimes called Lil' Tokyo, J-Town, 小東京 (Shō-tōkyō), is the cultural center for Japanese Americans in Southern California. It was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1995.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Tokyo,_Los_Angeles,_California
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Coordinates:   34°2'52"N   118°14'28"W

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  • "Sin_City_Cartel" (guest)
    an arcade here in little tokyo has street fighter 4 and innitial d ver. 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • matthewota
    This is my spiritual home. My grandparents lived here in the early 20th century.
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