Japantown San Francisco

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Location: Geary Blvd. between Fillmore and Laguna St., San Francisco

Japantown, one of San Francisco’s many international neighborhoods, is home to more than 12,000 residents of Japanese descent. While the area was at its finest prior to World War II, visitors to the City by the Bay can still enjoy a number of interesting sights here. Not a large neighborhood, it should take just a few hours to take in all the attractions and make a few stops for shopping and dining.

Most make their way to Japantown to visit Japan Center, a five-acre complex of hotels, shops, theaters, sushi bars and restaurants located at Post and Buchanan Streets. You’ll recognize it by the five-tiered white pagoda which sits in the center of the complex. You can purchase everything here from silk kimonos to tea to beautiful Japanese arts and crafts. Be sure to taste the incredible seafood offered here, especially the chowder served in a delectable sourdough bread bowl!