Japantown, San Francisco

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Japantown, San Francisco is a historic Japanese-American neighborhood known for its cultural festivals, shops, restaurants, and the Japan Center complex.

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Japantown, San Francisco canonical 5
Japantown 3
Japantown Peace Plaza 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic enclave
neighborhood
tourist attraction
affectedBy World War II Japanese American incarceration
urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s
alsoKnownAs J-Town
Nihonmachi
architecturalFeature concrete Peace Pagoda tower
contains Japanese confectionery shops
Japanese cultural centers
Japanese supermarkets
Kinokuniya Bookstore (San Francisco)
New People building
country United States
cuisineSpecialty Japanese sweets
ramen
sushi
developedAsJapantownBy Japanese immigrants
ethnicCommunity Japanese American
governedBy City and County of San Francisco
growthPeriod early 20th century
hasCulturalRole preservation of Japanese American heritage
hasEvent Nihonmachi Street Fair
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Obon festival
linked to: Ullambana Festival
hasLandmark Buchanan Street pedestrian mall
Japan Center
Peace Pagoda
knownFor Japan Center complex
Japanese cultural festivals
Japanese restaurants
Japanese shops
Peace Pagoda
cherry blossom viewing
locatedIn California
San Francisco
Western Addition, San Francisco
linked to: Western Addition
near Civic Center, San Francisco
Fillmore District
oneOfFewRemainingJapantownsIn United States
oneOfThreeMajorJapantownsIn California
North America
partOf San Francisco Bay Area
PeacePagodaDesignedBy Yoshirō Taniguchi NERFINISHED
PeacePagodaGiftFrom Osaka ONNED1
sisterCityConnection Osaka NERFINISHED
streetGridCenteredOn Geary Boulevard NERFINISHED
Post Street NERFINISHED
tourismCategory cultural tourism destination

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Bush Street connectsNeighborhood Japantown, San Francisco
Cherry Blossom Festival (San Francisco) locatedIn Japantown, San Francisco
Cherry Blossom Festival (San Francisco) associatedWith San Francisco Japantown community
linked to: Japantown, San Francisco
Western Addition adjacentTo Japantown
linked to: Japantown, San Francisco
Western Addition hasNotableLandmarkNearby Japantown Peace Plaza
linked to: Japantown, San Francisco
Lower Pacific Heights adjacentTo Japantown
linked to: Japantown, San Francisco
Fillmore Street passesThrough Japantown
linked to: Japantown, San Francisco
Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco locatedWestOf Japantown, San Francisco
Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco locatedNear Japantown, San Francisco
Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco adjacentTo Japantown, San Francisco