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재팬타운 로스앤젤레스

리틀 도쿄 역사 지구

작성 및 분석 Ryusei Hosono • • 업데이트됨: 2024년 7월 3일
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A quiet evening scene at the Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Red and white paper lanterns strung across the walkway glow against the dark sky, their round faces marked with Japanese characters like 祭 (matsuri, festival) and 福 (fuku, good fortune). Below them stretches an empty pedestrian street paved in brick, lined with warmly lit shops. On the left, an ice cream and coffee shop advertises boba, smoothies, and slush in its window display, with a black wrought iron bench out front. A tall streetlamp and a leafy tree rise along the walkway, and a large decorative rock sits in a circular stone planter near the center. One tree is draped with countless small paper tags tied to its branches, the kind of wish papers hung during festival season. The lanterns and storefront lights carry the atmosphere even though the plaza itself is deserted.

A quiet evening scene at the Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Red and white paper lanterns strung across the walkway glow against the dark sky, their round faces marked with Japanese characters like 祭 (matsuri, festival) and 福 (fuku, good fortune). Below them stretches an empty pedestrian street paved in brick, lined with warmly lit shops. On the left, an ice cream and coffee shop advertises boba, smoothies, and slush in its window display, with a black wrought iron bench out front. A tall streetlamp and a leafy tree rise along the walkway, and a large decorative rock sits in a circular stone planter near the center. One tree is draped with countless small paper tags tied to its branches, the kind of wish papers hung during festival season. The lanterns and storefront lights carry the atmosphere even though the plaza itself is deserted.


이미지에 보이는 텍스트

ttle Tok
ean & Yogurt

ICE CREAM
BOBA
SMOOTHIES
SLUSH
COFFEE & TEA

祭
福
祭
福
祭
福

재팬타운 로스앤젤레스 사진: Ryusei Hosono / RyuKoch

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    TL;DR

    로스앤젤레스의 리틀 도쿄는 미국에서 가장 큰 재팬타운으로, 다운타운과 차이나타운 사이에 있어서 접근성도 좋아요. 일본 음식을 맛있고 저렴하게 즐기기 최고인 곳이고, 니지야 마켓 같은 일본 슈퍼마켓도 있어서 진짜 일본 제품들을 폭넓게 살 수 있어요. 일본 문화 좋아하는 사람이라면 무조건 들러야 할 필수 코스입니다.

    JapanTown은 Little Tokyo라고도 불리며, 로스앤젤레스의 다운타운과 차이나타운 사이의 중심부에 위치하고 있어 매우 쉽게 접근할 수 있습니다. 로스앤젤레스의 JapanTown은 미국 내 공식적으로 지정된 세 곳의 JapanTown 중 가장 큰 곳입니다. 이들은 모두 캘리포니아의 서해안에 위치해 있습니다. 저희는 샌프란시스코와 산호세의 다른 JapanTown도 방문했고, 각각에 대한 글도 작성했습니다.

    JapanTown LA의 레스토랑

    맛있고 비교적 저렴하게 일본 음식을 먹고 싶으신가요? 그렇다면 로스앤젤레스의 JapanTown이 바로 그곳입니다. 정말 다양한 종류의 레스토랑이 모여 있는 Little Tokyo에는 볼거리와 먹거리가 풍부합니다. 여러분께 소개하기 위해 여러 레스토랑을 직접 방문하여 자세한 후기를 작성했습니다.

    JapanTown 로스앤젤레스에서 무엇을 먹을 수 있을까요?

    JapanTown Restaurants in LA

    The photo shows the storefront of Shabu-Shabu House at night in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. A bright backlit sign with a red square logo and bold white lettering runs across the top of the facade, and a string of red and white paper lanterns hangs under the eaves to the right. In front, a crowd of about ten people waits to get in: some stand in a loose line near the glass door, while others sit on benches along the wall, one man craning his neck up at the trees overhead. Through the wide windows, diners are visible at the counter inside, and warm light spills out onto the street. The scene captures a popular restaurant in its element, with a full house inside and a patient line outside after dark.

    The photo shows the storefront of Shabu-Shabu House at night in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. A bright backlit sign with a red square logo and bold white lettering runs across the top of the facade, and a string of red and white paper lanterns hangs under the eaves to the right. In front, a crowd of about ten people waits to get in: some stand in a loose line near the glass door, while others sit on benches along the wall, one man craning his neck up at the trees overhead. Through the wide windows, diners are visible at the counter inside, and warm light spills out onto the street. The scene captures a popular restaurant in its element, with a full house inside and a patient line outside after dark.


    이미지에 보이는 텍스트

    SHABU-SHABU HOUSE
    127

    LA JapanTown 레스토랑

    아래에 저희가 직접 방문한 레스토랑 후기들이 몇 가지 정리되어 있습니다. 대부분의 레스토랑이 정말 매우 맛있었으며 강력 추천합니다!

    일본식 슈퍼마켓

    Nijiya Market in Los Angeles

    The Nijiya Market storefront on a sunny day in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The Japanese grocery store has a blue sign above its entrance, set under a dark tiled roof supported by black and white columns. Shoppers and visitors fill the plaza in front: a woman in a denim shirt walks past in the foreground, a mother stands with a small child on the left, and several people sit at outdoor tables along the storefront. A cream patio umbrella printed with red cherry blossoms shades the top of the frame, and a leafy tree grows along the right side of the shop.

    The Nijiya Market storefront on a sunny day in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The Japanese grocery store has a blue sign above its entrance, set under a dark tiled roof supported by black and white columns. Shoppers and visitors fill the plaza in front: a woman in a denim shirt walks past in the foreground, a mother stands with a small child on the left, and several people sit at outdoor tables along the storefront. A cream patio umbrella printed with red cherry blossoms shades the top of the frame, and a leafy tree grows along the right side of the shop.


    이미지에 보이는 텍스트

    JAPANESE
    GROCERY
    NIJIYA MARKET
    SUSHI
    & D
    Econo Pak
    24
    YAMAHA

    Nijiya Market in Los Angeles

    단순히 일본 음식을 먹는 것만이 목적이신가요? 걱정 마세요, 일본 슈퍼마켓과 다양한 머천다이즈 샵도 있습니다. 여기서는 일본산 채소 , 과일 , 생선 / 고기, 벤토 , 샌드위치 , 음료, 과자 등 정말 다양한 것을 살 수 있습니다! 일본 문화 팬들에게는 진정한 천국이죠. 저 역시 일본의 슈퍼마켓을 잘 아는 입장에서, Little Tokyo LA의 슈퍼마켓은 정말 매우 정통적이며 "진짜" 일본 제품을 다양하게 판매하고 있다는 점을 보장할 수 있습니다. 솔직히 이렇게까지 품목이 다양한 것은 해외에서는 본 적이 없어 매우 놀랐습니다.

    우리가 로스앤젤레스에서 구입한 일본 제품

    A twelve-photo collage shows off a Japanese supermarket haul, with each shot featuring a hand holding one item against the same backdrop of sandy beach, scattered rocks, and ocean waves. The top row covers drinks: a bottle of Coca-Cola Clear Lime, a tall blue-and-white bottle of Calpis Water, and a peach-flavored Calpis Soda, plus a plastic-wrapped onigiri rice ball held inside a car. The middle row mixes snacks and lighter food: a cup of sliced white peach, two wrapped mochi sweets (one white, one dark), a clear container with a sushi roll, cucumber salad, and cherry tomato, and an iced latte in a domed plastic cup. The bottom row is the heartier stuff: wooden trays holding yakisoba noodles and simmered vegetables, a black bento box with minced meat over rice, greens, and a halved boiled egg, and a divided bowl of fried rice with gyoza.

    A twelve-photo collage shows off a Japanese supermarket haul, with each shot featuring a hand holding one item against the same backdrop of sandy beach, scattered rocks, and ocean waves.

    The top row covers drinks: a bottle of Coca-Cola Clear Lime, a tall blue-and-white bottle of Calpis Water, and a peach-flavored Calpis Soda, plus a plastic-wrapped onigiri rice ball held inside a car. The middle row mixes snacks and lighter food: a cup of sliced white peach, two wrapped mochi sweets (one white, one dark), a clear container with a sushi roll, cucumber salad, and cherry tomato, and an iced latte in a domed plastic cup. The bottom row is the heartier stuff: wooden trays holding yakisoba noodles and simmered vegetables, a black bento box with minced meat over rice, greens, and a halved boiled egg, and a divided bowl of fried rice with gyoza.


    이미지에 보이는 텍스트

    Coca-Cola
    CLEAR LIME
    ラムネ
    CALPIS SOWA
    完熟白桃
    期間限定
    白桃みるく
    赤福

    우리가 로스앤젤레스에서 구입한 일본 제품

    결론

    JapanTown Los Angeles 결론

    A young man in a maroon t-shirt stands at a restaurant window at night in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, studying the display. Behind the glass, plastic food models show what the kitchen serves: a steaming-looking bowl of ramen with chopsticks resting on it, a plate of noodles, and sake bottles, with small menu cards propped among them. Colorful neon tubes glow across the top of the window and reflect on the glass. On the sidewalk beside him, a sandwich board advertises boba tea to go, and a red awning runs along the storefront, giving the whole scene the feel of an evening stroll through the neighborhood deciding where to eat.

    A young man in a maroon t-shirt stands at a restaurant window at night in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, studying the display. Behind the glass, plastic food models show what the kitchen serves: a steaming-looking bowl of ramen with chopsticks resting on it, a plate of noodles, and sake bottles, with small menu cards propped among them. Colorful neon tubes glow across the top of the window and reflect on the glass. On the sidewalk beside him, a sandwich board advertises boba tea to go, and a red awning runs along the storefront, giving the whole scene the feel of an evening stroll through the neighborhood deciding where to eat.


    이미지에 보이는 텍스트

    BOBA TEA to GO
    GREAT TASTING & AFFORDABLE WITH FAST SERVICE

    JapanTown Los Angeles 결론

    솔직히 말해서, 로스앤젤레스의 JapanTown에 매우 놀랐습니다. 하루 종일 여유롭게 시간을 보낼 수 있어요. 아침에는 30분~1시간 정도 둘러보고, 점심 식사 후에는 카페나 버블티 가게에서 잠시 쉬고, 다시 몇 시간 정도 이곳저곳을 산책하면서 슈퍼마켓도 구경하고, 머천다이즈도 구입하고, 저녁에는 다시 일본 음식을 즐기는 식이죠.

    그래서 저희도 강력 추천드립니다! 미국에서 일본을 경험하고 싶으신 분께 JapanTown 로스앤젤레스는 꼭 한 번 들러보시길 권합니다. 비교적 정통적인 체험을 할 수 있습니다.

    여기까지 읽어주셔서 정말 감사합니다. 별점 평가해주시면 감사하겠습니다. 좋은 하루 되세요!

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