Japantown
Japantown, also known historically as Japanese Town, is a neighborhood in the Western Addition district of San Francisco, California. Japantown comprises about six city blocks and is considered one of the largest and oldest ethnic enclaves in the United States.
Photo: Beland, Public domain.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in San Francisco
- Also known as: “Funayville”, “J Town”, “Japantown, J town”, “Japantown, San Francisco”, “Little Osaka”, “Nihonmachi”, “サンフランシスコ日本人街”, “ジャパンタウン (サンフランシスコ)”, “日本人街”, “日本街”, and “旧金山日本城”
Places of Interest
Highlights: The Fillmore and San Francisco Peace Pagoda.
AMC Kabuki 8
Movie theater
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fillmore District and Western Addition.
Japantown
- Categories: Japantown, neighborhood in San Francisco, and locality
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.78558° or 37° 47′ 8″ north
Longitude
-122.42981° or 122° 25′ 47″ west
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
849VQHPC+63
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Japantown” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Western Addition and Pac Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Japantown Peace Gallery and Buchanan Street.
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Worth a closer look: Golden Gate and Chinatown-North Beach.
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