Beginnings of Japantown in the Western Addition
Beginnings of Japantown in the Western Addition is in San Francisco, Bay Area, California. Beginnings of Japantown in the Western Addition is situated nearby to Buchanan Street, as well as near the community center Kimochi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Fillmore and AMC Kabuki 8.
The Fillmore
Theater building
The Fillmore is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California. Built in 1912 and originally named the Majestic Hall, it became the Fillmore Auditorium in 1954. The Fillmore is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Beginnings of Japantown in the Western Addition.
AMC Kabuki 8
Movie theater
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
AMC Kabuki 8 is a movie theater in the Japan Center complex in San Francisco's Japantown neighborhood. AMC Kabuki 8 is situated 870 feet west of Beginnings of Japantown in the Western Addition.
San Francisco Peace Pagoda
Building
Photo: Jaredzimmerman (WMF), CC BY 3.0.
The San Francisco Peace Pagoda is a five-tiered concrete stupa between Post and Geary Streets at Buchanan in San Francisco's Nihonmachi. The Pagoda, located in the southwestern corner of Peace Plaza between the Japan Center Mall and Nihonmachi Mall, was constructed in the 1960s and presented to San Francisco by its sister city Osaka, Japan on March 28, 1968.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Japantown and Fillmore District.
Japantown
Neighborhood
Photo: Beland, Public domain.
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.
Fillmore District
Neighborhood
The Fillmore District is a historical neighborhood in San Francisco. Definitions vary, but it is generally treated as either a synonym or subneighborhood of the Western Addition and is centered on the strip of Fillmore Street south of Geary Boulevard to about McAllister or Fulton Street.
Western Addition
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A mostly residential area of San Francisco, Western Addition stretches west from downtown's Civic Center area to Arguello Boulevard north of the Panhandle parkway.
Beginnings of Japantown in the Western Addition
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- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.78587° or 37° 47′ 9″ northLongitude
-122.42974° or 122° 25′ 47″ westOpen location code
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In Other Languages
“Beginnings of Japantown in the Western Addition” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ウェスターン・アディションでの日本町のはじまり”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buchanan Street and Kimochi.
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