Japan Center

The Japan Center is a shopping center in the neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It opened in March 1968 and was originally called the Japanese Cultural and Trade Center.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Commerce
  • Description: shopping mall in California, United States
  • Also known as: “Japan Center (San Francisco)” and “Japanese Cultural and Trade Center”
  • Address: CA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Fillmore and AMC Kabuki 8.

Theater building
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is a historic music venue in , . Built in 1912 and originally named the Majestic Hall, it became Auditorium in 1954. is situated 850 feet southwest of Japan Center.

Movie theater
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is a in the Japan Center complex in San Francisco's neighborhood. is situated 590 feet west of Japan Center.

Building
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The is a five-tiered concrete 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 , Japan on March 28, 1968.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Japantown and Fillmore District.

Neighborhood
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, also known historically as Japanese Town, is a neighborhood in the of , . comprises about six city blocks and is considered one of the largest and oldest ethnic enclaves in the United States.

Neighborhood
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The is a historical neighborhood in . Definitions vary, but it is generally treated as either a synonym or subneighborhood of the and is centered on the strip of south of Geary Boulevard to about McAllister or Fulton Street.

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A mostly residential area of , stretches west from downtown's area to Arguello Boulevard north of the Panhandle parkway.

Japan Center

Latitude
37.78515° or 37° 47′ 7″ north
Longitude
-122.43054° or 122° 25′ 50″ west
Elevation
144 feet (44 metres)
Open location code
849VQHP9+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 148544211
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q12060849
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Japan Center” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ジャパンセンター”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Japan Center West and i Fun.

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