Japantown (CA 94115), San Francisco: Photos, Reviews & Location

At a glance

#87 of 134 Tourist attractions in San Francisco

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.57

0.8 km from the center of San Francisco

Rating breakdown

5 ★68%
4 ★25%
3 ★4%
2 ★0%
1 ★4%

San Francisco, CA 94115, United States

sfjapantown.org

Quick facts

What is the rating of Japantown?: Japantown is rated 4.5 out of 5 based on 28 reviews.
How does Japantown rank in San Francisco?: Japantown is #87 of 134 Tourist attractions in San Francisco by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Japantown located?: San Francisco, CA 94115, United States — 0.8 km from the center of San Francisco.
How can I contact Japantown?: Website: sfjapantown.org

A campaign in tandem with Sequoia satanic tower to make obnoxious noise and behavior towards us at 1530 Post. Feels very racist, as i have lived here 40 years, and nothing but a decent person giving goodness and ready to help. Now I'm an enemy because I don't worship communism or their orange trump god‽ They use drivers of all kinds of industry to pose during legitimate jobs and, then race their loud cars, trucks and motorcycles past our place. Using Post Street in obvious obnoxiousness when they were and should use main streets adjacent to this area. Only a government supervisor who supports and is also behind this would allow such a thing and pretend it's normal. A private investigator is now the only solution. A tort lawsuit that exposes this and names the perpetrators.

Ryan Jamon 2023 Sep 13

Great place for anime fans

Justine Fraser 2023 May 03

Went for the Cherry Blossom Festival with my sister during my visit to SF. Loved the area and the mall. Was busy during the festival but it was fun to see everyone in cosplay. Shops were super cute and full of fun finds.

LC Cheers 2022 Nov 21

JapanTown also known as J-Town is the best place to be for authentic Japanese foods such as ramens, sushi and even cute desserts!! Not to mention where numerous cherry blossom trees (Sakura ) are grown just next to the tower. Japanese festivals also take place at this location during various times of the year.

Phil “Fox” Watson 2022 Oct 29

So glad I stayed near here for a work trip. It was awesome to just walk down here and get lunch at the various restaurants. I haven’t yet been to Japan but it was really easy to imagine you are there from any of the restaurants or shops here. I was even able to find vintage tanuki ceramic figurines that I can never find elsewhere. Only thing that would make it better would be an injection of some money and/or a refresh on the area. You can tell it hasn’t gotten much development love in a while.

Chia-chen Lehahn 2022 Mar 29

Many shops and restaurants. It is a nice experience to stroll through the mall.

Iori Hanai 2022 Jan 25

You can feel the history of Japanese immigrants for over 100 years.
It's nostalgic and very interesting.
There are supermarkets where you can buy Japanese ingredients, DAISO and various restaurants, so you can play all day long.

B. Li 2022 Jan 20

An ideal stop for anyone visiting SF or just looking for Japanese goods or foods.

The shopping center has a wide variety of Japanese goods, ranging from manga, display katanas, wagashi, kimonos, Heian-inspired art, books, etc. Every year, there's a Japantown Festival that hosts music performances, local artist galleries, and specialty food stalls. To be frank, the majority of the artist galleries will be anime related, so be mindful if you're looking for a reprint of the Great Wave or something similar.

Outside of the center in the short narrow street above is somewhat overlooked, but I'd recommend taking a closer look. Hinodeya is a well-known ramenya that specializes in chicken paitan broth and also has a delicious vegan ramen broth. There's home goods for anyone looking for a teapot or rice bowl. There's also a wagashi store at the intersection to Sutter that's well-regarded.

Take your time here, there's lots of food to try and things to see if you come at the right time.