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The villa that forms the district's centerpiece was constructed from 1911 to 1914 by artisans and craftsmen from Japan for the German-American Adolph Leopold Bernheimer (1866-1944) and Eugene Elija Bernheimer (1865-1924) [noted as brothers to Charles L. Bernheimer] to house their collection of Japanese art and valuable items. Mainly acquired in ...
As of 2012, businesses found on this street include Japanese fast food (curry and ramen), two Japanese supermarkets, upscale sushi bars, a holistic and medical office, hair salons, neighborhood Japanese grocery stores, a Boba tea shop, anime shops, Japanese artisan stores, temples, and a few historic plant nurseries. In recent years, the ...
The Los Angeles location of Mitsuwa Marketplace in the Little Tokyo neighborhood closed in 2009. [3] In 2019, Torrance closed the location in Old Town Torrance and reopened within the Del Amo Fashion Center in February 2020. [ 4 ]
Marukai Corporation U.S.A. is an American offshoot chain of retail markets that imports and sells Japanese goods in American cities started by the Osaka, Japan-based Marukai Corporation (Japan) . Unlike other Japanese supermarkets, which may carry non-Japanese products based on local diversity, Marukai has Hawaiian products as a core focus in ...
Two wagashi (Japanese sweets) shops located in Little Tokyo are among the oldest food establishments in Los Angeles. Fugetsu-do, founded in 1903, [ 47 ] appears to be the oldest still-operating food establishment in the city and the first one to celebrate a centennial; its best-known offerings include mochi and manjū , and it claims to be an ...
Erewhon Market (/ ˈ ɛ r ɛ hw ɒ n / ERR-eh-hwon) is a California-based upscale grocery chain with ten locations, all in Los Angeles County, California, United States. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In June 2021, Erewhon became a Certified B Corporation , recognizing its commitment to social and environmental responsibility.
In 2006, Catalina Restaurant Group was bought by Japanese company Zensho Co., Ltd., which has operated Coco's Japan for many years. [ 8 ] In 2015 San Antonio, Texas -based Food Management Partners acquired Carlsbad, California -based Catalina Restaurant Group Inc., parent of the Coco's and Carrows concepts, from Zensho Co., Ltd. [ 9 ] See also ...
Noritoshi Kanai (金井紀年, [1] カナイ・ノリトシ) (February 25, 1923 – April 22, 2017) was a Japanese-born executive of the Los Angeles branch of the food importer, Mutual Trading Company. He has been credited with the idea of opening the first authentic sushi bar in the United States during the 1960s. [2]