Little Tokyo, Los Angeles

Little Tokyo (also Sho- Tokyo, Lil ' Tokyo, Japan Town or J- Town) is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, with approximately 30,000 inhabitants ( 2006). It was created by the Immigration Act of 1924 and is the cultural center of the Japanese- population in Southern California. The historic district was established in 1995 designated as a National Historic Landmark.

Sights include the Japanese American National Museum ( with an exhibition on the history and culture of Japanese immigrants ), the Museum of Contemporary Art ( with a collection of paintings and sculptures by famous artists), the David Henry Hwang Theater and other traditional Japanese theater. The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center operates on the resulting resentment in the 20th century the two peoples.

The district is also a monument to the Japanese- astronaut Ellison Shoji Onizuka, who at the Challenger disaster was killed in 1986. The Go For Broke Monument commemorates the fallen in the Second World War, Americans of Japanese descent.

In the district there are numerous Japanese shops, sushi bars and Japanese gardens. The old houses from the founding period fit well into the cityscape of today. Important events during the Nisei Week, an annual festival of ethnic Japanese culture and history in August, the Grand Parade and the Tofu Festival.

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• District (Los Angeles )
• National Historic Landmark (California )
• Monument on the National Register of Historic Places (California )