8 spots within 60 miles of 92692
Mitsuwa Marketplace (Costa Mesa)
Costa Mesa
Japanese grocery anchor with a food court serving ramen (Santouka), bento, and matcha sweets, plus a bookstore and specialty shops. A hub for OC's Japanese community.
🗓️ Open daily 9am–9pm
Visit site →Tokyo Central (Costa Mesa)
Costa Mesa
Large Japanese grocery store (Marukai's retail brand) carrying a wide selection of Japanese products, prepared bento, sushi, and a hot buffet bar. Sister locations operate in Irvine and elsewhere.
🗓️ Open daily 8am–10pm
Visit site →Orange Coast Gakuen Japanese Language School
Huntington Beach · Weekend school
One of Orange County's oldest and largest Japanese weekend schools (founded 1975), offering preschool through high school classes in heritage and foreign-language tracks. Parent-run, with cultural events through the year.
🗓️ Sat classes ~9am–12:30pm (school year)
💵 Tuition-based; enrollment required
Visit site →Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple
Los Angeles
Jodo Shinshu (Shin Buddhist, Otani-ha) temple at 3rd and Central in Little Tokyo, with roots dating to 1904. Hosts services and community festivals such as Obon.
🗓️ Office ~10am–4:30pm daily; Sun services
Visit site →Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
Los Angeles · Museum
The leading museum of Japanese American history and the WWII incarceration experience, in Little Tokyo. Its Pavilion is undergoing a major renovation and reimagined core exhibition, reopening in late 2026.
🗓️ Main Pavilion closed through ~late 2026; off-site programs continue
💵 Pavilion closed for renovation
Visit site →Japanese Village Plaza
Los Angeles
Open-air pedestrian plaza in Little Tokyo with Japanese restaurants, mochi and taiyaki stands, bookstores, and gift shops. A central gathering spot for the neighborhood's Japanese American community.
🗓️ Open daily; shops generally ~11am–8pm
Visit site →Koyasan Buddhist Temple
Los Angeles
Shingon Buddhist temple (Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin) founded in 1912, one of the oldest Buddhist temples on the U.S. mainland, in the heart of Little Tokyo. A long-standing center of religious and cultural life.
🗓️ Most days ~10am–4pm (closed Thu)
Visit site →Fugetsu-Do
Los Angeles
Family-owned wagashi shop in Little Tokyo making mochi and manju since 1903, among the oldest Japanese American businesses in the country. Known for fresh handmade daifuku and seasonal sweets.
🗓️ Open daily ~8am–6pm
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