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结合’s history is plainly written in its neighborhood businesses. 有些人在 最古老的持续经营机构 在城市里. Soko硬件 自1925年以来一直存在. Phil Ashizawa represents the third generation of his family to run the store.

最初, Soko was focused on serving the local residents; but, 正如菲尔解释的那样, 多年来, there was increasing tourism in the area and an interest in the 日本 文化.” The store began to expand its inventory to include the items that stoked visitors’ curiosity, like 日本 woodworking tools 和传统al kitchen utensils. Phil continues to source these items, despite a growing scarcity. “即使在日本，传统的东西也越来越难找到了.”

Restauranteur Masao Kuribara represents the fourth generation to run his family business, Hinodeya. 不像菲尔, 谁在贝博体彩app的日本城出生长大, 正雄在东京出生和长大. 他是怎么找到去海湾边城市的路的?

“贝博体彩app是一座创新之城,他说, which made it the perfect proving ground for Hinodeya’s unique dashi ramen on the other side of the Pacific. Masao credits San Franciscans—“people who have [a] sense of the diverse”—for his success. “I took up the challenge, and I opened the first dashi ramen restaurant in the United States.”

亚洲流行文化, 尤其是韩国和日本, 以前所未有的方式在美国庆祝. 电视节目和音乐表演打破了语言障碍. 动漫和漫画不再被认为是书呆子或小众. There’s a hunger for products and styles from that part of the world, and the Japan Center Mall is the best place in San Francisco to find them.

“I’m really, really excited with the resurgence of the Mall,杰里米说。. 吸引年轻的人群, the shops and restaurants inside have given a new spark to this old anchor of the neighborhood.

Step outside the Mall’s doors and you’ll find yourself in the 结合 Peace Plaza. This public space has been the center of neighborhood celebrations, including the 北加州樱花节 以及二本町街头集市.

“A lot of the older 日本 population that used to live here have moved out,” notes Phil. 然而，他并不担心人口结构的变化.

“I think the restaurant scene here definitely attracts a lot of young people,” he adds. “我很欣赏这种混合.”