Sawtelle Japantown Celebration is back! february 16-25, 2024
THE WAIT IS OVER!
Sawtelle Japantown celebrates its 9th anniversary on February 25, 2024. The Celebration begins Friday, February 16, and runs through Sunday, February 25. SJC 2024 is back with a mix of favorite merchants and new ones that we hope you will like.
SJC 2024 JAPANTOWN LECTURES
Saturday, February 17, 1:30-3 pm
LAFD Station #59 Training Facility Community Room, 2117 Butler Ave @ Mississippi Avenue
Unpublished research will be presented. No filming or recording will be allowed.
(*There will be a special GIveaway after the presentations.)
"Japantowns: Before and After Internment"
UCLA Research Professor Paul Ong
Director, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
With Naya Lee, Anne Yoon, Abigail Jimenez Gonzalez, Bryzen
Morales, Brianna Soriano, Daming Lu, and Chhandara Pech
Presentation of the Japantown project on Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Francisco in collaboration with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.
"Founding a Japantown: Historical Analysis of Zoning and Redlining in Sawtelle"
A Group Collaboration by UCLA Graduate Students Aliya Glatt, Xinyuan Li, Leo Wing and Haiyi Zheng
Presented by Aliya Glatt and Leo Wing
The presentation will be an overview of historic spatial designations of the Sawtelle neighborhood and its effects on the economic, political, and demographic development of the area.
SPIN GIVEAWAYS are back!
Saturday, February 24 at Nijiya Market Sawtelle 2130 Sawtelle Blvd, 11 am
Sunday, February 25 at Marukai West Los Angeles 12121 Pico Blvd @ Bundy Drive, 11 am
YOU MUST PRESENT A RECEIPT DATED FEB 16-25 FOR A MINIMUM $10 PURCHASE THAT SUPPORTS A SJC 2024 MERCHANT OR COMMUNITY FRIEND. ONE SPIN PER PERSON. ONLY WHILE GIVEAWAYS LAST!
Sunday, February 25, 10 AM - 12 NOON
BEARD PAPA'S SAWTELLE, 2130 Sawtelle Blvd.
The Mini Cream Puff Giveaway is back! Limit one per person per flyer.
Sunday, February 25, 12 NOON - 8 PM
CINEFILE VIDEO, 11280 Santa Monica Blvd.
Japanese films will be shown.
Please be sure to thank the SJC 2024 merchants you visit for their support of Sawtelle Japantown Celebration.
Our Logo
JANE SHIBATA - Local Girl Makes Good
Sawtelle Japantown born and raised local--Jane Shibata--worked with SJC to create the logo. Jane Shibata is a part-time faculty member in the art department at Santa Monica College and runs a design business specializing in the lettering arts. She is also accomplished in Sumi-e, watercolor and colored pencil art. Jane is a fine artist and dabbles in the book arts.
THIS SECTION WILL BE UPDATED SOON!
Asahi Beverages America, Inc. (Juroku Cha)
Bowlero Mar Vista
12125 Venice Blvd MAR VISTA
(310) 391-5288
Sunday 11 am - 2 pm
Monday & Tuesday 4 pm - 12 am
GOLFTEC West L.A.
3130 South Sepulveda Blvd PALMS
(310) 736-4201
Monday 9 am to 6 pm
Tuesday - Friday 9 am to 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday 8 am to 5 pm
Loops Hair Salon
2130 Sawtelle Blvd, 2nd FL SAWTELLE
(310) 231-8999
Daily 9 am to 7 pm
https://www.loopshairstudio.com/en-loops/en-about.html
M.A.S.
Movement is medicine.
Move better. Feel better.
20 years of experience - DPT - MS Exercise Science/Performance -
Certified Pilates Instructor - Certified Level Snow Board Instructor -
Movement Links Certified Specialist
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (626) 366-6441
2640 Whitney Drive ALHAMBRA
https://www.masperformancephysio.com/about
Rita's Ice Custard Happiness
NEW LOCATION
11134 Palms Blvd @ Sepulveda Blvd PALMS
(310) 445-3939
Daily 12 pm to 10 pm
*Certified Kosher
It started in the summer of 1984...
San Gabriel Nursery & Florist
632 South San Gabriel Blvd (north of Mission Road) SAN GABRIEL
(626) 286-3783 or 286-0787
Daily 9 am to 5 pm
(Call ahead on rainy days.)
San Gabriel Nursery & Florist is one of Southern California's largest and most complete garden centers. We have been family-owned and operated since the nursery was founded in 1923. Our many years of experience include extensive knowledge about the plants, climate and growing conditions conducive to Southern California...
Tak's Coffee Shop
3870 #101 South Crenshaw Blvd (between Coliseum & W. 39th Street)
CRENSHAW SQUARE
(323) 295-0195
Tuesday - Sunday 6:30 am to 2 pm (last order 1:15 pm)
Of Carhops & Cafeterias 'To Live and Dine in L.A.' Paul Mejia (NEWSWEEK July 20, 2015) ...one can see a curious smattering of breakfast selections at Tak's Coffee Shop; alongside the all-American patty melt, the café serves up the likes of Tommy's moco loco, oyako donburi and steak ranchero. It's entirely representative of its surrounding Inglewood, which was at first a hub for Japanese-Americans after World War II and evolved into a predominantly Latino and African-American neighborhood. Tak's chef Chino Bravo started as a dishwasher at another former beloved restaurant in the area, the Holiday Bowl, and learned to cook Japanese and Chinese fare from its chef while learning English. When the Bowl shuttered in 2000, Bravo scooped up those traditional recipes and took them to Tak's, splicing the menu with breakfast staples from his native Mexico to create a fusion as richly mixed-up as L.A.'s populace.
"Breakfast at Tak's" by Tadashi Nakamura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVIjRjwmXh0
https://www.laweekly.com/loco-moco-at-taks-coffee-shop/
https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/where-to-find-remnants-of-crenshaws-japanese-american-history
https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/episodes/from-little-tokyo-to-crenshaw
Kim's Restaurant
3860 #105 S. Crenshaw Blvd (between Coliseum & W. 39th Street) CRENSHAW SQUARE
(323) 294-6677
Tuesday - Saturday 11 am to 9 pm
Sunday 11 am to 8 pm
Closed Sunday & Holidays
* NEARLY 60 YEARS IN CRENSHAW SQUARE *
Zojirushi America Corporation
Zooies Cookies
9815 National Blvd (in the Chevron station) CHEVIOT HILLS
(310) 820-8282
Open 24/7
At Zooies, we're bringing deliciously crafted desserts to the masses. Made fresh every day with high-quality ingredients, our cookies are filling the stomachs and hearts of our Los Angeles community. First and foremost, health is important to us. That's why we use cage-free eggs and hormone-free butter in our cookies and we make sure to leave out the shortening and preservatives. We want our friends on special diets to feel accommodated here, too, so we have vegan, diabetic, paleo and gluten-free options available daily.
A Heartfelt Thank You to Our SJC 2024 Community Friends
Special Recognition for 2024 Special Community Friends
* SJC IS INDEBTED TO CARLOS, JENNIFER, RAFAEL & DIAMOND AT STAPLES FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM IN GETTING THE PRINT JOBS DONE IN A 'TIMELY' MANNER!
Staples
https://stores.staples.com/ca/west-los-angeles/2052-bundy-drive
* Thank You, Carlos, Jennifer, Rafael and Diamond!
Nora Sterry Elementary School
https://norasterryes.lausd.org/?cfredir=1
Nijiya Market
Marukai West Los Angeles
https://marukai.com/pages/west-los-angeles
Mitsuwa Marketplace-Santa Monica
Skid Row-kyo Mission (Little Tokyo Dance Club)
WLA Holiness Church
ZojirushI America Corporation
Asahi Beverages America, Inc. (Juroku Cha)
https://www.jurokucha-usa.com/
Bowlero Mar Vista
https://www.bowlero.com/location/bowlero-mar-vista
Bunkado
https://www.bunkadoonline.com/
CoCo ICHIBANYA
https://ichibanyausa.com/sawtelle/
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
11913 Olympic Blvd @ Bundy
(310) 914-9564
https://www.coffeebean.com/stores/ca/los-angeles/11913-w-olympic-blvd
Cravings Mediterranean & Persian Cafe
Fosselman's Ice Cream Company
https://www.fosselmans.com/menu.html
Fugetsu-Do
Girl Scout Troop 8145 of Greater LA
Girl Scout Troop 70653 of Greater LA
https://www.girlscoutstoday.org/en/get-involved/join/find-a-troop.html
Go For Broke-National Education Center
GOLFTEC West LA
https://www.golftec.com/golf-lessons/los-angeles/west-la
IHOP
JANM Japanese American National Museum
JFC International, Inc.
LAFD Station #59
https://www.lafd.org/fire-stations/station-59
Little Tokyo Community Council
Loops Hair Studio
https://www.loopshairstudio.com/en-loops/en-about.html
Marugame Udon Sawtelle
https://www.marugameudon.com/locations/sawtelle/
Randy's Donuts
829 Wilshire Blvd SANTA MONICA
(424) 231-7231
https://randysdonuts.com/locations/#santamonica
Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.