Little Tokyo is one of the oldest ethnic enclaves that is still in existence in America. Known for being Los Angeles's cultural epicenter for the Japanese American population, the 4 acres currently designated as "Little Tokyo" have been a historical gem in the community.
This week Little Tokyo celebrates its 78th Annual Nisei Week. 6 years were lost due to Japanese internment camps during WWII. Begining 84 years ago, in 1934, to illuminate the streets of Little Tokyo at a time when American was going through the Great Depression, Nisei Week is a time to spread the rich cultural inheritance of the Japanese people through flower arrangements, traditional dance, music and much more whiles sheading light on the surrounding merchants and creating a cultural bridge with all that support it.
Check out Sustain Little Tokyo and help the communities effort to keep the 3 remaining pieces of land together.
Photography by Asha Moné
