5 Places to visit near the Los Angeles Japanese Consulate

July 23rd, 2021   パスポート・ビザ 

These are some places to visit near Japanese Consulate in Los Angeles. All within walking distance.


① Angels Flight Railway

  • The world's shortest railroad (hard to find, but it's behind the consulate building)

Angels Flight Railway


② Grand Central Market

  • Food court (recommended: G&B Coffee, eggslut, La Tostaderia. They are at just off the Angel Flight train)

Grand Central Market

Grand Central Market

Grand Central Market


③ The Last Bookstore

  • There are many used books and art made from books.

The Last Bookstore

The Last Bookstore

The Last Bookstore


④ The Broad Art Museum

  • Free tickets (ticket registration required)

  • Walk-in tickets are available on the day of the event when available (ask the staff near the entrance for a ticket on the day of the event. Because of its popularity, online tickets are sold out for months in advance.

The Broad Art Museum

The Broad Art Museum

The Broad Art Museum

The Broad Art Museum

The Broad Art Museum


⑤ Walt Disney Concert Hall

  • Interesting design of the building.

  • Designed by Frank Gehry, Sound by Yasuhisa Toyoda.

The Broad Art Museum


There are a lot of homeless people in L.A. They basically don't do anything to you, but please be careful. Walk only during the daytime, and stay away from Skid Row and MacArthur Park, which have a high concentration of homeless people.


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Hi, great blog about LA. Does LA have a large Japanese population?

Hi Tonald, Good question.
On the internet, LA has around 110,000 Japanese people.
Arizona has 9,938 Japanese people.
LA has 10 times more Japanese than whole Arizona.
That's why they have many nice Japanese ramen restaurants!

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