I'm going to Little Tokyo tomorrow (Sunday). Have plans to do some shopping. Any suggestions on some shops and restaurants to check out? My interests include J Pop, Anime, and Video Games merchandise (specifically Final Fantasy). I was thinking of eating at the soba shop there called Daisuke, as I've heard good things about it.

Also, I heard parking can be a problem in Little Tokyo. Are there any good places to park?

Thanks

Nick Morera wrote:

I'm going to Little Tokyo tomorrow (Sunday). Have plans to do some shopping. Any suggestions on some shops and restaurants to check out? My interests include J Pop, Anime, and Video Games merchandise (specifically Final Fantasy). I was thinking of eating at the soba shop there called Daisuke, as I've heard good things about it. Also, I heard parking can be a problem in Little Tokyo. Are there any good places to park? Thanks

Obviously, there's a buncha restaurants in Little Tokyo, but the one I always go back to is Suehiro on 1st street. I always end up getting beef yakisoba and an order of gyoza... Yum. Hmm, haven't been to Daisuke yet. Maybe next week when the Nisei Week festivities start on August 7...

Since Asahiya closed, the bookstore to check out is Kinokuniya, though there's a number of little ones in and around LT that you should look at as well.

If you show up before 11-12, parking shouldn't be a problem, particularly when Nisei Week starts. It shouldn't be too bad tomorrow. Try one of the parking structures on 1st or 2nd streets, it's better than parking in that open lot on 2nd street with the sun beating down your car.

Good luck and have a great time. Let us know how things turn out.

You can go to Jungle and get some good anime stuff. It used to be Anime Jungle, but they changed their name to just "Jungle". There's another anime shop in the Japanese Village, but I've never been to it. I haven't been to Little Tokyo since December.
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Little Tokyo was great. It was my first time there. I went to Kinokuniya and spent a lot of money there on books and anime. And then I shopped around at Little Tokyo Plaza. I ended up eating at Oomasa in the Little Tokyo Plaza. It was pretty good sushi and sashimi. I still want to try Daisuke. Next time though.

Needless to say, I will be back many more times.

Nick Morera wrote:

Little Tokyo was great. It was my first time there. I went to Kinokuniya and spent a lot of money there on books and anime. And then I shopped around at Little Tokyo Plaza. I ended up eating at Oomasa in the Little Tokyo Plaza. It was pretty good sushi and sashimi. I still want to try Daisuke. Next time though.

Way cool! Glad to hear you had a great time!

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Needless to say, I will be back many more times.

Here's your chance: Nisei Week 2004 starts next Saturday...

How VERY lucky you are!! I've never been to Little Tokyo! Damn, I leave CA in about 3 weeks, moving to freakin' Missouri damn it. I don't think they have a Japanese broadcasting station there This just sucks, enjoy CA while you can!

Catch you later,
Id

Never been the little tokyo?? Where are you located at? Northern Cali?
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Haha, no way man, I live in Azusa, that's just half an hour from LA, I don't never got a driver's license so I have no way of getting there. Pretty dumb that too, I got my permit when I was 18 and never got the license, now I'm 20 and working to get a permit again. Heck, I'm supposed to be studying the damn book right now lol.

Catch you later,
Id

Dang.... Well if you need a lift, just holler at your So Cal buddies...
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http://jdorama.com/viewtopic_3926.htm&highlight=perform

Two years later, here we are again with the Southern California Brush Fires.


I hope all from Southern Cali and especially those on the forum are alright.
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yeh, Redlands is not very far from me, i hope it doesnt reach here.
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MixxDreamer wrote:

yeh, Redlands is not very far from me, i hope it doesnt reach here.

Hope you'll be okay too.

How far is the brush fire from where you're at?
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like 30min. to an hour.. depending on the traffic or side street lights. that day when it started, it was hell too, i was getting home from school and the 60 fwy wasnt even moving, people were like getting out in their car to see whats up, and the airy breeze smells like smoke
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Was the brush fire 2 years ago in the same proximity as the one now?
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i think 2 years ago was the worst but it wasnt near my area,

my uncle does though and he had to leave the house where his wife died and got buried in their backyard. i felt bad for him cuz he wanted to stay
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My feelings go out to your uncle. That must've been very hard especially given his situation.

This brush fire has just started, so I hope that it doesn't get as bad as the one 2 years ago was.
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thanks. i hope so too.. why is it always near here?

he suffered depression ever since then. and he cried when he saw the brush fire news recently, i didnt know what to say
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MixxDreamer wrote:

thanks. i hope so too.. why is it always near here?

Maybe because it's hotter in the south?
Not like I know, though.

MixxDreamer wrote:

he suffered depression ever since then. and he cried when he saw the brush fire news recently, i didnt know what to say

I don't think there is anything you could've said without being cliche.
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hehe you're right, plus redlands is full of mountains and dead trees, its a desert alright.
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