The Kinokuniya Book Store - My Favorite Store In Japantown, San Francisco

From where we were staying, Japantown was not too far away from us.

Japantown, a courtyard plaza in S.F.

But we did not visit this place until the last day before moving to another hotel downtown.

Japantown, San Francisco

The travel brochures we read in SF did not specifically recommend Japantown as a place to visit therefore we left it to the last on our list.

It is a nice venue with a spacious square and places to sit and enjoy a picnic lunch if one chooses to do so.

Japan Centre, Japan Town, San Francisco

Or if one prefers to stay indoor, there is a good size shopping centre devoted to all things of Japanese.













There are a number of eateries such as sushi and Japanese restaurants,cafes, bakery and ice cream shops in the mall.

Because we went on a Saturday, it was a busy place, packed with many people.

A musical performance at the Japanese mall

We had to wait in line and put our name down on a waiting list on one of the restaurants so that we could get a seat inside.

While waiting for our turn, we browsed and visited some of the speciality stores.

We browsed in the gallery.

We looked at the booths set up in the big hall.

They were selling various arts and crafts, drawings and gift items.

I saw some beautiful hair pins and accessories perfect for my style.

There were lots of shoppers looking and shopping for gifts on their lists.











My favourites were the ceramic flower pots in the flower shop.














My most favourite store in the Japanese mall was the Kinokuniya book store!

This book store was more than just selling books.











There were a lot of interesting items on display.

Sushi Socks at the book store

I liked the display on sushi socks!
These socks were colourful, rolled and displayed just like the sushi dishes they serve at the Japanese restaurant.

Without looking at these sushi socks carefully, one might have taken some and eaten them instead of wearing them.

Sushi socks, how neat was that!

















We enjoyed a nice Japanese lunch at the busy restaurant.

While I enjoyed some shopping, S. was the happiest when enjoying some good food.

 Peace Pagoda, Japantown, S.F. USA

After lunch, we went back and checked out of the bed and breakfast inn where we stayed for a week and checked into a hotel on Grant Street, downtown.




R.T.
Japan Town
San Francisco
USA