Japan Center Mall Review

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Japan Center Mall

  • Address: Buchanan St. between Post and Sutter Sts., Japantown, San Francisco, CA | Map It
  • Phone: No phone

Fodor's Review:

The buildings lining this open-air mall are of the shoji school of architecture. The mall's many good restaurants draw a lively crowd of nearby workers for lunch, but the atmosphere remains weirdly hushed. The shops are geared more toward locals—travel agencies, electronics shops—but there are some fun Japanese goods stores. You can have a seat on local artist Ruth Asawa's twin origami-style fountains, which sit in the middle of the mall; they're squat circular structures made of fieldstone, with three levels for sitting and a brick floor.

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