Japan Center (San Francisco)
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The Japan Center is a shopping center in the Japantown neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It opened in March 1968 and was originally called the Japanese Cultural and Trade Center.[1] It is composed of three malls: the Kinokuniya Mall, Kintetsu Mall, and Miyako Mall. Anchor tenants include Books Kinokuniya and Sundance Kabuki Cinema.[2]
The architecture of the site, created by Minoru Yamasaki,[3] has been described as "Brutalist slabwork."[4]
San Francisco's Peace Pagoda is on the Japan Center site.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Western Addition A-1, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, retrieved 2011-12-29
- ^ Japantown history, Japan Center Garage Corp., retrieved 2011-12-29
- ^ a b Japan Center Review, Fodor's, retrieved 2011-12-29
- ^ Gregory Dicum (November 4, 2007), Despite Malls, a Vital Culture, The New York Times, retrieved 2011-12-31
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Coordinates: 37°47′06″N 122°25′48″W / 37.785°N 122.430°W
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