Merry Christmas or Meri Kurisumasu in Japanese. It's the Kurisumasu Countdown in Japantown. Come on down to shop, eat, meet, and mingle from Dec 10-24! Take care of your shopping list at small businesses this holiday season.
Here's a list of places to go and things to do: the list
And here are some highlights from that list:
Friday, 12/17
Fukubukuro Gift Totes at Maiden Noir/DaDaDa Gallery
Twilight Noodle Slurp: Wing Luke Museum Food Tour (register in advance)
Monday, 12/20
Karaoke Karoling "Karaoling" and bar crawl at Itsumono
Saturday, 12/25
Tsukushinbo is open for dinner, reservations recommended
What our Japantown businesses have to offer:
Art Form: Frame shop
Bonfire Gallery: Art gallery
DaDaDa Gallery: Men's and Women's clothing and art
Drag & Drop: Graphic Design Studio
Fuji Sushi: Bentos, sushi and more
Itsumono: Innovative Japanese food with a Hawaii twist
KOBO at Higo: Gifts and art space
Maneki: Japanese comfort food
Panama Hotel Tea & Coffee: Coffee, tea and history
Pioneer Barber Company: Modern salon
Sairen: Hand made, design driven clothing and gifts
Trichome: Lifestyle shop for cannabis culture
Tsukushinbo: Secret Japanese restaurant and sushi bar
Zocalo Studios: Spike Mafford's working art studio and sometimes gallery
For Hours and Location, click here