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factual description on tokoyo in 100 to 120 words​

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Little Tokyo traces its beginnings to the 1880s, the era of a surge of immigration in the US. Of all the places in LA it’s one of the oldest and with a great ethnic vibe.

It is one of 3 official Japantowns in US.

Angelenos also call it Lil’ Tokyo or J-Town.

Almost 120 000 Japanese immigrated in US until the Exclusion Act of 1924.

Japanese immigrants were mostly renowned farmers and vegetable traders.

Little Tokyo’s population shrank due to the infamous WWII incarceration.

At some point of its history the area was known as Bronzeville, as African Americans started to populate the district.

At its peak, the district had roughly 30,000 Japanese American inhabitants.

It’s still an ethnic core for LA’s Japanese descendants.

Little Tokyo is quite small, in fact. The neighborhood occupies approximately 5 extensive blocks. Easy to cover it all in just an hour or two and tick it off from your Los Angeles bucket list.

LT is famous for LA’s best Japanese eateries and authentic stores.

The prominent California roll was created here.

Two oldest Japanese sweets businesses in LA are located in the area.

It is home to one of the best jazz clubs.

There are also a variety of temples: Jodo Shinshu, Jodo Shu, Shingon and Soto Zen Buddhist temples.

Little Tokyo neighborhood comprises East West Players, Aratani and other prominent Japanese theaters.

There are some public sculptures, artwork and a monument to Ellison S. Onizuka, the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space, is among them.