JAPAN IN THE SOUTH BAY/PENINSULA
Feeling nostalgic about Japan? Luckily, we live in a place where there are Japanese things all around us! Whether it’s Japanese social groups, gardens, stores, restaurants, or hot springs, there are lots of ways to get your Japanese “fix” right in your own neighborhood. Click on the following links to see just some of what’s out there.
Cultural and Arts
- San Jose Japantown – one of three remaining Japantowns in the U.S.
- Japanese-American Museum – San Jose
- Mountain View Buddhist Temple – Mountain View
- Palo Alto Buddhist Temple – Palo Alto
- San Jose Taiko – San Jose
- San Mateo Buddhist Temple – San Mateo
- San Mateo Buddist Temple Taiko – San Mateo
- San Mateo Japanese-American Community Center (JACC) – Hosts a number of Japan-related events, including a monthly Kabuki film screening, San Mateo
- Saratoga Taiko – Contact: Art Okuno or Aki Okuno, (408) 867-4297
- Stanford Taiko – Stanford
Japanese Schools/Language Classes
- ABC – Menlo Park
- Japan Society – Palo Alto, San Jose
- Little Angels Family Day Care – Daly City
- San Francisco Japanese School – Cupertino, Sunnyvale
- Saniku Gakuin – Santa Clara
- San Mateo Nippon Gakuyen – San Mateo
Grocery/Bakery
- Marina Market – San Mateo
- Mitsuwa Marketplace – San Jose
- Nijiya Market – San Mateo, Mountain View, San Jose
- San Jose Tofu Company – San Jose
- Santo Market – San Jose
- Suruki Supermarket – San Mateo
- Sweet Breams – taiyaki, San Mateo
- Takahashi Market – San Mateo
Gardens
- Japanese Friendship Garden – huge Japanese garden with streams, koi ponds and many kinds of Japanese plants and trees (including sakura), San Jose
- Hakone Gardens – Saratoga
- Japanese Tea Garden – Central Park, San Mateo
Shops
- Iwasawa Oriental Art – Los Gatos
Restaurants
- Hotaru – San Mateo
- Izakaya Ginji – San Mateo
- Izakaya Mai – champon is one of their specialties, San Mateo
- Kahoo Ramen – San Jose
- Orenchi Ramen – Santa Clara
- Ramen Dojo - one of the few places that has tonkotsu ramen in the Bay Area, San Mateo
- Ramen Halu – San Jose
- Santa Ramen – also serves tonkotsu ramen, San Mateo
- Santouka Ramen – San Jose
- Sumika – Los Altos
- Sushi Sam’s Edomata – San Mateo
- Wakuriya – kaiseki, San Mateo
- Yakitori Kokko – San Mateo
Note: These links are for informational purposes only. JETAANC does not necessarily endorse any of the entities listed. Please send any additions or corrections to communications@jetaanc.org
