Nisei Week Japanese Festival ★ 4.5
Nisei Week in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles has run every August since 1934. The street fair fills the Japanese Village Plaza with takoyaki and shave-ice stalls.
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Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Citywide, Los Angeles, CA
Nisei Week in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles has run every August since 1934. The street fair fills the Japanese Village Plaza with takoyaki and shave-ice stalls.
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