Nestled betwixt Downtown (proper), the Arts District and, ahem, Skid Row, to form a misfit tetrad of walkable neighborhoods, Little Tokyo is home to your next favorite restaurant coffee shop bar spot. Est. 1886 (i.e. in LA terms, pre-historic), it’s one of few remaining US Japantowns, and the well-documented taciturn cultural pride has protected its authenticity, skewing it less tourist-trap and more Taste of Tokyo.
A welcome convergence of everything a drunk reveler could want in terms of entertainment, Xlanes provides a sensory overload of kitsch and measured gaudiness. You can black-light bowl, play arcades including giant Pac-Man and others that cannot be described. There are karaoke rooms, pool tables, drinks a-flowin’, and even photo booths that are 100% unintelligible but allow you to turn your group of friends into cartoon Princesses with creepy eyes.
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