This Kinokuniya location sits in the Weller Court Shopping Center of Little Tokyo in Downtown Los Angeles. The store first began as a tiny shop inside of a Little Tokyo hotel before moving to its larger building in 1980. They provide a wide array of books in Japanese and English, including graphic novels and manga, as well as a display dedicated to the various works of Haruki Murakami. They also carry high-quality stationery brands, art supplies, papers and notebooks, and greeting cards.
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