Little Tokyo Landmarks
Paintings and prints exploring the restaurants, temples, storefronts, and community landmarks of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. My work considers the neighborhood through contemporary observation, Japanese American history, community memory, and waves of displacement.
Suehiro Cafe, 2024
Acrylic on paper
Painting of the longtime Japanese American restaurant in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
Kouraku, 2026
Oil on canvas
Painting of the oldest ramen restaurant in the United States in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
Available Little Tokyo Prints
11 × 14 inches
Giclée fine art print on Epson Cold Press Bright 305 gsm paper
Signed by the artist · Unframed
Printed locally in Los Angeles
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Paintings of Little Tokyo
Old Nishi, Little Tokyo
Acrylic on Yasutomo mineral paper, 2024
Painting of the original Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple building in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
Atomic Cafe, Little Tokyo
Acrylic on paper, 2024
Painting of the Atomic Cafe in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
Koyasan, New Year’s Day
Acrylic on canvas, 2024
Private collection
Painting of the Koyasan Buddhist Temple building in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Little Tokyo
Acrylic on paper, 2024
Painting of the original Koyasan Buddhist Temple building in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
First Street North, Little Tokyo
Acrylic on paper, 2024
12 by 12 inches
Private collection
Painting of the First Street North block in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
Bon Odori
Acrylic on paper, 2024
12 by 12 inches
Painting of a bon odori dancer during the Obon festival.
Painting Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo has been a recurring subject in my painting practice, particularly its restaurants, temples, storefronts, and other places where everyday community life accumulates over time.
I am interested in these sites not simply as landmarks, but as places shaped by memory, displacement, cultural continuity, and change. Restaurants such as Suehiro Cafe, Kouraku, and the former Atomic Cafe become informal archives of the neighborhood: places where generations have eaten, worked, gathered, and encountered one another. Buddhist temples, streetscapes, and residential buildings similarly hold histories that aren't always visible from their architecture alone.
Rather than treating Little Tokyo as a fixed historical district, I approach it as a living neighborhood. These paintings move between observation, personal experience, community history, and the ordinary visual details of contemporary Los Angeles.
Available Originals
12 × 9 inches
Acrylic on Yasutomo mineral paper, 2024
Original painting · One of a kind · Unframed
Ships from Los Angeles · Local pickup available
An original painting of the Little Tokyo Towers senior housing building in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Signed with a certificate of authenticity.
12 × 12 inches
Acrylic on paper, 2024
Original painting · One of a kind · Unframed
Signed by the artist · Certificate of authenticity included
Ships from Los Angeles · Local pickup available