Japanese-background businesses

Japanese-background Businesses across the U.S.

The flavors and goods of Japan, here in the U.S.

Shops run by Japanese-background owners and brands founded in Japan: ramen, udon, beef bowls, cream puffs and Japanese grocery stores, all the way to bookstores and stationery shops. Each listing rests on the business’s own website, the brand’s official information or news coverage, never on a name or a menu.

  • Japanese-background owners
  • Brands founded in Japan
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Racco Local lists 784 Japanese-background businesses in the U.S. They are spread across 282 cities. The most common: restaurants, lifestyle & gift shops and dessert shops. Most recently checked on November 3, 2026.

Community background is labeled only when the business, its brand or credible press says so, and each card shows the basis. Serving Japanese food does not make a business Japanese-run.

Listings

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Bookstore · New York

Kinokuniya

New York (Avenue of the Americas)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

1073 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10018

Bookstore · Plano

Kinokuniya

Plano (Mitsuwa Marketplace)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

100 Legacy Dr, Plano, TX 75023

Bookstore · Portland

Kinokuniya

Portland (Downtown)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

829 SW 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97205

Bookstore · San Francisco

Kinokuniya

San Francisco (Japan Center)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

1581 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Bookstore · San Jose

Kinokuniya

San Jose (Mitsuwa Marketplace)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

675 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129

Bookstore · Arcadia

Kinokuniya

Santa Anita

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

400 S Baldwin Ave 2F #E-17, Arcadia, CA 91007

Bookstore · Los Angeles

Kinokuniya

Santa Monica (Mitsuwa Marketplace)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

3760 S Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066

Bookstore · Seattle

Kinokuniya

Seattle (Uwajimaya Village)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

525 S Weller St, Seattle, WA 98104

Bookstore · Torrance

Kinokuniya

Torrance (Mitsuwa Marketplace, Del Amo Fashion Center)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

3525 Carson St #164-M, Torrance, CA 90503

Lifestyle & Gifts · New York

Korin

Tribeca Showroom

Korin Japanese Trading

  • Japanese-background businesses· Press report

57 Warren Street, New York, NY 10007

Law Firm · Mountlake Terrace

Kotokawa & Isohata, PS

琴河・五十畑法律事務所

  • Japanese-background businesses· Self-described

6100 219th St. SW Ste 480, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043

Restaurant · Los Angeles

Kouraku

  • Japanese-background businesses· Press report

314 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Restaurant · Torrance

Kozo Sushi

Torrance

  • Japanese-background businesses· Self-described

25364 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505

Bars & Nightlife · Chicago

Kumiko

  • Japanese-background businesses· Self-described

630 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60661

Healthcare · Carrollton

Kuraoka Clinic

Dallas

倉岡クリニック

  • Japanese-background businesses· Self-described

3012 E. Hebron Pkwy Ste 104, Carrollton, TX 75010

Healthcare · Columbus

Kuraoka Clinic

Ohio

倉岡クリニック

  • Japanese-background businesses· Self-described

1151 Bethel Road Ste 101, Columbus, OH 43220

Restaurant · San Mateo

KURO-OBI by IPPUDO

San Mateo (Hillsdale Shopping Center)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

60 E 31st Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403

Real Estate · Urban Honolulu

Lei Hawaii Realty

レイハワイ不動産

  • Japanese-background businesses· Press report

2250 Kalakaua Avenue Ste 404-3, Honolulu, HI 96815

Hair Salon · Torrance

LINO Hair & Spa

Torrance (Phenix Salon Suites #103)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Self-described

24333 Crenshaw Blvd #103, Torrance, CA 90505