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
  • A source for every listing

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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Bars & Nightlife · New York

Sakagura

  • Japanese-background businesses· Press report

211 E 43rd St Basement, New York, NY 10017

Restaurant · Edmonds

SanKai

山海

  • Japanese-background businesses· Self-described

111 4th Ave N, Edmonds, WA 98020

Lifestyle & Gifts · Cupertino

Sanrio

Cupertino (The Marketplace)

Sanrio Surprises

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

19690 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014

Lifestyle & Gifts · Irvine

Sanrio

Irvine

Sanrio Surprises

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

4249 Campus Dr B142, Irvine, CA 92612

Lifestyle & Gifts · Los Angeles

Sanrio

Japanese Village Plaza (Little Tokyo)

Sanrio Surprises

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

115 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Lifestyle & Gifts · Monrovia

Sanrio

Monrovia

Sanrio Surprises

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

166 W Foothill Blvd, Monrovia, CA 91016

Lifestyle & Gifts · Pasadena

Sanrio

Pasadena

Sanrio Surprises

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

415 S Lake Ave #106, Pasadena, CA 91101