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

784 businesses · page 3 of 27

Restaurant · New York

AFURI

Manhattan

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

22 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036

Restaurant · Portland

AFURI

Slabtown

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

1620 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97209

Restaurant · Portland

AFURI IZAKAYA

SE Portland

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

923 SE 7th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

Asian Grocery · Austin

Asahi Imports

South Lamar

  • Japanese-background businesses· Press report

3005 South Lamar Ste B-105B, Austin, TX 78704

Restaurant · Los Angeles

Azay

  • Japanese-background businesses· Self-described

226 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Desserts · Austin

Beard Papa's

Austin H-Mart

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

11301 Lakeline Blvd, Austin, TX 78717

Desserts · Cambridge

Beard Papa's

Cambridge (CambridgeSide)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

100 Cambridgeside Pl Food Hall Stall 5, Cambridge, MA 02141

Desserts · Castro Valley

Beard Papa's

Castro Valley(Castro Valley Marketplace)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

3295 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley, CA 94546

Desserts · Cerritos

Beard Papa's

Cerritos(Cerritos Promenade)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

11443 South St, Cerritos, CA 90703

Desserts · Charlotte

Beard Papa's

Charlotte

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

222 West Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Desserts · Cupertino

Beard Papa's

Cupertino

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

19748 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014

Desserts · New York

Beard Papa's

Flushing(Shops at Skyview)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

40-24 College Point Blvd Unit B - 1, Flushing, NY 11354

Desserts · Gardena

Beard Papa's

Gardena(Tokyo Central 內)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

1620 W. Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247

Desserts · Glendale

Beard Papa's

Glendale Galleria

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

1325A Galleria Way, Glendale, CA 91210

Desserts · Los Angeles

Beard Papa's

Koreatown (L.A.)

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

621 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90005

Desserts · Los Angeles

Beard Papa's

Little Tokyo [L.A.]

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

333 Alameda St Ste 106, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Desserts · Lynnwood

Beard Papa's

Lynnwood

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

3301 184th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037

Desserts · Bloomington

Beard Papa's

Mall of America

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

375 North Garden, Bloomington, MN 55425

Desserts · New York

Beard Papa's

Midtown [NYC]

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

239 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022

Desserts · Monterey Park

Beard Papa's

Monterey Park

  • Japanese-background businesses· Brand origin

141 N Atlantic Blvd #106, Monterey Park, CA 91754