Common name for Japanese enclaves in cities and towns outside of Japan
"Little Japan" redirects here. For the pejorative, see
Xiao Riben.
For historical Japanese communities in early modern Southeast and East Asia, see
Nihonmachi.
Japantown (日本人街) is a common name for Japanese communities in cities and towns outside Japan. Alternatively, a Japantown may be called J-town, Little Tokyo or Nihonmachi (日本町), the first two being common names for Japantown, San Francisco, Japantown, San Jose and Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
