East Building

Not as good as its neighbor on the other side. However, it has the two dollar stores so that’s a plus. TIP: most of the restaurants in this building are closed on Mondays. Kind of limited what I saw here.

Miyako Mall is one of the shopping center buildings of the Japan Center in Japantown. Like the rest of the Japan Center, there’s plenty of cute little shops and eateries… though there’s much more food options in the other buildings.
My favorite shops are the Ichiban Kan and the new Daiso shop (which was recently expanded and is MUCH larger than the last time I visited!)

I really like this mall. It is neat and fun to walk around!
There is also a west building that has more interesting antique stores and shops.
I would recommend to visit here if you are interested in the Japantown in San Francisco.

There’s lots of color and a little more to see than Kintetsu on the other side. The kids enjoyed the colors and walking passed all the restaurants. We didn’t eat or buy anything there. I wanted to browse and buy my daughter something from the Sanrio type store but there were too many people and the boys were impatient.

Well Miyako mall didnt really catch my total interest, except when I go to Daiso or Ichiban-​Kan thats where I come out with like 3 bags full of food and usually some origami paper. The first floor seems dead, But yea still like it there just needs some improvement: D
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THAT WAS MONTHS AGO: D
Now with the bigger location of Daiso, I love it: D

This is a depressing little ‘mall’ but there are amazing gems inside if you look. Many of the store fronts are closed and the Sanrio store moved to a much smaller space. There are a couple nice bakeries and a miniature tea shop that is rarely ever open. There’s also a cool teapot and knick knack shop and a paper supply for those like me, who still enjoy writing snail mail.
I find the restaurants really overpriced, especially for lunch time menus.

SF Japantown has been something I just can’t give up.
I always wonder who made the lousy building.
The layout is so poorly designed.
Main reason was that the Kinokuniya book store.
So my Japantown trip was just go right into the Kintetsu-​Mall.
Go threw the Mifune, Iso-​Bune and peekin’ the frecken’ Beni-​Hana Zoo and Kushi-​tsuru, and go over the bridge walking by the On The Bridge, and walk in to the book store.
But the restaurants SUCK !
Restaurants in the Kintetsu-​Mall don’t have Japanese cook except Maki.
Maki is ridiculously too pricey.
Iso-​Bune is piece of Shit-sushi=SuShit.
Beni-​Hana is Bullshit.
Mifune, Osaka-​ya and Kushi-​tsuru are … they have same FXXXin’ crappy menu. The 3 restaurants have same thing!
May’s coffee shop? Yeah, I notice that the new menu on the wall, color photos, but why I want to eat Tonkatsu here for 8 bucks?
I don’t mind the Tai-​Yaki and Spam-​musubi but that’s it.
Juban is so pathetic shit, Not authentic Japo style Yaki-​niku. There are so many BBQ in SF and I had lot better Yaki-​niku in Japan.
And I’m sick and tired seeing the Bulshit owner on TV at the front door over and over.
Sapporoya and Izumiya are OK.
On the bridge and Suzu are not bad, pretty good actually.
I know nothing about Fuku-​sushi at all. I’ve never been there before.
I like Festa, karaōke lounge.
But, I go to East building calls Miyako-​Mall more often lately.
It has been so dead for a long time.
But, something changed.
Ino-​Sushi, The Original «Sushi-​Nazi», NO Bullshit. Real & Authentic.
Kuishin-​Bo, Great Authentic Japanese Lunch Specials but the sushi suchs.
Sanuki Udon, The only one Teuchi-​Udon in SF!!!
Takara, Reasonable Authentic Japanese.
It’s all Japanese Good Chefs in the kitchen.
Except Mifune-​Don. Non-​Japo cook.
Mifune-​Don is OK, Okonomi-​Yaki is good.
Seoul Garden, I beg your pardon, I never promise you Seoul Garden in Japantown. but You gotto give a little KimChee sometimes.
Genji, Japanese antiques, this place is like a museum, I don’t think I can buy anything here because expensive but I just like to walk threw.
O Izakaya is cool place to hang out.
And The ICHI-​BAN-​KAN !!! YEAH!!!
ICHI-​BAN-​KAN Rocks!
See, Miyako Mall is Fun to go too!
FXXX Kintetsu Building.
Restaurants are better in Miyako-​Mall.
But, the lower level of the building seems still dead, I remember that there was a ice-​cream store in the lower level there 30 years ago.
Really dark in there even day time, needs more work.