Japan Center (San Francisco)

Minoru Yamasaki

San Francisco, United States · 1968 · Retail & Hospitality

Japan Center (San Francisco)
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Year
1968
Typology
Retail & Hospitality
Materials
Concrete, Glass, Metal cladding, Plaster, Steel, Timber
Context
Modernism, New Formalism
Map
Open location

The Japan Center is a shopping center in the Japantown neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It opened in March 1968 and was originally called the Japanese Cultural and Trade Center. It is bounded by Geary, Post, Fillmore, and Laguna. The mall itself is composed of three mall buildings; from west to east, they are the Kinokuniya Mall, Kintetsu Mall, and Miyako Mall. Anchor tenants include Books Kinokuniya and Sundance Kabuki Cinema.

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Exterior · Mark Yasuda
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Exterior · Matthew Rutledge from Seattle, WA
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Aerial · Justin Ennis from Ridgecrest, US
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Aerial · Justin Ennis from Ridgecrest, US
Aerial · Japan Center (San Francisco)
Aerial · Justin Ennis from Ridgecrest, US
Aerial · Japan Center (San Francisco)
Aerial · Justin Ennis from Ridgecrest, US
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Exterior · Michael Ocampo from United States
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Exterior · eng1ne from Round Rock, TX, USA
Exterior · Japan Center (San Francisco)
Exterior · eng1ne from Round Rock, TX, USA
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Aerial · goatling from Wherever my imagination can afford to go
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Exterior · Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California
Aerial · Japan Center (San Francisco)
Aerial · goatling from Wherever my imagination can afford to go
Model · Japan Center (San Francisco)
Model · as noted, on commission to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
Model · Japan Center (San Francisco)
Model · as noted, on commission to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

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