Meanings
proper noun
- A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
The consulate is located in the city’s Japantown area, several blocks northeast from The Painted Ladies, a row of colorful Victorian homes that is popular attraction in the Bay Area city.
2023 October 9, Christal Hayes, Taylor Romine, “Person drives into Chinese consulate in San Francisco and is killed by police after confrontation, authorities say”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 May 2024 - A neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Little Tokyo.
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APA
Japantown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japantown
MLA
“Japantown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japantown. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japantown,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japantown.
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