San Francisco/Western Addition
Western Addition is in San Francisco, stretching west from downtown's Civic Center area to Richmond, north of the Panhandle parkway that extends east from the Golden Gate Park between Oak and Fell Streets, and south of the Presidio and Laurel Heights.
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Get in
Bus in from downtown on various Muni buses, especially the 38-Geary. or up the 22-Fillmore line.
This part of town is accessible by car and street parking and public parking lots are abundant (for certain definitions of abundant).
See
Painted Lady Victorian houses, especially the most-photographed set of neighbors by Alamo Square on Steiner at Hayes.Japantown Peace Park and shopping mall; Ruth Asawa's incredible wrought and cast bronze origami fountains on the Nihonmachi Pedestrian Mall.
Do
The Fillmore Street Jazz Festival happens in July, with several music stages and a street arts fair to Fillmore Street between Jackson and Eddy.
Juneteenth Festival -- San Francisco joins towns and cities across the US in celebrating the arrival of the news of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1863. Juneteenth is a celebration of African-American culture as well as a celebration of freedom from slavery and remembrance of what it is to be free. In Kimball Park, at Geary and Steiner.
Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown in the spring (April or May) since 1967, includes a parade from the Civic Center to the Japantown mall area, a street fair, music and a lot to do. Great event to take kids to.
Nihonmachi Street Fair in mid-August has been celebrating San Francisco's Asian cultures and raising funds for community organizations since 1973.
Buy
Kobe Hardware has everything from copper rain chains and iron cabinetry findings, fine woodworking tools to bulk nails, porcelain to everyday kitchenware; just what you want in a longstanding hardware store.
Kinokuniya Stationery, 1581 Webster Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, Tel: 415 567-8901, has a huge collection of washii decorative papers that is only surpassed by their incredible collection of pens, stationery and gift items.
Eat
There are many many noodle shops and restaurants to explore in Japantown.
Check out fabulous BBQ along Fillmore Avenue south of Geary, in this traditionally multicultural part of town.
Urban Forage, 254 Fillmore Street at Haight, San Francisco, CA 94117, Tel. 415 255-6701, M-Th 8am-9pm, F 8am-10pm, Sat-Sun 9am-9pm. Selling "juice, tea, and live food" they have good veggie/vegan eats.
Drink
Sleep
Contact
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