Tea and a stroll in Little Toyko

We spent a Sunday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tea Festival at the Japanese American National Museum. This was the sixth annual Tea Festival and we sampled far too many good teas, including two pairing classes, one for tea with cheese and one for tea with chocolate. After drinking our fill we went for a walk around the plaza and through the nearby plaza with all of the lanterns and Christmas tree. We eventually ended up finding ourselves on 1st street and found a restaurant with the shortest wait time to slurp a warm bowl of ramen.

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The plaza in front of the arching glass of the Japanese American National Museum.
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The beautiful blue tile roof of the tower in front of the Japanese Village Plaza.
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The skyline and signage of the Japanese Village Plaza just across the street from the Japanese American National Museum.
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The shop fronts along 1st Street in Little Tokyo with a view of Los Angeles City Hall peaking its tip out in the background.
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The hanging lanterns and trees along the pathway through the Japanese Village Plaza with their decorated Christmas tree in the background and shoppers milling about in the last light of the day.

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