Mystery Solved

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Yesterday, we posted a photo of an unknown shop in Little Tokyo that has banned credit cards, children and unaccompanied males from crossing its threshold. Our guess was that it was a bikini waxing salon trying to avoid the tax authorities, but a reader comment promptly solved the mystery once and for all. "The store is called num num kawaii and it's a lolita/gothic lolita shop filled with all kinds of cuteness," says our tipster. "Tons of jewelry, hair accessories and random sparkly things. The owner, evan is very nice. Definitely worth a trip to little tokyo :)" It all makes sense now! [Racked Comments, Previously]