Shop J-Pop Style and Unique Giftables at DTLA's Little Tokyo

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• Start your afternoon at Weller Court and grab lunch at Orochon Ramen (123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St, Suite #303), known for their tongue-destroying SP#2 soup challen
• Next, head over to Kinokuniya Bookstore (123 Astronaut E Onizuka St, Suite #205) at Weller Court's second level. In addition to adorably packaged stationery, anime books, cute giftables and more, you'll also find
• After you're done exploring Weller Court, head over to Q Pop Boutique (128 Astronaut E S Onizuka St), an indie shop and art gallery stocked with apparel, accessories,
• Next, walk down the Japanese Village Plaza, where beauty and cosmetics shop Make Asobi holds court (130 Japanese Village Plaza Mall). They've got a unique and well-curated selection of beauty sk
• Finally, end your day kawaii chain Popkiller's concept shop POP (343 E 2nd St), which is apparently only

Now that we've explored Downtown's Arts District, Sixth & Spring and Broadway, we're turning our eye to Little Tokyo for this week's Perfect Saturday installment. This charming DTLA capsule's home to a host of shopping centers filled with Japanese grub, gift boutiques, markets and more, so we've honed in on just a few must-stop shops in the Japanese-American nabe.

From where to grub on veggie-friendly ramen, where to shop J-Pop giftables, where to pick up unique beauty finds, where to find Vogue Nippon and more, your walkable retail therapy itinerary awaits after the jump.

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