Bunkado

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We are very excited to relaunch the LA Palette Club featuring our friends from .shop this Sunday (1/27)!

Come up to our second floor to see and shop their amazing collection

2024 calendars have been added to our website!

Today is opening Transbordering—a new exhibition highlighting Wakayama born artists who emigrated to America.

Among the featured artists is our store’s founder, Tokio Ueyama!

Today is opening an exhibition highlighting Wakayama born artists who emigrated to America.

Among the featured artists is our store’s founder, Tokio Ueyama!

We’re so excited to now carry Jinbe from .minor 🤩

Each piece is made locally in Los Angeles in small batches.
Check them out on our second floor next time you’re in Little Tokyo!

We’re excited to now carry Jinbe from .minor 🤩

Each piece is made locally in Los Angeles in small batches.
Check them out on our second floor next time you’re in Little Tokyo!

Our friend will be showcasing some of his beautiful sumi-e artwork on our second floor.

Each piece is one of a kind and only available at

Stop by the store and check them out!

Nisei Week is back!

We hope you can come out to Little Tokyo for the festivities!

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is coming up this Saturday 6/24! 🍡 Explore the neighborhood through tasty walking tours while supporting small businesses including:

🌟 — celebrating 120 years!
🌟 — celebrating 65 years!
🌟 .ramen.dtla — celebrating 30 years!

Tickets are selling fast! Follow or visit littletokyola.org for more info 😋

Calligraphy artist dropped off some beautiful original paintings 🎨

Come up to our second floor to check them out. Only available in-store

We recently took a trip up to the Bay Area to check out the East of the Pacific exhibition at the Cantor Arts Center, featuring a couple of .archives paintings. The entire collection highlights Asian American art—we highly recommend visiting while it’s still up!

Huge thank you to for curating this beautiful exhibition!

Happy New Year--Akemash*te Omedetoo Gozaimasu!
Bunkado is open today. Little Tokyo is filled with special traditional Oshogatsu New Year celebrations. See you there!

Visit us during the Holiday Hop, taking place through the end of the year! 🐰 Hop through Little Tokyo to support small businesses like us and our neighbors while enjoying exclusive deals.

Check out for more information. We hope to see you soon!

Visit us during the Holiday Hop, taking place through the end of the year! 🐰 Hop through Little Tokyo to support small businesses like us and our neighbors while enjoying exclusive deals.

Check out for more info. We hope to see you soon!

Holiday hours update!

Mon-Thurs: 10-7pm
Fri-Sun: 11-7pm

Happy holidays! Hope you like this picture we found of our old store front from the 80s

🚨Small Business Saturday Raffle!

Any purchase online or in-store with Bunkado or .jp will gain raffle entry for a Small Business Saturday gift bag featuring some of our favorite items from other small businesses!

There will be 3 winners pulled and each gift bag will contain:

1) Nostalgiana x Bunkado Collab Tee
2) Nostalgiana candle
3) Spam musubi sticker from
4) Matcha sticker pack from .w
5) Nostalgiana pin made in Kyoto

Thank you so much for your support this year! Winners will be pulled tomorrow!

🗓 2023 calendars are now available!

Stop by the store or check out our website to view the collection

New Little Tokyo Halloween stickers from are now available online and in-store 🧙 👻

We will be closed for Labor Day

Hope you all enjoy the holiday and stay cool!

In 1908, Tokio Ueyama immigrated to the US to pursue a career as a painter. He went on to graduate from USC and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, before traveling Europe and Mexico in the 1920s to exhibit his paintings.

After he was released from Camp Amache during WW2, he opened Bunkado with his wife, Suye. Tokio continued to showcase his art locally before passing in 1954.

Follow .archives to see some of his incredible artwork like this self portrait!

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📚 We added some new books to our online store! Hit the link in the bio to check them out

Our Nisei Week 1952 T-Shirt is now available online and in-store!

Original picture taken by the legendary during the 1952 parade

Printed locally on 6.5oz 100 cotton tees at

Nisei Week starts this weekend!

We have some exciting stuff coming up so stay tuned! In the meantime, check out this picture by from Nisei Week 1952. If you zoom in close enough you can see Mr & Mrs Tsukada waving in the Bunkado doorway 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

From Steve Kikuchi's collection of his dad, Bill Kikuchi's archives. You can see Bill in the audio truck.

Nisei Week is back in person!

The 80th Nisei Week will be from August 13th - 21st. Mark your calendars!

🚨 New stickers!!

We are so happy to now carry these super kawai stickers from AAPI business 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑩𝑨𝑶 𝑩𝑨𝑬]

The Bao Bae is owned and operated by Queens, NY artist . Stop by the store to check the stickers out and visit the 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑩𝑨𝑶 𝑩𝑨𝑬] page to see more merchandise!

Delicious Little Tokyo is less than a month away! ✨

We are so excited to participate in the J-Town Treats & Eats walking tour on Sat 6/25. 😋 Tickets are selling fast so be sure to grab yours soon! Check out the other small businesses participating and visit or littletokyola.org/delicious for more information!

Did you know that Bunkado's building was the site of Los Angeles' first Japanese-owned business? In 1884, Hamanosuke Sugita opened Kame Restaurant at 340 E. 1st Street, marking the beginning of Little Tokyo. In 1945, over 60 years later, and after the end of Japanese internment camps in the US, Tokio and Suye Ueyama would open Bunkado at the exact site of Little Tokyo's humble start.

Earlier this week, we were joined by special guests to recognize and honor Mr. Sugita and Kame Restaurant. Special thank you to !!