Bunkado, Los Angeles, CA Videos

Back to some #BunkadoHistory! Our founder, Tokio Ueyama, spent a lot of time traveling abroad for inspiration, networking, and shows. You can see a lot of the influence in his artwork. #history #losangeles #littletokyo #tokioueyama #aapi #asianamerican #japaneseamerican #artist #painter

Tokio Ueyama (Bunkado’s founder) actually used the back room of Bunkado as a meeting place for some of his art groups and friends! #bunkadohistory #japaneseamerican #asianamericanhistory #losangeleshistory #history #artists #asianamerican #asianamericanartist #littletokyo #losangeles

Anyone else love Studio Ghibli?✨ #bunkado #littletokyo #studioghibli #ghibli #totoro #spiritedaway #anime #kawaii #losangeles

Tokio Ueyama’s sketches while incarcerated in Camp Amache (Granada War Relocation Center, Colorado). If you recognize any of these individuals, let us know. #bunkadohistory #tokioueyama #littletokyo #history #historylovers #japaneseamerican #ww2 #aapi #asianamerican

Tell me you like cats without telling me you like cats 🐱 #bunkado #cats #kawaii #littletokyo #lovelt #dtla #japaneseamerican #aapi #smallbusiness

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, members of the Japanese American community began being rounded by the FBI, a prelude to Executive Order 9066, which lead to the incarcerations of 125,000 Japanese Americans, including Tokio Ueyama and his family. Here’s a little about his time in the Santa Anita Racetrack holding facility and at Camp Amache in Colorado. #bunkadohistory #ww2 #history #campamache #japaneseamerican #aapi #asianamerican

Tell me you like cats without telling me you like cats 🐱 #bunkado #cats #kawaii #littletokyo #lovelt #dtla

A little history on our building! We are so grateful to be in a space that has such a rich and important history. #bunkado #littletokyo #golittletokyo #lovelt #dtla #losangeles #history #historylovers #losangeleshistory #japaneseamerican #aapi #asianamerican

Some of our ✨favorite✨ underrated items in our shop. ✨We have a number of decorative kamon, or family crests. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! ✨Staying true to Bunkado’s artist roots, we have a variety of Japanese rice paper! One is even made from green onions. ✨Tabi are a type of Japanese footwear that gives you a keen sense of whatever you’re walking on as the split toe is meant to promote balance - and they’re super flexible. We have a variety of sizes & even sole types! ✨And staying true to Bunkado’s past as a music store, we still carry a variety of Vintage Japanese Records! ✨We also love and carry different kinds of traditional Japanese stationery like calligraphy boards! We are also now open with our HOLIDAY HOURS! Mon - Thurs: 10am - 7pm Fri - Sun: 11am - 7pm

A glimpse into the life of Tokio Ueyama, Japanese American artist and founder of Bunkado. #bunkadohistory #tokioueyama #japaneseamerican #history #historylovers #aapi #asianamerican #artist

Hidden away under Bunkado are remnants of Japanese American history and of artist Tokio Ueyama, our founder. Here are his stories. #bunkadohistory #tokioueyama #littletokyo #japantown #history #japaneseamerican #aapi

We teamed up with @guess to share the story of Little Tokyo Service Center and how they support our business and the community! Watch the full video on the GUESS YouTube Channel to learn more about the partnership.

Brian Kito of Fugetsu-Do, on Irene, Bunkado's current owner, and how she understands Little Tokyo. Thank you to everyone who has spent the past week learning about Bunkado's history and the amazing women behind this store. If you enjoyed this series, please look forward to seeing our digital zine that we created in partnership with We Are Uprisers (thank you to the Uprisers team for helping us tell our story). We are so grateful for all of the support our amazing customers have given us over the past 75 years and we are looking forward to serving you for many years in the future!

Current owner, Irene, on Bunkado, its history, and its place in the community. This week, we are reflecting on Bunkado's 75 year history and the amazing women who put their heart and souls to keep this business running. We have partnered with We Are Uprisers to share these reflections and stories here in this series, as well as in our digital zine, "Labor of Love: The Women of Bunkado."

Irene, Bunkado's current owner, on returning home to Los Angeles after 17 years to help her mother, Kayoko Tsukada, run Bunkado. This week, we are reflecting on Bunkado's 75 year history and the amazing women who put their heart and souls to keep this business running. We have partnered with We Are Uprisers to share these reflections and stories here in this series, as well as in our digital zine, "Labor of Love: The Women of Bunkado."

Current Bunkado owner, Irene, on missing the Little Tokyo community. After graduating from Juilliard, Irene worked in New York City at AC&R, a Madison Avenue ad agency, the Joffrey Ballet School, and the Carnegie Corporation. This week, we are reflecting on Bunkado's 75 year history and the amazing women who put their heart and souls to keep this business running. We have partnered with We Are Uprisers to share these reflections and stories here in this series, as well as in our digital zine, "Labor of Love: The Women of Bunkado."

Current owner, Irene, on growing up in Little Tokyo and her desire to leave the community. Irene and her sister Keiko grew up helping at the store (Keiko, who was good with customers worked the register while Irene was usually tasked with price-tagging rice bowls in the back of the store). Every summer in high school, Irene went to Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta, Canada, to study ballet and eventually was accepted into the Dance Department of The Juilliard School in New York. This week, we are reflecting on Bunkado's 75 year history and the amazing women who put their heart and souls to keep this business running. We have partnered with We Are Uprisers to share these reflections and stories here in this series, as well as in our digital zine, "Labor of Love: The Women of Bunkado."

Current Bunkado owner Irene's thoughts on her mother, Kayoko Tsukada, as a businesswoman. Kayoko didn't worry about her reputation other than being a good businesswoman. If she felt that that it would benefit her business, she just did it. This week, we are reflecting on Bunkado's 75 year history and the amazing women who put their heart and souls to keep this business running. We have partnered with We Are Uprisers to share these reflections and stories here in this series, as well as in our digital zine, "Labor of Love: The Women of Bunkado."

Labor of Love: The Women of Bunkado
Current Bunkado owner Irene, on her mother, Kayoko Tsukada, and father, Masao Tsukada, Bunkado's previous owners. This week, we are reflecting on Bunkado's 75 year history and the amazing women who put their heart and souls to keep this business running. We have partnered with We Are Uprisers to share these reflections and stories here in this series, as well as in our digital zine, "Labor of Love: The Women of Bunkado."

Labor of Love: The Women of Bunkado
Current owner, Irene, on her aunt, Suye Ueyama, the founder of Bunkado. This week, we are reflecting on Bunkado's 75 year history and the amazing women who put their heart and souls to keep this business running. We have partnered with @weareuprisers to share these reflections and stories here in this series, as well as in our digital zine, "Labor of Love: The Women of Bunkado."