We launched our series of hyper-local neighborhood spotlights because we love checking out diverse communities like Chinatown, Harlem and Jackson Heights, and then sharing our discoveries with other families. However, some NYC neighborhoods are so small, we can do them in one post, like Little Tokyo, a tiny stretch of the East Village that's packed with Japanese businesses, mostly restaurants.

While there are certainly other places in New York City to experience Japanese culture—we've actually written multiple posts about Japanese happenings, including a roundup of annual Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festivals—we've never explored Little Tokyo with kids... until now.

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