WESTFIELD SAN FRANCISCO SHOPPING CENTRE
Read moreLarge shopping center in the heart of Downtown. The architecture is impressive with several levels that follow one another in circular galleries under a vast dome. The whole organized around a spectacular chandelier in the center of the space, which is regularly renewed. The food court in the basement allows you to eat quickly and cheaply in about thirty shops. Otherwise, more than 200 electronic, beauty and clothing stores. No bookstore.
JAPAN CENTER
Read moreInaugurated in 1968, Japan Center marks the official reintegration of the Japanese community in San Francisco after the tragedy of the Second World War and the thousands of internments that followed. And indeed, inside this concrete complex is Japan! There are kimono and porcelain stores, beautiful fabrics, a huge bookstore with a whole floor of manga, the central office of the famous Ikebana Ikenobo flower bouquet school, a video game store and sushi and ramen restaurants.