Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Like warriors in a showdown, the manga, bookstore and stationery divisions of Kinokuniya vie for your attention. You must choose where your loyalties lie:…
Must-see shopping in Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Upgrade from ho-hum minimalism with Japanese goods bound to bring joy: bronzed Traveler's Company pen cases, square-handled charcoal Hasami porcelain mugs…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
A Japantown go-to since 1925, Soko has an exceptional selection of hard-to-find housewares, from hot-water ladles for Japanese baths to properly tuned…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
A three-story emporium devoted to Japanese pop culture, New People brings Tokyo style to SF. Get dolled up in Lolita petticoat dresses at 2nd-floor Baby…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
At her flagship store, San Francisco designer Margaret O'Leary showcases whisper-light cardigans of Scottish cashmere and organic cotton ideal for year…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Small wonders are the specialty of Katsura Garden, bonsai garden masters. Years of training go into each tiny tree gracing these shelves, from the…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Vases with handlebar mustaches and cookie jars labeled "LSD" may seem like holdovers from a Big Sur bachelor pad c 1974, but they're snappy interior…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
San Francisco prides itself on innovation, but this one's Canadian: custom-blended lipstick, with food-grade essential oils and nontoxic, organic…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Hey bargain hunters: see those upscale design boutiques lining Fillmore St? You can probably score their recent designs for less at Crossroads, thanks to…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Hang a left at Ruth Asawa's bronze Origami Fountains and discover worlds of possibility. Family-run since 1968, this paper-craft emporium is fueling a…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Get cheeky with BeneTint (liquid blush made from crushed roses) or raise eyebrows with Big Sexy Eye Kit – two of Benefit's signature products, invented in…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
It's a wonder you got this far in life without penguin soy-sauce dispensers, Pikachu socks, extra-spiky hair wax and the ultimate in gay gag gifts, the…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Fragrant Japanese incense for every purpose, from long-burning sandalwood for Zen meditation to cinnamon-tinged Gentle Smile to atone for laundry left too…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
An installation artwork that doubles as a store, where bird baths overflow with hand-dyed shawls and ladders are laden with cocktail cookbooks and dessert…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
The actual pool hall's across the street - here the green felt table is piled with an array of belts, PF Flyers high tops and retro bandannas, as though a…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Smart shoes in every sense of the word. Designed by women, for women right across the Bay in Sausalito. Each sleek yet comfortable, distinctive yet…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Take a fashion dare from NYC-based designer Stacey Bendet, from bell-bottom denim jumpsuits to sequined leopard-print minidresses. Racks display only size…
