noun
Japantown; Little Tokyo; Japanese enclave
Refers to a district or neighborhood outside Japan with a high concentration of Japanese residents, businesses, and cultural institutions. Often used for historical or well-known areas like San Francisco's Japantown or Los Angeles' Little Tokyo.
サンフランシスコの日本人街には、日本食レストランがたくさんある。
San Francisco's Japantown has many Japanese restaurants.
ロサンゼルスの日本人街はリトル・トーキョーと呼ばれている。
Los Angeles' Japanese enclave is called Little Tokyo.
Compound of 日本人 (にほんじん, 'Japanese person') and 街 (がい, 'town' or 'district'). A straightforward modern coinage for Japanese ethnic neighborhoods abroad.