Tracing the evolution of sushi in L.A. on a walking tour of Little Tokyo

Times writer Daniel Miller spent nearly eight years researching the origins of sushi in Los Angeles. You can read about it here. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/la-sushi-history-began-at-little-tokyo-restaurant

In 2022, Daniel met with Gil Asakawa, an author and journalist who writes specifically on the Japanese-American experience, to find the location of L.A.’s first sushi bar.

Along the way, the two stop by several restaurants and locations in Little Tokyo to look into the evolution of sushi.

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