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Sake Dojo in Little Tokyo, LA
Commercial Project in California, USA – design by Wick Architecture and LAND Design Studio
Oct 16, 2018
Sake Dojo Restaurant
Design: Wick Architecture and LAND Design Studio
Location: Little Tokyo, LA, CA, USA
Sake Dojo Restaurant in Los Angeles? historic Little Tokyo neighborhood gets inked in unexpected ways

Wick Architecture & Design + LAND Design Studio recently completed Sake Dojo located in the city?s popular Little Toyko neighborhood. Deemed the largest Japantown in the United States, the National Historic Landmark District boasts scores of traditional Japanese specialty-food restaurants. As Little Tokyo?s latest dining and drinking hot spot, Sake Dojo captures the vibe of a modern Tokyo establishment, while exploring the ancient art of Japanese tattooing as its dominant design motif.
In homage to Sake Dojo?s ?Japanese forward? culinary spirit, designers David Wick and Andrew Lindley?the duo behind Hollywood?s new Gold Diggers Hotel and top culinary destinations such as Mexicano and Church & State?fused their impressions of Tokyo, from the traditional and modern to the humorous, and even, fantastical.

?We wanted the space to feel fresh and vibrant, and to express the cohesion of our impressions with art and cultural objects at the core,? says Wick. Adding to this, Lindley says, ?We wanted to recognize Japan?s worldwide repu...