About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular groaned as he pushed his shopping cart past Little Tokyo Market Place. ‘Why does everything in here cost exactly three dollars and ninety-nine cents?’ Just then, a delivery driver rolled up with a truck full of watermelons, each labeled '$3.99'. The regular scratched his head, muttered 'Three bucks and ninety-nine cents for melon? That's Japan math!' and walked away shaking his head.
2. In the early evening, a little girl tugged on her mom’s hand and pointed towards the entrance of Little Tokyo Market Place. ‘Mom,’ she whispered, staring wide-eyed, ‘why is that man talking to himself in Japanese?’ The mother smiled gently, glancing around. She whispered back, ‘Honey, he must be new here. Maybe he doesn’t know where everything is.’ They walked closer, and the man waved absently, mumbling something about misplaced bento boxes. The little girl giggled softly, thinking it was all part of his funny adventure.
3. In the late afternoon, an elderly lady browsing the aisles of Little Tokyo Market Place stopped in surprise when she spotted a small package wrapped in colorful paper near the checkout counter. Curious, she picked it up and noticed a tiny note attached: ‘Happy Birthday!’ Turning around, she saw her neighbor smiling sheepishly from behind the counter. It seems he had mistakenly placed someone else’s birthday present there instead of returning it to them. The whole market burst into laughter as they sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to the confused old lady, who ended up with not only groceries but also a memorable surprise party.
4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Little Tokyo Market Place with a box marked ‘perishable.’ As he unlocked the door, a soft humming sound filled the air—was it coming from inside or outside? The delivery driver opened the crate curiously and found only a small package wrapped in Japanese paper. Inside was a note reading, ‘Happy New Year! A gift from our neighbors.’ Turns out, it was just a friendly neighborhood prank. Little Tokyo Market Place became known for its annual midnight surprise deliveries ever since.