I loved the art and the stationary items, however I go there often but the guy in the front/cashier…read moreis pretty rude and not very friendly. Completely different from the vendors but still the prices are pretty high and a little customer service would hurt :/ great products though!

Such a delightful store filed with adorable cards, prints, keychains, stickers and other goodies…read morethat feature art by local artist Genevieve Santos. I'm so in love with these playful prints that will be up in my office soon!

There were two things I wanted to do on my trip to the Bay Area - eat good food and buy a warrior…read moreshirt. I had seen a sumo fish warrior shirt in Japantown SF but decided to buy it at Nikkei because they let me try it on in the bathroom. The staff are super accommodating and friendly. There is a variety of asian inspired goods ranging from music cds from hawaii to asian inspired legos like a shiba inu and daruma doll. I'll definitely be back to get more sumo fish shirts! They're comfortable, flattering and the designs are super fun! Mahalo to the cashier who let me try on the shirts. He was really nice!

Super nice store that promotes Japanese and Hawaiian fashion and items! It's a medium sized venue…read morewith lots of personality from their Lego blocks of daruma statues, to colorful Hawaiian dress shirts, and stunning haori. I was impressed by their elegant haoris for men with grand designs of Torii gates and cranes on the river surface. They have books, toys, and much more! The owner was super cordial and had lots of conversations with customers while I was browsing their wares.

We hadn't been to Japantown in San Jose before, but we regularly visit Japantown in San Francisco…read more Since we were going to be in San Jose anyway, we planned on walking through the neighborhood and I'm glad we did. It's just a few blocks, from what we saw and most of the stores and restaurants were closed on Sunday, but stumbling across Petite Galleria made it worthwhile. One of those nooks with barely more than a shadowbox-sized space, it reminded me of one - a tiny opening to a treasure trove of cuteness! Leeonnista was there to help show us items when we tried to point to the trinkets we were curious about and it was a bit comedic trying to direct her up and down, left and right - trying to communicate which particular item had caught our eyes, while dodging distractions. All the pieces were made by local artists and we ended up picking out two sketches and three pairs of earrings.

The Petite Galleria is such a great spot to find unique, handmade, quality goods. There is an…read moreincredible amount of variety for everyone-- artistic and practical items. Makes for a great gift or for a unique surprise!! Super well-decorated interior as well. The staff was very nice, so definitely talk to them if you're curious about anything.

An unassuming but interesting Japanese goods store. Good selection of traditional Japanese home…read moreware, some anime magazines and manga. If you're looking for some old school anime manga and dvds this is your spot. I think most of anime figures aren't authentic but the Pokemon blind boxes at the counter were. Fun place to browse in Japantown.

From the Outside of this Business it's quite Plain and Unassuming!!…read more But when you get inside and up the flight of Stairs!!! You're in a very Cool Shop that has a lot of Japanese Ethnic Merchandise!!! There are a Number of Cool Statues some made of Bronze and Other Materials!!! They Have Kimonos and Other Japanese Oriented Fabrics!! Japanese Art and Oil Paintings are Available. There is Dishes. And Cook Wear and Cutlery Available!!! Customer Service is Friendly and Knowledgeable!! This is a Baller On A Budget Approved Establishment!!! I keep my Pimp Hand Strong !! Number 34 on the Top 50 Prolific Yelp Elites of 2025 List !!!!

I am far removed from being a teen but came here since I was looking for a gift for one. There were…read moresome very interesting anime related items and fun tshirts. Cool store overall.

I appreciate the rising number of anime stores showing up in the Bay Area. I always have a fun time…read morebrowsing these types of stores for the figures, keychains, and other merchandise. They tend to focus on the most popular anime obviously (think One Piece, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, etc.). I haven't bought anything recently because I'm particular about the blind boxes that I buy and I haven't seen anything I really liked yet, but I will always stop by the store and get my anime fix. They also have some shirts in the back as well.

Love the variety of stuff. They have sonny angels but it's $22.50. They also have a photo booth…read moremirror area as well

First time visiting this place and I WILL be returning to this location from now on! I've been…read morelooking for a kpop store that has a lot of diversity in terms of artists and has a ton of inventory. AND a place that sells individual photocards?? Instantly sold. I don't know any store that sells individual photocards, and it really makes completing collections and sets so much easier. I was very impressed by the middle table they had in the middle of the store that had many binders organized by groups with individual member PCs that you can purchase. The PCs are a little overpriced, but compared to Mercari shipping/fees and other third party sites, the PCs are basically what you can find at retail. You can basically justify Kandy Pop's prices with the instant gratification without waiting for shipping lol. But overall you can basically buy many photocards for the price of one album which is HUGE! I also love that they have a POB lucky draw/gatcha machine that rotates groups/sets regularly for $5/pull or with an album purchase. You can also sell your extra photocards here! If you have large quantities of PCs, you'd need an appointment but if you have a small handful (like I did), they will probably just buy your cards on the spot. They also have a wide selection of photocard holders, deco stickers and accessories, random assortment of trinkets, stationery, and blind boxes. This place is located inside a plaza inside Vietnam town. Parking may be difficult during peak hours but isn't too bad overall.

YOU A KAWAII ENJOYER??? GO HERE…read more There's lots of Pingu, Chiikawa, Calico Critters (Sylvanian Families for the purists out there), Miffy, Sanrio, and other goods that aren't easily found in other shops, at least in person. I'd even say that some of these items are hard to find even at anime conventions. It's not the same blind boxes and gacha goods that you see everywhere (but they definitely have that too). It's a shop, not a cafe, but it's located in the back of a take out Japanese restaurant, so if you want onigiri or taiyaki or a bento, you can definitely grab that to go as well. So after making a turn inside, the food becomes cute goods. They have a wide variety of items and it CAN get very crowded in there since it's literally a U shaped walkway with stacked up cute goods. Lots and lots of keychain plushies and blind boxes, some of them are only available through Miniso overseas and haven't been released in the Miniso over here. Prices can be steep for some items, seeing that they are more "rare" and now we have to deal with the implications of tariffs and literally the rising cost of everything. The Chiikawa pudding lamp was around $50 and the loooong lolita Hello Kitty plush keychains were $30, if that gives you any idea. But I was able to find some items under $5 that made for great gifts to bring back (not a lot but it did exist). For the Calico Critters, if you factor in the availability of some of the sets and subtract out the shipping, it's a pretty good deal. I haven't seen the otter family before and with shipping it was at least $8 cheaper than what it would have been online if I had purchased it (also not available on the US Calico Critters page). So definitely have your phone ready to look up prices. Follow their IG if you want to see an update on the stock of items that they have too.

Upon arrival I was definitely expecting like a small cute shop full of plushie and trinkets, etc…read more Didn't know it was an actual CAFE that served food and drinks! I came here solely for Labubu Clothes and my sister came for the food, so win-win. I got at least 3 outfits but there's a sale going on, so 5 items for $20? Yes, please! Items were limited so be aware. The staff all here were very nice. The place is small but it's easy to navigate around. Oh, and their bathroom is definitely clean!

I thought I'll get all I ever need of Miffy here, but most of the stuffs I can find somewhere else…read more It's so nice to stroll around and see all the miffy's - be prepared to buy buy buy if you're a Miffy fan. There's coloring postcard (free 1 per person) but that's sold out. There's stamp station so bring papers!! And yes, you can take a photo with miffy cut outs (they even have a light stand for you)

For Miffy fans this shop offers great selections of Miffy merchandise that some of them you can't…read moreeasily find in the US. for example the classic painting series from the rijks museum. We were pleasantly surprised to find out the price of these merchandise are reasonably priced.