Japanese Markets in the United States

When you crave Japanese food that is hard to find in regular markets, here are some great places to go.

Marukai
The Marukai in Gardena, California, is the original store and is the store to go to if you can. That store has a great variety of food, furniture and Asian decor at great prices. Its fun to go shopping at Marukai. You do have to have a membership card or you can buy one for $1 as a day pass.  I have been to the stores in West Covina and Cupertino in California, but one day need to get to the Gardena store!

Mitsuwa
At Mitsuwa, I really like their fresh fish and the store products are what you find in the markets in Japan.  You can forget you are in the United States when you shop there.