A community-wide campaign led by:
About SLT
Sustainable Little Tokyo is a community-driven initiative working to ensure a healthy, equitable, and culturally rich Little Tokyo for generations to come. What began as a robust community outreach and engagement effort in 2013 has turned into a neighborhood-generated framework dedicated to environmental, economic, and cultural sustainability.
Our Mission
Retain and Strengthen Communities through programs that create cultural connections to Little Tokyo’s new populations while creating affordable opportunities that enable long-time neighborhood stakeholders to thrive.
Create Economic Inclusion by sustaining a robust local economy of strong independent businesses. Respect Japanese American Cultural Heritage and History by preserving past traditions and supporting local artists.
Support Green Development and Practices through the planning of new environmentally efficient developments and infrastructure, while retrofitting
Mottainai
Mottainai is a familiar Japanese phrase expressing "What a Waste!" This all encompassing concept can be interpreted as the 3 Rs—Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle—with a fourth R, Respect: Respect for the Earth, your community, yourself, and others.
Get Involved
Sustainable Little Tokyo is an inclusive group of people who love Little Tokyo and are imagining a future for our historic Japantown. Become a part of the movement!
Projects
Why we need to sustain Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo is over 140 years old, the second oldest neighborhood in Los Angeles, one of three remaining historic Japantowns in the United States, and one of the inaugural fourteen CA Cultural Districts!