Inside Yamashiro (Photo by dj venus via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr). Soak up the splendor of Jayne Mansfields Pink Palace. HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Chef Vallerie Archer stepped inside the iconic Japanese restaurant Yamashiro Hollywood for the first time about 20 years ago. The district consists of the villa, several smaller buildings (of which a number no longer exist), and landscaped gardens. During World War II, it was mistakenly rumored to be a signal tower for the Japanese and was vandalized. It is taken from the name of the main province of the three which now comprise Kyto prefecture. For many years, though, its hilltop view was better regarded than its food was. That's one of our most famous artifacts, of which we still have in our collection. Yamashiro: a visual feast of the storied Hollywood hilltop restaurant Its arguably one of the best sites west of the Mississippi, Wallace said. This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). For locals, the address is a mainstay, the kind of 100-year-old building that has always been something over the years. [3] As the villa was located on top of a hill, it was called a yamashiro, a Japanese word that in this case means "mountain castle" (). Villa, restaurant, and gardens in Los Angeles, California, Yamashiro Restaurant inside (top) and Outside (bottom), Location within Los Angeles metropolitan area, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, "National Register of Historic Place Registration Form: Yamashiro Historic District", "L.A.'s Exotic Yamashiro: Hollywood History with a Spectacular View", "Yamashiro: A Los Angeles, CA Restaurant", "Through the LensTom Ford on Nocturnal Animals", "Yamashiro Visiting (938) Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yamashiro_Historic_District&oldid=1151445211, National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2017, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 April 2023, at 03:06. Now, you'll see beautiful glass windows that were added to the front left and right sides of the majestic building, allowing diners to experience dining with Los Angeles' skyline. If you walk down into our gardens, you'll notice our Buddha residing here. Kang added that his company is in negotiations with the current operators of Yamashiro a restaurant popular with tourists and as a place to celebrate special events and that it was possible there would be a new restaurant operator. The district is featured in Visiting with Huell Howser Episode 938. San Pedro Fish Market is leaving its longtime harbor home. He is also a commercial speaker, motivational speaker, and . Yamashiro Returns Under New Ownership | LAist 1999 North Sycamore Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90068, United States. Yamashiro Hollywood. The area was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. We cried. Thefull letter is below. Please enter a valid email and try again. The Fish Markets former footprint at West Harbor will be partially occupied by Yamashiro and Sugar Factory, a trendy brasserie known for bombastic desserts and other Instagram-friendly fare.