LA shopping/activies (specifically outdoor basketball, toys)
August 15, 2015 12:32 PM Subscribe
Where should I look for toys that I wouldn't find in toy stores outside of such a large, diverse city?
I'm also interested in watching the Venice Basketball League championship game tomorrow. What do I need to know about that?
These laser cut cardstock puzzles that I saw on Tested are a good example of what I'm looking. The presenter said he found them in bookstore in San Francisco’s Japantown. I don't see them on US eBay or Amazon. I can only find them on foreign sites that don't ship internationally. Where would I go if I wanted a decent chance of finding them in Los Angeles? I’m specifically interested in these, but I figure a place that carried these would likely carry other interesting toys that I wouldn’t find otherwise. I like this sort of thing - something that takes a little time to put together. Also, science-y toys. Finally, luggage space is precious, so if I buy something it couldn't be much bigger than these.
I didn't see any helpful information about watching tomorrow's VBL championship game. Are there tickets? Where do I get them? Do I just show up tomorrow?
These laser cut cardstock puzzles that I saw on Tested are a good example of what I'm looking. The presenter said he found them in bookstore in San Francisco’s Japantown. I don't see them on US eBay or Amazon. I can only find them on foreign sites that don't ship internationally. Where would I go if I wanted a decent chance of finding them in Los Angeles? I’m specifically interested in these, but I figure a place that carried these would likely carry other interesting toys that I wouldn’t find otherwise. I like this sort of thing - something that takes a little time to put together. Also, science-y toys. Finally, luggage space is precious, so if I buy something it couldn't be much bigger than these.
I didn't see any helpful information about watching tomorrow's VBL championship game. Are there tickets? Where do I get them? Do I just show up tomorrow?
There's a bigger Japanese community than Sawtelle downtown -- Little Tokyo. There are lot of shops filled with stuff like that.
posted by BlahLaLa at 1:06 PM on August 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by BlahLaLa at 1:06 PM on August 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
The bookstore in SF Japantown is Kinokuniya. They have lots of neat little gifts like that, and they have a location in LA (in Little Tokyo, IIRC).
posted by wintersweet at 1:29 PM on August 15, 2015
posted by wintersweet at 1:29 PM on August 15, 2015
Three weeks ago we stumbled across Venice Basketball League on a day-trip to Venice Beach - we're from the UK and we'd never heard of VBL, but it looked cool so we just sat down and watched a game. It was great. There was a series of games going on and it looked like people were just strolling up, sitting down and watching for a while and then going on their way. Nobody was checking for tickets and I assumed it wasn't that kind of event.
That was on a regular weekend, though, and if this weekend is a championship game, I guess it could be different.
posted by Beverley Westwood at 1:30 PM on August 15, 2015
That was on a regular weekend, though, and if this weekend is a championship game, I guess it could be different.
posted by Beverley Westwood at 1:30 PM on August 15, 2015
OP, to clarify, Giant Robot was a specific suggestion to call but yes, Little Tokyo is definitely bigger than The Little Osaka area around Sawtelle.
posted by Room 641-A at 4:28 PM on August 15, 2015
posted by Room 641-A at 4:28 PM on August 15, 2015
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