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Aug. 15th marked the Grand
Opening of NEW PEOPLE, a
unique destination at 1746 Post
St. in the heart of
San Francisco’s historic Japantown.
There was an all-
day outdoor music
and entertainment
forum.
NEW PEOPLE, a
20,000-sq. ft. build
ing distinguished
by its striking three-
story transparent
glass façade features
the latest examples
of Japanese popular
ema of its type in the United
States.
An entire floor of the build-
ing will be devoted to several
distinctive boutiques showcas-
ing trendsetting clothing labels
from Japan, including Baby,
The Stars Shine Bright (Tokyo),
Black Peace Now (Tokyo), 6 per-
cent DOKIDOKI (Tokyo), and
SOU•SOU (Kyoto). A short-term
rotating storefront will fea-
ture a new brand every two to
three months. These shops, sev-
eral of which are pioneers of
culture expressed through film,
art, fashion and special events.
A spacious, 143-seat cinema
space with cutting-edge sound
and projection
equipment, will
be housed on the
building’s lower
level and will be
the soul of the
NEW PEOPLE
experience. It will
screen some of the
latest and hottest
films from Japan,
as well as classics,
documentaries,
and anime, mak-
ing it the only cin-
Harajuku, a vibrant district in
Tokyo renowned for its unique
designers, will make their retail
debut in the United States at
NEW PEOPLE. The building also
will house a café, an inventive
NEW PEOPLE retail store, and a
2,000 sq. ft. art gallery providing
an important venue for a new
generation of artists inspired by
Japanese pop culture.
About The J-pop Center
Launched by creative visionary
Seiji Horibuchi, the founder and CEO of VIZ Pictures and
the founder of VIZ Media, The
J-pop Center Project develops
and extends innovative creative
ances and collaborations across
different media: film, animation,
music, art, and retail products.
For more information, visit www.
NewPeoplWorld.com.
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