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Murasaki Jack London Square, Inc.

  • January 31, 2005
  • Rated 4 of 5 by panda1 from ., California
Murasaki Jack London Square, Inc.

Murasaki Jack London Square, Inc. is a retailer of fine Japanese products, including futons, pillows, tatami beds, shoji screens, lamps, meditation zabuton and zafu, incense, kimonos, buckwheat hull pillows, indoor fish fountains, etc. Shipping is available nationwide. Credit cards accepted.

Monday-Thursday, 11am-7pm; Friday-Saturday, 11am-8pm; Sunday 10am-6pm

Telephone: (510) 891-9929, fax: (510) 891-9878

Email: phoenixchang@prodigy.net

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Jack London Square

  • September 19, 2004
  • Rated 5 of 5 by panda1 from ., California
Jack London Square

Jack London Square, located at the beginning of Broadway, is really a beautiful, quiet waterfront development to walk around, to get cash at an ATM, browse, shop at a variety of stores, watch a movie at the cineplex, dine at a fairly large variety of mostly upscale restaurants, take a ferry to San Francisco, or board an Amtrak train to Sacramento or elsewhere. There is public parking.

This place is much more pleasant to walk around than the more popularly Pier 39 in San Francisco, which is more like a zoo. If Jack London Square was more successful, it wouldn't be as nice to walk around in. It's mostly quiet solitude.

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Jack London Square

  • July 13, 2001
  • Rated 3 of 5 by Ally from New York City, New York, Afghanistan
JLS boasts a waterfront area full of restaurants, a handful of shops and museums, and the local Amtrak station. It is a shadow of San Francisco’s Pier 39; much less touristy and active, yet a popular local meeting place for business lunches, cultural festivals and summer concerts. If you are a fan of the author for which the Square was named, you might visit Feinolds’ First and Last Chance Saloon which Mr. London frequented, which is still alive and serving (if you’re really interested, I would recommend visiting Jack London’s home & museum in Berkeley Hills).

From journal Oak-town - the Bay Area city w/the "real" people

Jack London Square

  • July 7, 2000
  • Rated 3 of 5 by Chad Bartlett from Oakland, California
Named for the famed writer, Jack London Square is a collection of restaurants, shops, and night spots right on the Bay. Visit Yoshi's for a fusion of Japanese cuisine and live jazz, or take in a movie at Jack London Cinema. Other dining options include El Torito and Scott's Seafood Restaurant. Don't forget to stop by Jack London's cabin. Brought to Oakland in 1970, London lived here in 1897 while gold prospecting in the Yukon. If SF accommodations are a bit too pricey, you might look into this area. It's still on the Bay and very accessible to SF. BART runs to 12th street, a quick cab ride or ten minute walk from the Square. Unfortunately, as of this writing, BART only runs until about 12:30 at night, a situation yours truly has been very vocal about remedying.

From journal Oakland: The Other City by the Bay

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