Japantowns

District of São Paulo city

is a common name for Japanese communities in cities and towns outside Japan. Alternatively, a Japantown may be called J-town, Little Tokyo or , the first two being common names for Japantown, San Francisco, Japantown, San Jose and Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.

historic settlement in Ayutthaya province, Thailand

neighbourhood in Vancouver

thumb|272x272px|The Japanese Covered Bridge was created by the Nihonmachi in Hội An, Vietnam. is a term used to refer to historical Japanese communities in Southeast and East Asia. The term has come to also be applied to several modern-day communities, though most of these are called simply "Japantown", in imitation of the common term "Chinatown".

downtown shopping area in Jakarta, Indonesia