Daiso Japan is a prime example of the kinds of gems you'll find in Koreatown - think the 99 cents store, only cooler. Launched in Japan in the 1970s as a "100 yen" store – they bring together a large selection of kitchen goods, cosmetics, stationery at or around $1.50 apiece, managing to neatly appoint an intense variety of awesome shit you never knew you needed in each colorfully cramped aisle. It's an essential retail therapy if you're looking for 1200 sushi erasers, need a last minute gift, or to replace that sake glass you broke post haste. You'd pass by a hundred times without giving Daiso another thought, and that's what makes it so great: those in the know about this bizzare but charming chain have evangelized the place.