About five years ago, Hitoshi Sagaseki opened J+B Design, a store in a garagelike space that sold mostly Japanese goods for the home, some clothing, jewelry and personal care products, as well as food items. Several months ago, he expanded the food component. Now, there’s a wall of Japanese packaged snacks, soup mixes, teas, spices, condiments and other ingredients. Some refrigerated products like tofu, and frozen ones, including udon noodles, are also sold. A cafe selling teas, pastries and smoothies is at the entrance and along one side. The initials stand for Japan and Brooklyn.
J+B Design, 300 Seventh Street (Fourth Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn, 347-987-3217, jplusbdesign.com.
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