The Civic Center area is where the performing arts and city politics seamlessly converge. The gold-domed, Beaux Arts-style City Hall sits alongside the classically elegant Davies Symphony Hall, the San Francisco Ballet and the Opera House. Nearby Hayes Valley, a prime residential location, is a destination for shoppers seeking edgy fashions, eclectic art and high-end interior decorations. A few blocks west is Japantown with its cherry trees, authentic restaurants and galleries selling treasures from the Far East.