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Enjoy a fantastic night out at Tokyo's traditional alleyways, which host many tiny restaurants, bars, pubs and shops.
- Nonbei Yokocho
- Omoide Yokocho
- Sankaku Chitai
- Golden Gai
- Harmonica Yokocho
Just a stone’s throw away from Shibuya’s famous scramble crossing, you’ll find the entrance to a completely different world by the name of ‘Nonbei Yokocho’. Nonbei is slang that derives from the Edo Period (1603-1867), meaning a drunk or someone who loves drinking, hence the name ‘Drunkards’ Alley’. (Tip: Explore Tokyo at night on this epic 3-hour ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTfE5Allaon/?taken-at=252069288 ‘Omoide Yokocho’ is another product of post-WWII, when Shinjuku West became a transit hub and black market. With goods in short supply, many items were highly controlled by the government, therefore leading locals to set up carts and shops selling unrestricted items they could get their ha...
Despite modern buildings like the Carrot Tower changing the area’s landscape over recent years, the neighborhood of Sangenjaya retains a long history. It was a popular stop on the pilgrimage to Mt. Oyama in the Edo Period, where one could stop at one of the three tea houses here to refuel along the journey, earning it the affectionate name, ‘Sancha...
‘Golden Gai’ in Shinjuku’s “rougher” Kabukicho district is one of the city’s most popular watering holes. Here you can find around 270 den-like drinking establishments across two-storeys and six inter-connecting alleyways, all crammed into nothing more than the space of one city block. While most of Tokyo’s yokocho can be found by railway tracks, t...
‘Harmonica Yokocho’ in Kichijoji got its name from its two-storey buildings that resemble the mouthpiece of a harmonica. It’s a maze of alleyways with a mix of traditional stores and modern-day shops. It’s also one of the few yokocho where I’d recommend going during the daytime as the wide selection of shops means that it’s a popular spot for local...
Apr 20, 2024 · With about 60 food stalls, Memory Lane is a prime spot to try street food like skewered meats. The alley is renowned for its tiny food stalls serving yakitori (grilled chicken skewers), grilled seafood, and offal. Even if some menus are in English, trying unfamiliar dishes can be fun.
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- Omoide Yokocho (Shinjuku) The most famous yokocho of them all is Omoide Yokocho in Shinjuku, conveniently located next to the busy Shinjuku Station. Other names for this street are “Memory Line” and “Piss Alley”.
- Golden Gai (Shinjuku) Also in Shinjuku is the famous Golden Gai. Rather than just an alleyway, Golden Gai is an area consisting of a few alleyways and way more tiny izakayas (270 to be exact).
- Ebisu Yokocho (Ebisu) Ebisu Yokocho is built on the remains of the old Yamashita Shopping Center. This yokocho is mainly a food alley rather than a drinking street, serving everything from Chinese to good old oden and gyoza.
- Harmonica Yokocho (Kichijoji) In the small neighbourhood of Kichijoji, Harmonica Yokocho opens as early as lunchtime. That’s because this yokocho has amazing restaurants that have been open since the 90s, as well as clothing stores and stalls selling street food like taiyaki and tonkatsu.
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