The shotengai that best keeps the shitamachi feel of Yanaka, thriving while many old shopping streets decline: small independent shops sell meat, fish, vegetables, tea and handmade wagashi, the butcher beside the barber and the confectioner beside the watch dealer.
- Address
- 3 Chome-13-1 Yanaka, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0001, Japan
- Hours
- not verified
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 45 min
- Price
- Free; snacks from under JPY 100 (japan-guide.com)
- Price level
- JPY
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Snacks start from well under JPY 100 at some stalls (japan-guide.com); shop hours and closing days vary by shop (gotokyo.org).
- Visit during the summer festival in early August to see the street as a community (gotokyo.org).
- A short walk from Nippori Station or Sendagi Station (Chiyoda Line).