Yanaka Ginza, located in Taito City, Tokyo, is a shopping street known for its old fashioned downtown Tokyo atmosphere that has been preserved since 1945.
The main street of Yanaka Ginza is about 170 meters long and is lined with about 60 stores, mainly individual stores, in a variety of industries.
Yanaka Ginza is famous not only for shopping, but also as a gourmet spot where tourists can enjoy eating and drinking sweets and fried cake of minced meat, as well as having a drink during the day at a Japanese-style pub Izakaya.
In recent years, the nostalgic retro atmosphere has become popular, attracting not only locals but also people from far and wide.
INFORMATION
NAME
Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street (谷中銀座)
ADDRESS
3 Chome-13-1 Yanaka, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0001
ACCESS
5 minute walk from Nippori Station and Sendagi Station.
STATION INFO
(JR) Nippori Station
Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Joban Line
(Kesei Electric Railway) Nippori Station
Keisei Main Line, Skyliner
(Toei Transportation) Nippori Station
Nippori-toneri Liner
(Tokyo Metro) Sendagi Station
Chiyoda Line
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