Best Townscapes around Tokyo Spot List

Street connecting the east exit of Ikebukuro station to Sunshine, lined with numerous shops.

An 800-meter-long shopping street with retractable roof for all-weather shopping. An area that continues to develop while retaining its old-world charm.

From its152-meter-high observation platform, the Tokyo Tower can be seen right in front of you. This building is a skyscraper that houses various facilities.

A complex with a tree-like architecture combining public and private facilities.

It is a shopping district specializing in food-related specialty shops, and the district stretches about 800 meters from north to south between the Asakusa and Ueno areas.

It is an area where restaurants that make you feel the traditional Japanese atmosphere are dotted in the alleys, and it is delightful to walk in the area at night.

About 400 shops handling food products, such as fresh seafood and produce, are gathered in this market. It is a very popular spot for visitors from in and out of the country.

A unique back street of Akihabara Electric Town, full of stores selling PC peripherals.

Akihabara Electric Town or Akihabara Denki Gai is an area crowded with stores that handle various electrical goods. There are many stores that carry anime and figurine-related goods as well.

A 670-meter-long shopping street with a variety of small shops.

Nihonbashi is a town where traditional Japanese and modern cultures are woven together, where you can experience the charms of Japan.

An alley roughly 300 metres from Ningyocho, named Amazake Yokocho after a shop selling sweet sake.

Marunouchi Naka-Dori Street connects Yurakucho and Otemachi. Large buildings such as Marubiru (Marunouchi Building) line the street, giving it the atmosphere of a business district.

This is a street with nearly 30 stores, including restaurants, cafes, clothing stores, and sundry shops.

A good old-fashioned shopping district with 70 older shops and a shitamachi (downtown) atmosphere.

A small alley teeming with traditional izakayas (Japanese-style bars). A place to enjoy a the Showa Retro atmosphere while in Shibuya.

This is the third (and oldest existing) underground mall in Japan.

It is the main street of Ura-Harajuku (the Harajuku back street) along which stylish stores stand. There are cafes and some general stores on the street, so taking a stroll on the back street is fun as well.

The first lodging station of Old Tokaido Road, the main road that led to Edo (Tokyo). Visit the historical places and sites to trace the vestiges of a thriving town.

The Ameyayo shotengai(shopping street) grew out of a black market that sprung up following the end of World War II. It is a shopping district that retains the good old feel of downtown Tokyo.