Best Townscapes Spot List

Bukeyashiki Street with the Ashina family's 15,000-koku castle town. The direct descendants of the family still live in one of the upper-class samurai residences.

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

A stone paved street where shops of long standing are lined up, full of Kyoto atmosphere

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

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 picture of life in Japan perfectly blended into nature

A street that feels like it’s from the Edo Period

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

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

The main street of Gion features a machiya-style townscape on a cobblestone street

Popular with tourists, check out this shopping district and its old Japan feel

Yokohama Chinatown is a business quarter where you can taste authentic Chinese food in Yokohama. It is also popular because you can shop for Asian-styled sundries and souvenirs.

A town that developed near Ise Jingu Shrine

You can have multiple enjoyments, such as shopping and leisure inside the safe, quality, and comfortable urban environment.

Kobe’s Chinatown has many famous specialties

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.

Maiko hurry back and forth at night amongst establishments fit for heads of state

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.

This store sells dried products such as bonito, kelp and small sardines — all indispensable to the seasoning of Japanese cuisine.

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.