Best Townscapes Spot List

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

A picture of life in Japan perfectly blended into nature

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

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

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

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.

This is a Korean town where both Japanese and Korean shops are gathered. It is brimming with an exotic atmosphere where you can enjoy authentic Korean food, cosmetics, and culture.

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

One of Hokkaido's oldest and finest shopping streets

Some thirty establishments form a beacon of Ainu culture

The early 20th century comes alive on this street of restaurants

Travel back in time to the frontier age

An irregular five-forked intersection near Otaru Music Box Museum

New, yet nostalgic. The station shopping arcade is a mix of older shops with history, and stylish, newer shops.

A promenade of zelkova, now as the symbolic road of Sendai, the city of forests. It is also popular in winter when it is lit up.

A charming shitamachi (downtown) shopping street lined with takeout shops, candy shops, izakaya (bars) and more.

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.

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

This is a shopping avenue with a retro presence. Its morning market held on the fourth Sunday every month is popular.

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.