Best Townscapes Spot List

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 town that developed near Ise Jingu Shrine

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

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

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

Travel back in time to the frontier age

One of Hokkaido's oldest and finest shopping streets

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.

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

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

At 1.3 km long, Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street is one of the longest such streets in the Kanto area. Some 400 shops as well as many events including food fairs.

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.

Shibuya is a very popular town for younger generations, and this crossing is one of the biggest scramble crossings in the world. It is a famous spot that appears in many movies.

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.

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

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

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

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.