Best Townscapes Spot List

A nationally designated Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, overflowing with exotic appeal

A cobblestone road thick with the atmosphere of old Osaka

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

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.

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.

Southern Osaka's hippest place, where the all the trendy young people go

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.

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

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

Travel back in time to the frontier age

Some thirty establishments form a beacon of Ainu culture

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.

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 an area where you can find all kinds of antique books. There are shops with new books as well.

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

Shibuya's top commercial district right near the Shibuya scramble crossing. Has a wide variety of shops including restaurants and karaoke stores.

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