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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

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.

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

A cobblestone road thick with the atmosphere of old Osaka

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

Kobe’s Chinatown has many famous specialties

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

One of Kobe's busiest areas

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

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