Tokyo Retro Downtown Stroll: Visiting Master Shops

A shopping street with a Showa retro atmosphere, where you can taste the famous menchi-katsu of Yanaka, also known as the town of cats.

A charming stone staircase connecting Yanaka and Nippori, a beautiful photo spot with a view of the sunset-dyed downtown scenery.

An ancient shrine that has continued since the Edo period, a hidden gem in Bunkyo Ward where beautiful azaleas bloom in spring.

The setting for the movie "Otoko wa Tsurai yo," where old dango shops and river fish restaurants on the approach to the temple create an Edo atmosphere.

Tokyo's oldest temple, with Nakamise-dori street lined with long-established shops favored by Edoites, selling ningyo-yaki and raimei okoshi.

A historic Hachimangu shrine known for the Fukagawa Festival, one of the Edo's three major festivals, where you can feel the downtown atmosphere.

Old shops line the approach to Fukagawa Fudoson, where you can enjoy Edo-mae gourmet food such as Fukagawa meshi.

A shopping street in Mukojima with remnants of the Showa era, where local warmth and nostalgic shop fronts soothe the soul.

A representative of common people's shopping streets, this is a local favorite street where fresh seafood and side dishes are available at bargain prices.

As a mecca for monjayaki, over 70 shops line the street, allowing you to savor the flavors of downtown.

Loved as the longest shopping street in Tokyo, it is full of street food such as croquettes and taiyaki.

Known as "Grandma's Harajuku," it is dotted with famous gourmet foods such as red pants and salt daifuku, as well as long-established shops.