Tokyo Neighborhoods

Akasaka

The upscale Akasaka area offers a vivid contrast between the quiet district with Hikawa and Nogi Shrine and the downtown area with ARK Hills, which is comprised of stores, beer gardens, and Suntory Hall. Tokyo Midtown, a large-scale complex, has high-end fashion stores and the Suntory Museum of Art, which holds exhibitions specializing in Japanese arts and crafts.

Asakusa

Asakusa stretches east to west around Senso-ji Temple and the Nakamise shopping street that leads to it. It is a world-famous tourist destination, and at one point it was more popular with tourists than with locals. After the COVID-19 pandemic though, it has regained the atmosphere of a “Edo temple of entertainment”. Many people may think of Asakusa as a tourist attraction with Sensoji Temple, Kaminarimon, Nakamise Street, and the Asakusa Samba Carnival, or as a place where people can drink from noon on Hoppy Street and Hatsune Koji Street. The area is also home to a concentration of famous restaurants, both Japanese and Western, both upscale and popular.

Azabu-Juban

Azabu-juban is a great mix of a glamorous town for celebrities and expats and long-established stores around the train station, including the Azabu Juban shopping street. The older stores give a glimpse of a Japanese downtown atmosphere.

It may be an exaggeration to say that the entire city is enveloped in fashion, but Ebisu is characterized by its constant awareness of fashion, from the people passing by on the streets, to the station buildings, hotels, department stores, restaurants, cafes, general stores, and other facilities.

Ebisu

Futakotamagawa

Large commercial facilities, hotels, movie theaters, shopping malls, and more amenities around the train station allow residents and visitors to enjoythe city of Futakotamagawa. It is also an area rich in nature, with many places for children to play such as parks and recreational areas.

Gaienmae is the name of a station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, and it is designated as the area from Aoyama to Jingumae. This area is lined with fashion and design-related buildings and is known for being very stylish.

Gaienmae

Ginza

The beauty of Ginza is that you can enjoy the old and the new at the same time. Although the area is modernized with newer buildings, high-end restaurants, and large streets, you can also feel the history of Japan in places like Kabukiza Theater and historical department stores, small restaurants, and alleyways.

With an international town nearby, there are plenty of housing and supermarkets for foreigners so it is a fascinating townscape. There are also many open-air cafes around Hiroo Station and along Gaiennishi Dori Avenue, and many small but highly distinct stores.

Hiroo

Jingumae

While Omotesando, Takeshita Avenue, and Meiji Avenue are bustling with the latest trends, dotted with famous brand flagship stores and cafes, the area also has a sophisticated and relaxed residential atmosphere once you step off the main streets.

Minami Aoyama is attracting attention as being one of the most culturally conscious areas in Japan, with facilities such as the Nezu Museum and the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum of Art and boutiques and brand-name stores alike lining Kotto Avenue.

Minami Aoyama

Nihonbashi

The historic town of Nihonbashi has a unified cityscape, with many retro-style chic buildings and Japan's oldest department store. Since it is a business district, it tends to be relatively quiet at night and on the weekends.

There are many hole-in-the-wall spots that hide their signs in Nishiazabu, as well as French restaurants in the residential areas and Italian in the back alleys. It is characterized by many shops where you can spend a pleasant time alone, and this is an area that’s geared more towards adults.

Nishiazabu

Omotesando

Omotesando is known as Tokyo's fashion center and is a vibrant area where many people come to shop regardless of what day it is, at the luxury apparel shops, jewelry shops, and cafes.

Roppongi

Roppongi is known for offices clustered in high-rise buildings, restaurants in commercial facilities, cultural centers, a thriving nightlife, and even children’s amusement facilities. It is safe to say that Roppngi is packed with all of the charms of a big city that Tokyo is known for.

Shibuya

Shibuya, famous for its scramble crossing, is known around the world as a hub for Japanese youth culture. However, Shibuya is a multi-layered city with many allures other than youth culture. It is an ever evolving city that grows more attractive with the times in terms of fashion, art, and culture.

Shinjuku Station averages 2 million passengers per day, and in 2018, it was registered in the Guinness Book of Records with 3.59 million passengers.

It is also famous as a shopping area with department stores, large electronics stores, and fashion buildings where anything is available, and great nightlife and entertainment spots in Kabukicho and Golden Gai, where it is full of energy all day long.

Shinjuku

Uchisaiwaicho

Uchisaiwaicho has an abundance of restaurants and stores of various types, so no matter what time you go, you will find what you were looking for. If you go a little further toward Shinbashi, you can enjoy popular street-food restaurants and in the area near Hibiya Park, you can enjoy the changing colors of nature throughout the year.

A few of Waseda University's campuses are located here, so many restaurants catering to students line the streets and there are many busy shopping streets in the town. Many of the Waseda residents have been there for a long time, so despite its convenient location in the city, the area has a neighborhood atmosphere.

Waseda

Yotsuya

The town of Yotsuya is famous for its elegant slopes and many gourmet restaurants that are known only to avid foodies. The "Yotsuya Arakicho Shopping Center" houses restaurants that have won stars in famous gourmet guides, as well as a variety of cuisines such as French, Chinese, and street food type restaurants. Many food connoisseurs come here daily in search of their new favorite dish.

Yoyogiuehara

From fashionable cafes and bistros to old-fashioned restaurants, rare world gourmet foods, and even traditional eateries, this is one of the best gourmet towns in Tokyo.

It is filled with boutiques, fashionable independent stores, interior stores, and sundries that make walking around the city fun and full of discovery.

Yutenji

The town of Yutenji has a strong local character and is dotted with natural foods and organic supermarkets. This is a town where people with a high awareness of food gather.

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