Straßen & Viertel

Yanaka Ginza

Adresse: 3-13 Yanaka, Taito City, Tokyo
Region: Tokyo, Japan

Öffnungszeiten: Opening hours vary by shop; check each store separately.
Besuchshinweise: The shopping street is a short walk from Nippori Station. There is no common opening time, so check individual shops directly.
Öffnungszeiten: Etwa 60 Min.

Warum der Umweg sich lohnt

A 170-metre shopping street of the old «shitamachi» with about 60 family shops, cat statues and the «sunset stairs» at its top.

Yanaka Ginza is a charming shopping street in Tokyo's Yanaka neighborhood, known for its nostalgic 'shitamachi' atmosphere and unique cat statues. It offers a glimpse into traditional Japanese market life with its family-run shops.

Was sonst in der Nähe liegt

Die nächstgelegenen Orte, über die wir geschrieben haben, mit Luftlinie von hier.

550 m
Yanaka Cemetery
This atmospheric cemetery contains the grave of the last Tokugawa shogun and preserves the quiet, temple-filled character of old Yanaka.
550 m
Mori Ogai Memorial Museum
The museum occupies Kanchoro, the former home where Mori Ogai spent three decades and wrote works including The Wild Geese and The Boat on the Takase River. Ogai also held poetry gatherings here that attempted to bridge rival literary groups, attracting figures such as Akiko Yosano, Takuboku Ishikawa and Mokichi Saito.
1.0 km
Nezu Shrine
Its richly decorated 1706 buildings, azalea garden and tunnel of red torii offer one of Tokyo's best-preserved Edo-period shrine settings.
1.4 km
Tokyo National Museum
Japan's oldest and largest museum (1872): samurai swords, Buddhist sculpture, kimono and the Horyu-ji treasures.
1.5 km
Ueno Toshogu Shrine
A gilded 1651 shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu that survived the 1868 battle, the 1923 earthquake and the 1945 raids intact.
1.7 km
National Museum of Western Art
Le Corbusier's only building in East Asia (1959, UNESCO), built around the Matsukata collection of Monet and Rodin.