Omoide Yokocho, Tokyo

National GeographicSep 25

Sit shoulder to shoulder with Japan’s after-work crowds, soaking up the energy of this time-honoured pub tradition.

lantern-lit alleyways for yakitori

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GinzaNeighborhooddistrict with a long history of making karaage
ShinbashiNeighborhooddistrict with after-work crowds spilling into backstreet bars
Omoide YokochoNeighborhoodlantern-lit alleyways for yakitori
KoenjiTrain stationdistrict where small izakayas draw creative locals
Elsewhere
Omicho MarketMarketKanazawa, Japanhistoric market for sampling the day's freshest sashimi
Aoba Oden StreetNeighborhoodShizuoka City, Japanbest place to try Shizuoka's oden

Omoide Yokocho