Yokocho and bar districts across Japan

5-7 Koji Flarito

Asahikawa, Hokkaido

A roughly 100 m lane with 18 shops, started in 1920 as a central market.

San-Roku Gai

Asahikawa, Hokkaido

A dining district near Asahikawa Station with about 1,000 shops at night, described as second only to Sapporo.

Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho

Sapporo, Hokkaido

A ramen alley in Susukino with shops lining a narrow passage; its predecessor opened in 1951.

Hakodate Hikari no Yatai Daimon Yokocho

Hakodate, Hokkaido

A yatai village in the Daimon area by Hakodate Station with 26 small eateries.

Ganpeki Robata (Quayside Charcoal Grill)

Kushiro, Hokkaido

A seasonal Kushiro specialty on the riverbank where you grill fresh seafood over charcoal and eat on the spot.

Kita no Yatai

Obihiro, Hokkaido

A yatai street near Obihiro Station with about 20 stalls using Tokachi ingredients.

Renga Yokocho in Otaru Sun Mall Ichibangai: entrance area

Otaru Yataimura Renga Yokocho

Otaru, Hokkaido

A yatai village near Otaru Station; the official site lists 12 shops.

Otaru Yataimura Roman Yokocho

Otaru, Hokkaido

A yatai village in the Sun Mall Ichibangai arcade, opened April 2017; the official site lists 7 shops.

Susukino

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Susukino in Sapporo's Chuo Ward is Hokkaido's largest nightlife district, with about 3,500 shops.

Yokocho and bar districts in Tohoku

Gobangai

Hachinohe, Aomori

A dining alley since the late 1950s entered from Showa-dori; parts are so narrow only one person can pass.

Hanakoji

Hachinohe, Aomori

A lane cutting across Miroku Yokocho, named in 1987.

Harmonica Yokocho

Hachinohe, Aomori

Named because the shops resemble a harmonica's reeds, with wooden arch signs; small eateries, izakaya and ethnic restaurants.

Hachinohe Yataimura Miroku Yokocho

Hachinohe, Aomori

A yatai village between Mikkamachi and Mutsukamachi, the newest of Hachinohe's eight yokocho, opened with the 2002 Shinkansen extension; 26 stalls of about one tsubo each.

Nagayokocho Rensagai

Hachinohe, Aomori

A U-shaped dining street since the late 1940s with izakaya, sushi, yakiniku and long-established bars.

Rocho Rensagai

Hachinohe, Aomori

A dining lane linking Takajo Koji, nicknamed Rocho after a feudal-era jail, with Nagayokocho Rensagai.

Hachinohe Showa-dori

Hachinohe, Aomori

Named in 2002 for the long-unnamed dining area of Nagayokocho; izakaya, yakitori and snack bars line the street.

Tanuki Koji

Hachinohe, Aomori

A dining street from the 1940s named after Sapporo's Tanukikoji; film-set atmosphere and used as a JR campaign location.

Kakumi Koji

Hirosaki, Aomori

A small lane in Hirosaki's Kajicho entertainment area, lined with long-established eateries and newer bars.

Sakurayama Yokocho

Morioka, Iwate

A nickname for the stretch around Sakurayama Shrine's approach north of Morioka Castle ruins, with about 70 izakaya and other shops.

Bunka Yokocho

Sendai, Miyagi

A Showa-flavored yokocho near Ichibancho's Sun Mall with about 50 shops.

Inari Koji

Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi

A street in Kokubuncho 2-chome officially nicknamed Inari Koji by Sendai City; part of Sendai's main izakaya district.

Iroha Yokocho

Sendai, Miyagi

A yokocho descended from a postwar public market started by street vendors, with eateries and general shops.

Kokubuncho

Sendai, Miyagi

A drinking district in Sendai's Aoba Ward, described as the top nightlife area in Tohoku.

Toraya Yokocho

Sendai, Miyagi

A yokocho in Kokubuncho, between Kokubuncho-dori and Inari Koji.

Kawabata

Akita, Akita

Akita's largest drinking district along the Asahi River in Omachi, developed after a great fire in 1886 moved geisha houses and restaurants here.

Yamagata Yataimura Hotnaru Yokocho

Yamagata, Yamagata

A row-house-style yatai village in Yamagata's Nokamachi with about 12 shops.

Fukushima Yataimura Koranshou Yokocho

Fukushima, Fukushima

A yatai village near Fukushima Station with about 5 shops including local cuisine, Thai, ramen and izakaya.

Yokocho and bar districts in Kanto

Akabane OK Yokocho

Kita, Tokyo

A lane of under 100 m just off the east exit of Akabane Station with nearly 30 izakaya and snack bars.

Asakusa Hoppy Street

Taito, Tokyo

A 70-80 m drinking street west of Senso-ji, south of the off-track betting site, known for stewed offal and Hoppy.

Ebisu Yokocho

Shibuya, Tokyo

An arcaded cluster of small eateries two minutes on foot from the east exit of Ebisu Station.

Mikuni Koji

Toshima, Tokyo

A drinking alley of small eateries near Ikebukuro Station's east exit; Toshima Ward lists the Mikuni Koji Restaurant & Bar Association.

Shinjuku Kabuki Hall Kabuki Yokocho

Shinjuku, Tokyo

A yokocho-style food hall inside Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, with stall-like eateries.

Kakurenbo Yokocho

Shinjuku, Tokyo

A backstreet alley in Kagurazaka with cobblestones and black wooden fences, dotted with restaurants.

Kameido Yokocho

Koto, Tokyo

A yokocho right by the north exit of Kameido Station with retro izakaya and restaurants of various cuisines.

Kichijoji Harmonica Yokocho

Musashino, Tokyo

A network of narrow lanes of eateries and bars right by the north exit of Kichijoji Station, rooted in a postwar black market.

Koenji Daiichi Ichiba

Suginami, Tokyo

A yokocho of eateries in a former dried-goods market near the entrance of Junjo Shopping Street, north of Koenji Station.

Nishi-Ogikubo South Exit Drinking Street

Suginami, Tokyo

A drinking area right outside the south exit of Nishi-Ogikubo Station, with yakitori shops and inexpensive bars.

Oimachi Higashi-koji, Heiwa-koji and Suzuran-dori

Shinagawa, Tokyo

A maze of lanes along the tracks just outside Oimachi Station's east exit, with about 60 diners and bars.

Sangenjaya Sankaku-chitai

Setagaya, Tokyo

A maze of lanes with bars and shops between Setagaya-dori and Route 246, rooted in a postwar black market.

Shibuya Nonbei Yokocho

Shibuya, Tokyo

An alley of small izakaya and bars beside the tracks right next to Shibuya Station, dating from 1950.

Shibuya Yokocho (MIYASHITA PARK)

Shibuya, Tokyo

A yokocho area of izakaya inside MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya.

Shinjuku Golden Gai

Shinjuku, Tokyo

A district of narrow alleys in Kabukicho 1-chome, next to Hanazono Shrine, lined with tiny bars in low wooden buildings.

Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho

Shinjuku, Tokyo

A Showa-era drinking alley by the west exit of Shinjuku Station, centered on yakitori and motsuyaki (grilled offal) shops.

Ueno Ameyoko

Taito, Tokyo

A market district of about 400 shops along the JR viaduct between Ueno and Okachimachi, rooted in a postwar black market.

Yurakucho Sanchoku Yokocho

Chiyoda, Tokyo

An alley under the railway near JR Yurakucho Station where shops serve farm- and sea-direct ingredients and regional dishes.

The yurakucho under-the-tracks district: street scene

Yurakucho–Shimbashi Under-the-Tracks

Chiyoda / Minato, Tokyo

Izakaya and standing bars line the railway arches between Yurakucho and Shimbashi stations, a classic office-worker drinking spot.

Noge Miyakobashi Shopping Street: street scene

Noge Miyakobashi Shopping Street (Harmonica Yokocho)

Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa

A shopping-street building about 90 m long beside the Okagawa River, nicknamed Harmonica Yokocho, filled with bars and yakitori shops.

Yokohama Noge Drinking District

Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Southwest of Sakuragicho Station, Yokohama's best-known dining and drinking district, mixing Showa-style old shops with newer ones.

Yokocho and bar districts in Chubu

Furumachi

Niigata, Niigata

Niigata's central downtown with many small independent shops, and the Furumachi geisha district around blocks 8 to 9 of Furumachi-dori.

Nagaoka Tonomachi

Nagaoka, Niigata

Nagaoka's bar district west of the station, with izakaya, bars and snack bars.

Amayotto Yokocho

Toyama, Toyama

A container-based alley of eateries near Grand Plaza in the Sogawa area.

Kanazawa Chuo Mishokugai

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

A stall-style food street deep behind Katamachi, beyond Shintenchi, said to date back to the 1950s.

Kakinokibatake

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

A dining shopping street next to Katamachi and Korinbo that keeps an alley atmosphere, with drinking spots at night.

Katamachi

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Kanazawa's main nightlife district, with many eateries on the back streets one block off the main road.

Kigura-machi Yakitori Yokocho

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

A row-house alley in the Kigura-machi shopping street, with small shops facing each other across a passage about 1 m wide.

Kigura-machi Street

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

A long-established dining street behind Katamachi Kirara, with izakaya, bars and restaurants.

Kanazawa Shintenchi Shopping Street

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

A Showa-retro alley-style shopping street around Katamachi, with small shops packed into a short stretch.

Fukui Yatai-mura

Fukui, Fukui

A food-stall village of about ten eateries under the railway viaduct at Fukui Station's east exit, opened in 2024.

MINIE Fukumachi Yokocho

Fukui, Fukui

An alley of Japanese, Western and Chinese eateries on the first floor of the MINIE complex in front of Fukui Station.

Kofu Ekimae Chochin Yokocho

Kofu, Yamanashi

About 1 minute from Kofu Station's south exit, a lane of about 50 m lit by red lanterns and lined with izakaya and bars.

Kofu Gourmet Yokocho

Kofu, Yamanashi

A yokocho in the Yoshino Building with about 20 eateries introducing Yamanashi food culture, opened in 2015.

Matsumoto Tsunagu Yokocho

Matsumoto, Nagano

An indoor bar-hopping alley of 12 stalls on the ground floor of a hotel near the Oshiro exit of Matsumoto Station.

Hana no Uramachi Yume Yatai Hashigo Yokocho

Matsumoto, Nagano

A Showa-style yokocho in Ura-machi, Matsumoto's old drinking quarter.

Gondo

Nagano, Nagano

Nagano City's bar district around the Gondo arcade near Zenkoji, with izakaya and eateries scattered along the alleys.

Yanagase

Gifu, Gifu

Gifu's leading downtown, with many izakaya, bars and other eateries around the shopping street.

Gifu Yokocho

Gifu, Gifu

In the Gifu Yokocho Building in Tamamiya near Gifu Station, shops serving meat dishes, local cuisine and hot pot occupy several floors.

Hamamatsu Shusse Yokocho

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

A yokocho of seven to eight izakaya inside the WAVE Building in the Yurakugai area, opened in 2022.

Yurakugai

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

Hamamatsu's main drinking district northwest of the station, with izakaya, bars and ramen shops along lanes that keep a Showa atmosphere.

Aoba Oden Street lined with Shizuoka oden shops

Aoba Oden-gai

Shizuoka, Shizuoka

A small drinking street near Shin-Shizuoka Station with about 20 bars on either side, known for Shizuoka oden.

Aoba Yokocho

Shizuoka, Shizuoka

A separate food street near Aoba Oden-gai, lined with red-lantern shops and small counters reminiscent of yatai.

Bonbon Center

Nagoya, Aichi

A dining lane near Sakurayama Station, only about 1 m wide, lined with individual shops.

Hobo Sakae-eki Ichiban Deguchi Noren-gai (EXIT NISHIKI)

Nagoya, Aichi

A modern-style alley of about 70 m right by Exit 1 of Sakae Station, lined with eateries.

Imaike

Nagoya, Aichi

A district that grew from a postwar black market, with casual taverns, old shops, foreign cuisine and bars.

Jingu Koji

Nagoya, Aichi

A calm dining area in the shrine town of Atsuta Jingu, from long-established places to individual izakaya.

Kanayama Komachi

Nagoya, Aichi

A Japanese-modern dining street near Kanayama Station with yakitori, sushi, tempura, oden and more.

Daimon Yokocho

Nagoya, Aichi

An alley where izakaya and snack bars line a lane that keeps a Showa-era feel.

Ekinishi (Nagoya Station West)

Nagoya, Aichi

A dining area on the west side of Nagoya Station with casual taverns, yakitori, yakiniku and Chinese eateries.

Ekimae Yokocho

Nagoya, Aichi

A bar alley of small taverns inside a Showa-era building near Nagoya Station, with seafood, yakitori and standing bars.

Nishiki 3-chome (Kinsan)

Nagoya, Aichi

An area next to Sakae known as one of the largest nightlife and entertainment districts in the Chubu region.

Wanpaku-dori

Toyohashi, Aichi

A night food street right by the west exit of Toyohashi Station, lively on weekends.

Yokocho and bar districts in Kinki

Street scene of Suwasakae-machi, Yokkaichi

Yokkaichi Suwasakae-machi

Yokkaichi, Mie

The commercial, dining and entertainment core of Yokkaichi, near Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station.

Gion (Hanamikoji / Gion Shimbashi)

Kyoto, Kyoto

A geisha district of teahouses and restaurants; Kyoto cuisine and Western restaurants line the Hanamikoji area and the Shirakawa-side Gion Shimbashi quarter, which grew as teahouse town at the gate of Yasaka Shrine.

Kiyamachi

Kyoto, Kyoto

Kiyamachi-dori follows the east bank of the Takase River and is a nightlife area densely packed with cafes, bars, snack bars, ryotei and international restaurants, centered between Sanjo and Shijo.

Pontocho

Kyoto, Kyoto

A cobbled street about 500 m long between the Kamo River and Kiyamachi-dori, lined with teahouses, ryotei, restaurants and bars. In summer, riverside shops set up open-air dining platforms.

Dotonbori

Osaka, Osaka

The center of Osaka's Minami entertainment area, with a dense concentration of restaurants. Signboards and neon line the street, and spots such as Kani Doraku and Kinryu Ramen are well known.

Hankyu Higashi-dori Shopping Street

Osaka, Osaka

One of the entertainment districts of Umeda (Kita), spanning Komatsubara-cho, Doyama-cho and Kamiyama-cho, formed where east-west and north-south shopping associations cross.

Hozenji Yokocho

Osaka, Osaka

A stone-paved alley beside Hozenji Temple lined with long-established restaurants, bars, okonomiyaki and kushikatsu shops. It sits in the heart of Minami.

Shonben Yokocho (Juso)

Yodogawa Ward, Osaka, Osaka

A drinking alley in front of Hankyu Juso Station. A fire in March 2014 destroyed many shops, and ten shops opened on the site in October 2016.

Kitashinchi

Kita Ward, Osaka, Osaka

A dining and nightlife district south of Osaka Station with bars, lounges and traditional restaurants. It is described as a high-end dining area comparable to Tokyo's Ginza.

Kyobashi (Osaka)

Miyakojima Ward, Osaka, Osaka

A downtown area around Kyobashi Station, served by JR, Keihan and subway lines. Dining and entertainment streets have developed here, and it is called the eastern gateway of Osaka.

Ohatsu-Tenjin-dori Shopping Street

Osaka, Osaka

A shopping street in Umeda leading to Tsuyunoten Shrine (Ohatsu Tenjin). The area is said to have begun when eateries gathered on the shrine grounds just after the war.

Shin-Umeda Shokudogai

Osaka, Osaka

An under-the-tracks eatery district east of JR Osaka Station, between Hankyu Department Store and Hankyu Osaka-Umeda Station. It opened in 1950.

Shinsekai / Janjan Yokocho

Osaka, Osaka

The popular name of the Nanyo-dori shopping street at the foot of Tsutenkaku Tower, lined with kushikatsu shops, yakiniku restaurants, diners and standing bars. Go and shogi clubs are also found here.

Takimi Koji

Osaka, Osaka

A retro food alley on the basement level of Umeda Sky Building that recreates an early-Showa townscape, with kushikatsu, okonomiyaki, Western food, izakaya and cafes.

Tenma / Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street

Osaka, Osaka

A shopping street about 2.6 km long, said to be Japan's longest, that grew up in front of Osaka Tenmangu Shrine. Casual diners and delicatessens line it.

Urananba

Osaka, Osaka

A bar-hopping area spreading around Sennichimae, Nansan-dori, Kuromon Market and Takashimaya. It has many characterful eateries including standing bars.

Nankinmachi (Kobe Chinatown)

Kobe, Hyogo

One of Japan's three major Chinatowns along with Yokohama and Nagasaki, a shopping district of Chinese restaurants and street-food stalls. The name 'Nankinmachi' is a registered trademark of the shopping street association.

Shinkaichi

Kobe, Hyogo

A downtown entertainment area in Kobe that began in 1905 on reclaimed land of the old Minato River. Shopping streets, alleys and an underground arcade hold about 100 eateries, including long-established standing bars.

Naramachi

Nara, Nara

The old town of Nara city around Gangoji Temple, where Edo- to Meiji-era machiya townhouses remain. Restaurants and bars in converted machiya are scattered around, with many eateries south of Sarusawa Pond.

Ajikoji

Tanabe, Wakayama

A dining district in front of JR Kii-Tanabe Station, with small izakaya and restaurants along its alleys. Some shops take part in an umeshu (plum liqueur) tasting-around promotion.

Janjan Yokocho (Wakayama)

Wakayama, Wakayama

A Showa-era-style alley in Shimazaki-cho, Wakayama City, described by the city's tourism page as lined with retro, cute-looking shops.

Yokocho and bar districts in Chugoku

Tamachi

Kita Ward, Okayama, Okayama

Okayama's largest drinking district, centered on Tamachi 2-chome and spreading into Chuo-cho to the south and part of Yanagi-cho to the east.

The Nagarekawa-cho nightlife district at night

Nagarekawa & Yagenbori

Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

The largest drinking district in Hiroshima, with izakaya and bars gathered around Nagarekawa-dori. Together with the adjacent Yagenbori and Shintenchi, it forms one connected entertainment area.

Okonomimura

Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

A building-type food hall packed with Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki shops, on the 2nd to 4th floors of Shintenchi Plaza.

Buzenda (Shinsaku-dori)

Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi

A drinking district east of JR Shimonoseki Station, regarded as the largest in Yamaguchi Prefecture, with bars and restaurants around Buzenda shopping street (Shinsaku-dori).

Yokocho and bar districts in Shikoku

Akitamachi

Tokushima City, Tokushima

Tokushima's main drinking district. Akitamachi 1- and 2-chome, together with neighboring Sakaemachi and Konyamachi, is known as the city's nightlife area.

Furubaba

Takamatsu City, Kagawa

One of the biggest drinking districts in Shikoku, in central Takamatsu. Multi-tenant buildings full of eateries and bars are packed around the Lion-dori shopping street.

Okaido

Matsuyama City, Ehime

A roughly 483 m covered shopping arcade in central Matsuyama. The surrounding area is the city's largest downtown, and Kitakyomachi to the east is known as a drinking district.

Hirome Market

Kochi City, Kochi

A food hall styled like a yatai village in Obiyamachi, Kochi, with more than 50 shops. Tosa specialties such as seared bonito are on offer.

Yokocho and bar districts in Kyushu & Okinawa

Nagahama Yatai

Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

A yatai area in Nagahama near Hakata fishing port. The number of yatai had dwindled, but the area was revived in 2023.

Nakasu Yatai

Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

A riverside yatai area along the Naka River and one of the best-known yatai spots in Fukuoka. The city has about 100 yatai in total.

Yatai stalls along Watanabe-dori in Tenjin

Tenjin Yatai

Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

A yatai area in Tenjin, Fukuoka's main downtown. Yatai set up in places such as in front of the Bank of Japan branch and BiVi Fukuoka.

Shianbashi & Shianbashi Yokocho

Nagasaki City, Nagasaki

A drinking district southeast of Hamanomachi Arcade in Nagasaki. Small local shops line the yokocho and alleys, and bar-hopping is the standard way to enjoy it.

Shimotori & Nishi-Ginza-dori

Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, Kumamoto

The Shimotori downtown area, among the largest in Kumamoto Prefecture. The Nishi-Ginza-dori area beside the arcade is a drinking district.

Miyakomachi

Oita City, Oita

The leading drinking district of Oita City. In local usage, 'going to Miyakomachi' means going out for drinks.

Nishi-Tachibana Street in central Miyazaki

Nishitachi (Nishi-Tachibana-dori)

Miyazaki City, Miyazaki

Miyazaki City's largest drinking district, nicknamed Nishitachi. Buildings and signs are packed along narrow streets.

Kagomma Furusato Yataimura

Kagoshima City, Kagoshima

A yatai-village style food complex in Chuo-cho, Kagoshima City, housing multiple restaurants, including shops serving Kurobuta pork and black beef.

Tenmonkan

Kagoshima City, Kagoshima

Kagoshima's central downtown, often called the largest in southern Kyushu. Covered arcades run through it, and restaurants and bars gather around Sennichicho, Yamanokuchicho and Bunka-dori.

Makishi Public Market

Naha City, Okinawa

A public market about 150 m along Ichiba Hon-dori from Kokusai-dori. Ingredients bought on the 1st floor can be cooked in the 2nd-floor eateries.

Matsuyama (Naha)

Naha City, Okinawa

A dining and nightlife district south of Tomari Port in Naha. The streets stay busy late into the night.

Sakaemachi Market

Naha City, Okinawa

A market founded in 1955 after the war, with about 150 shops along narrow lanes. At night it is known as a string of small drinking spots.