Shopping Street Spots in Japan

Area

Japan
- Japan
- Hokkaido / Tohoku
  
  Hokkaido
  
  Aomori
  
  Iwate
  
  Miyagi
  
  Akita
  
  Yamagata
  
  Fukushima
- Kanto
  
  Ibaraki
  
  Tochigi
  
  Gunma
  
  Saitama
  
  Chiba
  
  Tokyo
  
  Kanagawa
- Koshinetsu / Hokuriku
  
  Niigata
  
  Toyama
  
  Ishikawa
  
  Fukui
  
  Yamanashi
  
  Nagano
- Tokai
  
  Gifu
  
  Shizuoka
  
  Aichi
  
  Mie
- Kinki
  
  Shiga
  
  Kyoto
  
  Osaka
  
  Hyogo
  
  Nara
  
  Wakayama
- Chugoku
  
  Tottori
  
  Shimane
  
  Okayama
  
  Hiroshima
  
  Yamaguchi
- Shikoku
  
  Tokushima
  
  Kagawa
  
  Ehime
  
  Kochi
- Kyushu / Okinawa
  
  Fukuoka
  
  Saga
  
  Nagasaki
  
  Kumamoto
  
  Oita
  
  Miyazaki
  
  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Shopping

Shopping Mall / Shopping Street

Kappabashi Dougu Street (R)

4.0

1310 Reviews

Shopping

Tokyo Taitou-ku Nishiasakusa 1

This is a wholesaler district full of approximately 170 shops stocking items such as professional-grade cookware, tableware, kitchen equipment, ingredients for restaurants and plastic food samples. Plastic food samples that are one aspect of Japan’s unique culture are popular as souvenirs. In addition to tourists, there are many chefs from overseas that visit to purchase kitchen knives and molds. Closest train stations include Tawaramachi Station and Asakusa Station.

Almost a kilometre long, this street is lined on both sides by shops both small and large selling catering supplies including tableware, utensils and appliances and sample food. There is a English...
Nishiki Market

Shopping

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Nishiki Koji Road Teramachi Takakura

A shopping arcade filled with shops extending from Nishiki Tenman-gu Shrine one block north of Shijo Street to Karasuma-dori Avenue. Some 400 years have passed since the area was granted the title of fish wholesaler by the Edo shogunate government in 1615, and the arcade is also known as the “Kitchen of Kyoto.” Roughly 390 meters long, a variety of restaurants, cafes, and knickknack shops, and grocery stores line the arcade selling seasonal fresh fish and Kyoto vegetables, Kyoto pickles, tsukudani foods preserved in soy sauce, dried goods, tofu, cookware, and tableware.
Minamisanriku Sansan Shopping street

4.0

131 Reviews

Shopping

Miyagi Motoyoshi-gun Minamisanrikucho Shizugawa Itsukamachi 201-5

So many tasty seafood restaurants are available, and noodle shops. Many local fresh sea foods, when you buy at market you can eat at sitting area which is comfortable (sheltered from wind and rain...
Takamatsu Marugame Town Shopping District

4.0

185 Reviews

Shopping

Kagawa Pref. Takamatsushi Marugamemachi

This is a large-scale shopping district with a total length of 470 meters in the center of Marugame Town, Takamatsu City, boasting a history of 400 years since the establishment of the town. There are more than 100 businesses in the district including restaurants, fashion stores, hospitals and pharmacies as well as daily goods stores. The redevelopment is attracting attention as it consolidates shopping districts and housing in an unprecedented way nationally.

I do enjoy walking around these covered streets in Japan, honestly they seem to be similar and have the same types of shops. Although I dont really go into any of the shops, I do enjoy just walking...
Osu Shopping street

Shopping

Aichi Nagoya-shi Naka-ku Osu
Yokohamabashi Shopping District

4.0

91 Reviews

Shopping

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Minami-ku Takanechou 1-4

This shopping district is a two-minute walk from Bandobashi Station in Minami Ward, Yokohama City. It was used as a shopping district for the region starting before World War II, and currently features about 130 shops lined up, in particular food product shops and restaurants. Spring features the “Utamaru Sakura Festival”, which was named for Odori Park’s “Utamaru Sakura” bearing the name of Katsura Utamaru, a rakugo storyteller who served as an honorary consultant of the shopping district and hailed from the same district.

The whole street about 350 meters is covered under roof and it’s called arcade shopping street. Very close from Bandobashi subway station. Very lively shopping area where many food stands...
Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Tenjimbashi

This covered shopping street is centered on the road approaching Osaka Tenmangu Shrine. Running north to south for 2.6 kilometers from Tenjinbashi 1-chome to Tenjinbashi 6-chome, it is famous as Japan's longest shopping street. There are approx. 600 stores along the street. During the Edo period (1603-1868), the Tenman vegetable market was located nearby, and the street developed around the market as the main approach to the shrine. Many events are held centered on the shrine to this day. The stores sell everything from clothing to food, and include cafes, restaurants and izakaya bars.
Dogo Haikara Dori

4.0

123 Reviews

Shopping

Ehime Matsuyama-shi Dogoyunomachi 15-23

"An L-shaped shopping arcade which connects Dogo Onsen Station on the Iyotetsu Jonan Line and the Dogo Onsen Honkan. Having flourished as a temple market from the Meiji period, visitors can take in the ""Meiji romance"" atmosphere the arcade still exudes. The arcade is filled with establishments offering up the charms of Dogo Onsen, such as Shirasagido, a shop famous for its bocchan dango sweet dumplings; and the Dogo Bakushukan beer hall, where you can enjoy local Ehime alcoholic beverages. The arcade is dedicated to the concept of warm and welcoming hospitality, and there are around 60 shops here ready and waiting to give a friendly welcome to customers. The bustling arcade was also selected in 2017 as one of HABATAKU Shopping Districts 30 due to their contribution to the revitalization and development of local communities through supporting the lives of local residents."

I think this is quite normal around Japan, nothing special, except shops selling towel I think and some locally made ceramics. Other than that, I do not find anything special here but some how to...
Kamitori Arcade

4.0

121 Reviews

Shopping

Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Kamitoricho Jotomachi Hoka

In japan, there is always this main shopping arcade everywhere in their city. Same goes for Kumamoto. Long stretch of shopping paradise and mall, just follow the street signboard after exited from...
Ju-Jo Ginza shopping street

4.0

74 Reviews

Shopping

Tokyo Kita-ku Jujonakahara 1-2 , Ue 10-jo 1-3 , Naka 10-jo 2

"All-weather shopping arcade right next to Jujo Station on the JR Saikyo Line, extending from the front of the station. It is a spot frequently introduced by TV and other media, with stores of various types including fashion, miscellaneous goods, gourmet, beauty and health-related, fresh food, and more. Among them, the reasonably priced and readily available side dishes are so popular that it is also called a ""side dish paradise"". There are many events such as contests for senryu (satirical and humorous haiku) and Ogiri (rakugo storytellers must give a witty reply to a question and get some laughs), shopping rallies, etc. The official yuru-chara (local mascot characters) ""Kita nyan"" is also popular."

Here they have a lot of restaurants and the prices are so cheap and it’s like a China town but Japanese version because I’m here in japan lol but I really admire the place and food here very nice...
Yanaka Ginza Shopping street

Shopping

Tokyo Taito-ku Yanaka 3
Shinsaibashi-suji shopping street

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Shinsaibashisuji 2-2-22

"Shinsaibashi-suji is a shopping street located in Chuo Ward, Osaka City. The street has a long history; in the Edo period (1603-1868), it flourished as a route leading to the Dotonbori theater district, and there was a popular saying: ""Ginza in the East, Shinsaibashi in the West."" Today, Shinsaibashi-suji is lined by around 180 businesses, including fashion boutiques, lifestyle stores, specialty stores and gourmet restaurants. The area to the north of Nagabori street has always had many textile wholesalers located there, and is known as the ""Senba Shinsaibashi-suji shopping street""; for a fashion-related business in Osaka, opening a store there is a mark of success and status."
Asahikawa Heiwadori Kaimonokoen

3.5

111 Reviews

Shopping

Hokkaido Asahikawa-shi 4 Jodori Hoka

We went in late Sept, the walking shopping park is dead after 7 pm only a stragglers people going to the restaurants. We went during day time again to check it out again hardly any people and the...
Shin-Ookubo Korean Town

Shopping

Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Okubo Hyakunincho
Yanaka Ginza

Shopping

Tokyo Taitou-ku Yanaka 3-Arakawa-ku Nishi-Niigori 3

Located around five minutes’ walk from JR Nippori Station, Yanaka Ginza is a shopping street that retains a strong traditional ambience. Most of the shops are independent stores run by the owners; approximately 70 stores are packed into a street that is roughly 170 meters in length. Yanaka Ginza’s unique atmosphere, redolent of Tokyo’s traditional Shitamachi urban districts, and the friendly, straightforward customer service that the shops provide, attract large numbers of visitors not only from Japan but also from overseas. What makes a visit to Yanaka Ginza particularly enjoyable is being able to have a bit to eat while strolling along the street. A wide range of distinctive snacks and sweets are available, and exploring what the different stores have to offer is part of the fun.
Tenjin Dori Shopping street

4.0

41 Reviews

Shopping

Tokyo Chofu-shi Fuda 1

[天神通り商店街]を散策すると《ゲゲゲの鬼太郎》ファミリーに会えますが《ゲゲゲの鬼太郎》に関心があれば [天神通り商店街]の1本西側（徒歩数分）にある[電通大通り]の《ゲゲゲの鬼太郎》をモチーフとした《交通マナー》の《テサイン・マンホール》探しは如何でしょうか、全6種類（添付写真参照）場所は[調布駅北口]-[甲州街道]間にありますので。
Suna-machi Ginza Shoten-gai shopping arcade

Shopping

Tokyo Koutou-ku Kitasuna

A shopping arcade located in Kitasuna, Koto City, Tokyo. Some 180 shops and stores stand eve to eve along the 670 meter length of the arcade. A popular destination to enjoy cheap eats and browse, the arcade becomes particularly busy on the 10th of the month during the Bakaneichi sale.
Numazu Minato Restaurant area

Shopping

Shizuoka Numazu-shi Senbonminatocho
Atami Ginza Shopping street

3.0

11 Reviews

Shopping

Shizuoka Atami-shi Ginzacho

Dont bother. Lots of high end shops selling hugely expensive tat with no one in any of them. Get the same experience at the airport duty free stores.
Tanuki Koji Shopping Street

Shopping

Minamijijo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 1-3-chome Minami-Sanjo-ya

This shopping arcade is in Sapporo's Chuo Ward. This is Hokkaido's oldest shopping street, with over 100 years of history. The 900 meter long street is divided into seven blocks, with about 200 shops. Since this is a covered arcade, you can shop at ease no matter the weather, making it a very popular destination.