Tokyo Shopping Street Hopping
For tourists who look forward to shopping and eating in Tokyo, shopping streets (which is called “Shotengai” in Japanese) are one of the best places to visit. Numerous local towns in Tokyo have good-old shopping streets that local people have loved to shop and eat for their livings for a long time.
If you truly want to experience Tokyo, or need to squeeze in some last-minute souvenir shopping before continuing your travels, consider spending a few hours in the city’s shotengai. You’ll find here are diverse, ranging from pedestrian-filled streets with flashy signs and vendors loudly hawking their wares, to quiet, almost forgotten corners of Tokyo with mom-and-pop stores offering traditional goods.
The local shotengai is a good place to start your experience the everyday life of the Japanese people. Exploring the shopping street for new and exciting finds should be a fun adventure, and it's usually a lot easier on your wallet, too.
If you truly want to experience Tokyo, or need to squeeze in some last-minute souvenir shopping before continuing your travels, consider spending a few hours in the city’s shotengai. You’ll find here are diverse, ranging from pedestrian-filled streets with flashy signs and vendors loudly hawking their wares, to quiet, almost forgotten corners of Tokyo with mom-and-pop stores offering traditional goods.
The local shotengai is a good place to start your experience the everyday life of the Japanese people. Exploring the shopping street for new and exciting finds should be a fun adventure, and it's usually a lot easier on your wallet, too.
