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Omoide Yokocho “Memory Lane” Shinjuku

On the west side of the Yamanote tracks, Omoide Yokochō “Memory Lane” is a small alley filled with yakitori joints. The tunnel under the tracks near the entrance of Omoide Yokocho is nicknamed gokiburi yokochō (cockroach lane) or shōben yokochō … Continue reading

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Shinjuku Ni-chōme 新宿二丁目

Referred to colloquially as Ni-chōme or simply Nichō, is Area 2 in the Shinjuku District of the Shinjuku Special Ward of Tōkyō, Japan. With Tōkyō home to over 8.2 million people, and Shinjuku known as the noisiest and most crowded … Continue reading

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