"After 15 years in shitamachi, I stopped trying to map every spot. I just keep returning to the ones that matter — and flagging the ones worth checking next."
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What's buzzing now
3 lists · curated picksTrending Instagram roundups Asakusa Boy is paying attention to. Not visited in person — flagged because the original posts caught his eye. See all →
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"5 izakayas you'll still want in ten years."
10-year izakaya picks
@taishusakaba_adult's pick — Adaruto, Kensou, Sakaba Narukuchi + 2 more.
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"Tokyo's hidden dinner houses worth bookmarking — 5 kominka picks."
5 hidden dinner houses
@mogsuke_tokyo's pick — Mori no Butchers, Okon, Restaurant Hyene + 2 more.
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"Tokyo yakiniku, off the beaten chain."
Tokyo yakiniku roundup
@mogsuke_tokyo's pick — Koyo, Ojuri, Yakiniku Rinn + 2 more.
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I've been
12 places I've actually walked into.
Each comes with a short note from the trip.
- No. 01
"Set in a part of Tokyo that has nothing to do with tourism."
- No. 02
"Every visit makes me proud of this place."
- No. 03
"Open for over twenty years."
- No. 04
"My personal #1 yakiniku in Tokyo."
- No. 05
"A true hidden-bar."
- No. 06
"Ever heard of a jansō? A mahjong parlor."
- No. 07
"The owner is a designer who welcomes everyone."
- No. 08
"Easy to walk into and seriously good."
- No. 09
"I don't think many people from overseas have eaten horse meat, right? I'm really into it though."
- No. 10
"Every design-conscious person I know in Tokyo loves Dulton."
- No. 11
"Went with a friend in the afternoon once."
- No. 12
"The courses are seriously underpriced."
Neighborhoods
15 areas · 37 spotsFifteen districts, each curated as a short field-notebook entry. Click any to see what a local would actually send you to.
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No. 01
Kita-Senju
北千住
Old-school izakaya, sento, working-class shitamachi
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No. 02
Asakusa & Kuramae
浅草・蔵前
Shitamachi craft district — temples, jazz kissa, leather & paper workshops
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No. 03
Yanaka, Nezu & Sendagi
谷中・根津・千駄木
Temple town, cats, hilly old-Tokyo lanes
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No. 04
Jimbocho & Kanda
神保町・神田
Used books, curry, jazz kissa, student-town gravity
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No. 05
Ikebukuro & Mejiro
池袋・目白
Ramen battlefield, anime/manga subculture, late-night Sunshine City
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No. 06
Tokyo Core
中心エリア
Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ginza, Roppongi — the parts you already know
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No. 07
Kichijoji & West Suburbs
吉祥寺・西多摩
Park town, indie cafes, vintage records — and the rural-Tokyo escape further west
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No. 08
Shimokitazawa
下北沢
Vintage clothes, indie theater, late-night live music
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No. 09
Sangenjaya
三軒茶屋・池尻大橋
Coffee, izakaya alleys, Setagaya residential cool
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No. 10
Nakameguro & Daikanyama
中目黒・代官山
Specialty coffee, cherry-blossom canal, design boutiques
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No. 11
Jiyugaoka
自由が丘
Patisserie heaven, slow residential Saturdays
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No. 12
Futako-Tamagawa
二子玉川
Riverside park, suburb shopping, open sky
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No. 13
Shinagawa & Gotanda
品川・五反田
Quiet south Tokyo — old Tokaido inn town, hidden izakaya pockets
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No. 14
Ota & Kamata
大田区・蒲田
Sento capital, working-class izakaya, Haneda gateway
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No. 15
Koto & Toyosu
江東・豊洲・東陽町
Waterfront warehouses, Toyosu market, Fukagawa shitamachi