Shopping Street · Ningyocho

Amazake Yokocho 甘酒横丁

Ningyocho's 400 m old-town street of tofu makers, senbei toasters, shamisen and tsuzura craftsmen, where you snack on taiyaki and warm amazake under a canopy of trees.

About

Named after an amazake (sweet rice drink) shop that stood at its entrance in the Meiji era, this lane in Nihonbashi Ningyocho remains one of central Tokyo's most authentic shitamachi shopping streets. Family businesses line both sides: Futaba tofu (sip their amazake and soy milk at the counter), Yanagiya taiyaki with its permanent queue, Bachiya shamisen makers, Iwai's handmade wicker tsuzura boxes and old senbei shops toasting crackers in the window. The tree-lined median walk leads toward Meijiza theatre, and around the corner is Suitengu. Locals do their weekend snacking here; tourists rarely make it east of Nihonbashi.

Highlights

• Futaba's amazake and fresh tofu at the street counter
• Yanagiya taiyaki cooked one by one in iron moulds
• Traditional craftsmen: shamisen, tsuzura wicker boxes, senbei
• Tree-shaded median walkway in the middle of the street
• Easy loop with Suitengu and Ningyocho's karakuri clocks

Tips

• Go on a weekday late morning; many shops close Sundays
• Yanagiya's queue moves fast, have coins ready
• Futaba's amazake is the namesake treat, best in winter
• Continue to Kiyosu-bashi for Sumida River views

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Nearby

• Ningyocho Shinodazushi SohontenSushi & Seafood · 10 m away
• KizushiSushi & Seafood · 100 m away
• Ningyocho Karakuri Clock TowerPhoto Spot · 110 m away
• Bar TsurukameBars & Nightlife · 210 m away
• SuitenguShrine · 250 m away
• MeijizaShows & Entertainment · 330 m away
• Koami ShrineShrine · 370 m away
• JW CameraCamera Store · 370 m away