Shopping Street · Minowa

Joyful Minowa Shopping Street ジョイフル三の輪商店街

A 400-metre covered Showa-era arcade running alongside the Toden tram tracks from Minowabashi, full of fishmongers, croquette stands and tiny diners, still very much a neighbourhood street.

About

Joyful Minowa starts right at Minowabashi, the eastern terminus of the Tokyo Sakura Tram, and runs under a long arcade roof roughly parallel to the line. Around 100 shops sell fish, tofu, pickles, tsukudani, dried goods and side dishes, and the prices are some of the lowest in Tokyo. Many have been run by the same families for decades, and the hand-painted signs and stacked wooden crates are not a retro theme but simply what has always been there. Grab a croquette or yakitori skewer, look into the tiny family-run diners, and finish with a tram ride from Minowabashi's rose-decked platform, the tram stop and arcade together are one of the best tastes of everyday shitamachi life.

Highlights

• About 400 m covered arcade with around 100 shops
• Starts at Minowabashi, terminus of the Tokyo Sakura Tram
• Fishmongers, tofu makers and side-dish delis with very low prices
• Authentic Showa signage and family-run diners
• Rose-decorated tram stop at the arcade's entrance

Tips

• Come between about 15:00 and 18:00 when shops are busiest with dinner shopping.
• Many shops close on Sundays, weekdays and Saturdays are best.
• Start from Minowa Station (Hibiya Line), then ride the tram from Minowabashi toward Arakawa Yuen or Waseda.
• Pay attention to bicycles, which locals ride through the arcade.

Open in Google Maps · Info checked 2026-10-09

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