Finding central Tokyo sounds easy, right? At first glance, finding a city’s center seems simple. London calls its center “central,” New York claims Manhattan, and Sydney points to Circular Quay.
In the center of Tokyo, Roppongi and neighboring Nishi-Azabu are home to skyscrapers, embassies and many fancy shops, bars and restaurants. In the busy and flashy district, cheap eats are usually hard to find.
Some big news has been confirmed for gaming fans: SEGA’s very first official flagship store in Japan, branded as SEGA STORE TOKYO, is set to open on July 18th 2025 at Shibuya PARCO.
Ameyoko in Tokyo’s Ueno district is known as one of the busiest market streets in Japan. “Ameya-yokocho” or “ameyoko” for short (literally, candy shop alley), is a market street filled with not only candy shops, but many other discount shops for food, shoes, clothes, bags, cosmetics and jewelry. The deals here always draw a crowd.
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