Harmonica Street | Kichijoji | 吉祥寺 | Tokyo | Japan | 日本 | 東京 | city walk | drinking Alley| Yokocho

One of Tokyo’s best examples of a back street alley with a post-war flair, Harmonica Yokocho in Western Tokyo’s Kichijoji is a small cluster of narrow alleyways lined with bars,  candy shops and even a day-time fishmonger who has been operating there since the Showa era. A popular place for after work drinks, join the lively crowd in the evening for the most authentic experience and mingle with the locals until the break of dawn.

Kichijoji (吉祥寺, Kichijōji) is a trendy neighborhood located just outside of central Tokyo. Consistently voted as one of the top neighborhoods that Tokyoites want to live in, Kichijoji offers a good balance of commercial business and nature, namely Inokashira Park, within a relatively small space.

Kichijoji's main shopping district lies north of the station and consists of three main arcades: Sunroad, Harmonica Yokocho and Daiyagai. Smaller shopping streets branch out from them, and they round up the plentiful shopping and dining options alongside some larger shops and department stores.

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