Let’s go to Ningyocho! A district of old downtown Edo with history and tradition!!
Monday, May 9, 2016
Ningyocho is located in central Tokyo’s Nihonbashi. Ningyocho gets its name from being a town of dolls, ”ningyo”. About 400 years ago in the Edo era, puppet shows for the common people developed into affordable entertainment, gaining great popularity.
There are still many traditional craft shops dating back to the Edo period and old established restaurants in “Amazake Yokocho” and other alleys. One can find many items, such as a display of “tenugui” wash cloths, chinaware and incense.
Ningyocho also features many popular shops serving traditional snacks such as “sembei”
rice crackers and “tai-yaki” fish shaped cakes, “ningyo-yaki” doll shaped cakes.
If you feel hungry, you can find sushi restaurants and ”soba” noodles restaurants easily around there.
You can also enjoy Japanese pubs, where you experience traditional Japanese fast food such as “yakitori” grilled chicken and ”tamagoyaki” soy-flavored omlets.
Buying take-out foods such as croquettes, “karaage” Japanese fried chicken or other fried foods, ”tsukemono”, pickles , tofu and taking them back to your room for a party could create a wonderful memory of Japanese food.
Enjoy a downtown shitamati atmosphere in Ningyocho.
Access Ningyocho Subway Station： Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Toei Asakusa Line
Suitengu Subway Station： Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
By I.O.