Tempura Hachimaki | Yes in Japan!

Popular life and culture in Japan’s capital city near Jimbocho, Awajicho, Ogawamachi and Shin-ochanomizu stations! Delicious Japanese food and tea, unique clothing, popular entertainment, and Shinto nightlife! For your autumn/winter 2014, the Yes in Japan team recommends:

Tempura Hachimaki, Japanese restaurant serving tempura (fried seafood and vegetables) since 1931!
Mokuchi Jimbocho, Japanese restaurant serving chicken fried in rice oil.
Marebito tea house, teahouse with a wide choice of green tea including matcha.
Ony’s, shop selling accessories and clothes including kimono-style shirts!
Jinbocho theater, perfect to watch old Japanese films in Tokyo.
Library of Manga & Subculture built in memory of Yoshihiro Yonezawa, with a free exhibition and hundreds of thousands of books…
Ota-hime Inari Shrine, a rare Shinto shrine lit up at night.

Japanese food and drinks at Mokuchi Jimbocho (Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, Japan).

Visit these popular shops and cultural centres if you study/work near Awajicho, sleep at a hotel in Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward, or walk in the nearby gardens of the Imperial Palace 🙂

We distributed 20.000 Yes in Japan maps of Tokyo Jimbocho printed in English on A3 paper at hotels, shops, cultural centres, and special events in Tokyo this summer to help travellers, support local businesses, and promote tourism in Chiyoda ward (Jimbocho is its northern part). Many foreign tourists walked holding the map and the local community gave us much positive feedback! After seeing the digital version below, do you have suggestions or comments for an extended “Autumn 2014” map of Tokyo Jimbocho? What information do you wish for your first/next visit there?

Our “Summer 2014” map of Tokyo Jimbocho features hotels, subway/train station exits, Christian churches, Shinto shrines, post offices, and police stations. It also includes a calendar (flea market, martial arts tournaments…) and recommends:

Activities & tours: Buddha Bellies Cooking School, Yes in Japan.
Doctor: Natural care Suidobashi outpatient centre.
Gift, souvenirs & specialists stores: Bumpodo, Ohya-shobo, Okuno-karuta, Sankei-shoten, Shobu-do-sangyo, Yamagataya-kamiten, Yamatoya-hakimono-ten.
Nighttime: Jazz Olympus!, Ony’s bar.
Restaurants: Hanaya, Ippo, Loving Hut, Muusa, Nago café, Otsumami-kaasan, Sapana Suidobashi-ten, Tempura Hachimaki.

Note: You can always download for free the latest Yes in Japan map of Jimbocho “Book Town”.

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Jimbocho/Awajicho area in Tokyo: Japanese food & tea, clothing, entertainment and nightlife!

Ideas for our Autumn 2014 map of Tokyo Jimbocho Book Town?