Asakusa Underground Shopping Street

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Asakusa 1-1-12, Taito Ward, Tokyo, Japan

The Asakusa Underground Street is a must-visit retro wonderland—intriguing, nostalgic, and incredibly photogenic. Construction began beneath Umamichi Street in February 1954, and when it opened on 28 January 1955, it served as a clever subterranean shortcut connecting the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line's Asakusa Station to Sensō-ji Temple via Shin-Nakadori Street.

Laid out with 4-meter-wide walkways, it originally hosted around 20 shops nestled into compact 4x4-meter plots.

The passages feel cozy, filled with the smoky aroma of sizzling yakisoba, where you’ll need to watch out for dripping pipes and low ceilings.

It’s not a crafted theme park attraction. Historically, Japan's very first underground shopping street was the Kanda Sudamachi Subway Store, opening in 1929. Later, during the post-war era, the Ginza Miharabashi Underground Street was completed almost simultaneously with the one in Asakusa. However, because the Kanda and Ginza locations have since closed due to earthquake safety concerns, Asakusa stands alone today as Japan’s oldest surviving underground shopping street.

Shops

Barber Takata 高田理容室
Kebab Factory ケバブファクトリー
Drive In Den-Den ドライブイン電電 / instagram
Mookata Thai Restaurant / instagram / twitter ムーガタ浅草
Cafe de Mama 3 カフェ・ド・ママ 3
nine seas bar
Torijin 鳥じん
Van Gogh Vodka
Van Gogh Vodka Wine
Shamrock bar
SIAM TIME タイ王国情報案内書
Fukuchan Yakisoba 福ちゃん焼きそば
J-Price Jプライス中古DVDなど
Barber Cut Seven カットセブン 800円の床屋
Nikunoiro (Color of Meat) Ramen ニクノイロラーメン屋 / twitter
Donzoko どん底 bar
ginnova bar
Print Center PRセンター名刺印刷
Crazy Yakisoba New Koedo 浅草天才焼きそばニュー小江戸 / instagram / Youtube
Ninja Bar 忍者場 / youtube / twitter / instagram
Liquor Museum お酒の美術館
Monju Soba/Udon Noodle Stand 文殊立ち食い蕎麦
Metro Stamp Ticket Shop 金券屋メトロスタンプ

Photos (generally aligned from Exit 8 to Exit 6)

Exit 8

In front of the famous Kamiya Bar, at 1-1-1 Asakusa, Exit 8 is located at five-way intersection of Edo, Kaminarimon, and Umamachi Streets.
Exit 8, at the crossing point of Kaminarimon and Umamachi Streets, in front of Matsuya Department Store.