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, but a genuine slice of history—Japan’s very 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
Exit 8, at the crossing of Kaminarimon and Umamachi Streets
Exit 8
Exit 8
Exit 8
Exit 8
Exit 8
Exit 8
Exit 8
Monju Soba/Udon Noodle Stand
to Tokyo Metro Concourse
Fukuchan
Fukuchan
Fukuchan
Fukuchan
Fukuchan Alcohol and Food
Fukuchan Soft drinks and a la Carte
Shops
Barber Cut 7
Barber Cut 7
Barber Cut 7 and Monju
Ticket shop
Used DVD shop
Used DVD shop
Used DVD shop
Used DVD shop
Used DVD shop
Fortune Teller Maya (closed)
Business card print shop
Bars and Restaurants
Van Gogh Vodka
VanGogh Vodka
Shamrock
Crazy Yakisoba
Asakusa Chikako
Drive-In Denden
Drive-In Denden
Ninja Bar
Ninja Bar
Ninja Bar
Water Leak and Restroom
Water Leak
Water Leak
Ask a facility staff to unlock the restroom
Exit 6
Staircase up to Exit 6
Barber Takata
Barber Takata, and Exit 6 to Shinnakadori Arcade
Exit 6 at Shinnakadori
Exit 6 at Shinnakadori
