Neighbourhoods of Japan

78 neighbourhoods across Japan, grouped by city. Plan dinner by the door you walk out of. Want the global view? Browse every neighbourhood.

HakataFukuoka · 77 placesSusukinoSapporo · 75 places · Japan's biggest entertainment district north of Tokyo, with 4,000-plus bars, izakaya and ramen shops south of Odori Park.Umeda and KitaOsaka · 34 placesDotonbori and NambaOsaka · 29 placesTenjinFukuoka · 23 placesYakuinFukuoka · 19 placesMaruyamaSapporo · 18 places · Upscale leafy district 10 minutes west of Odori by Tozai Line subway, anchored on Hokkaido Shrine.GionKyoto · 17 places · The geisha district east of the Kamogawa, where Hanamikoji's wooden ochaya hide kaiseki rooms and the postcard alleys cluster around Yasaka Shrine.ShibuyaTokyo · 16 places · Tokyo's youth and design centre, where 24-hour ramen shops, chef-led modern Japanese rooms and standing izakaya cluster around the scramble crossing.ShinjukuTokyo · 15 placesNakasuFukuoka · 12 placesPontochoKyoto · 12 placesImaizumiFukuoka · 11 places · South of Tenjin, between Watanabe-dori and Kego Park: the city's natural-wine and small-room dining belt, plus the Rakutenchi motsunabe flagship.Tennoji and AbenoOsaka · 11 places · Gateway to Shinsekai and home to Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building.DaimyoFukuoka · 10 placesHiroshima Station and EkimaeHiroshima · 10 places · An okonomiyaki floor of its own, a station food hall and the ramen shops around Enkobashi, all within a few minutes of the shinkansen gates.HigashiyamaKyoto · 9 places · The temple-and-pottery quarter rising toward Kiyomizu-dera.FushimiKyoto · 8 places · Sake country, 20 minutes south of the centre by Keihan train.ShinsekaiOsaka · 7 placesAkasakaFukuoka · 6 placesArashiyamaKyoto · 5 places · Bamboo grove and the Hozugawa river bend on Kyoto's western edge.GinzaTokyo · 5 placesNishiki MarketKyoto · 5 places · The four-block covered arcade on Nishikikoji-dori between Teramachi and Takakura, known as the kitchen of Kyoto.NakameguroTokyo · 3 places

Cities: Fukuoka · Hiroshima · Kyoto · Osaka · Sapporo · Tokyo