東京の落ち着く隠れスポット！Tokyo Hidden Spots | Exploring Tokyo’s Local Traditional Old Towns Yanesen(YanakaGinza,Nezu,Sendagi)

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Who says you can’t enjoy both the traditional and modern things in Tokyo?
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Yanaka-ginza is near Nippori station in Tokyo
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Many people transfer through this station to get to Narita airport
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So I've arrived in Nippori Station and
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Yanaka Ginza Street is approximately 3 to 5 minutes away by walk
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So, it's already really local and really residential when you get out of the station
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so I'm looking forward to the local shops that are here
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When you first arrive you will see these stairs
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which are very popular for seeing the sunset
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Also this area is very popular for its stray cats
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So I have arrived and that's the sign up there
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Yanaka-Ginza street is a popular shopping street with about 70 small shops
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and stretching around 170 meters long
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This downtown area survived the earthquakes and wars
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so you can still experience the traditional older feeling of Tokyo
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As you walk a long the streets
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you can see Japanese people doing their normal everyday shopping and errands
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so there's a little bit of everything practical here
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This is a great way to see how the locals live and avoid the tourist crowds
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There are also many goods and souvenirs sold here
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so you should also check that out
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So there's lots of street food here
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and I think I'm going to have this one behind me
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If you come to Yanaka-Ginza you must try the street food
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They try to keep it affordable for the locals so its all around 100 yen or so
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The next shop I went to, is this one right here
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and they sell donuts shaped like a cats tail
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and they have different flavours like
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custard, chocolate, red bean and much more
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These shops are not only popular with the locals
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but also many Japanese celebrities come here
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So I was trying to take a photo of this
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the thing I just got and then it just snapped
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and I don't know if you guys can see it but it just snapped off
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and it fell on the ground
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Looks like tigger from winnie the pooh
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looks like his tail
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These are also some very popular shops on the street
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this one has red bean inside
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and obento that tastes better than your local convenient shops
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and don't forget to take a selfie with the cats
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So now we're going to walk to the next location which is Sendagi
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So actually Yanaka-Sendagi-Nezu make up the area called Yanesen which is basically their names combined
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and it's a great traditional local area to take a stroll around
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I'm kinda lost ...
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Found this machine
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If you put 1000 yen inside, you don't know which one you will get but you will get a prize
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and there's some really good ones and some booby prizes
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Since the Edo era this part of Tokyo has been famous for artisan and craftsman
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so you should find some really interesting interesting shops here
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I went to this shop that crafts their own candy, one of the very few who do in Japan nowadays
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When you first go in, the walls are lined with hard candy in all shapes and colours
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You can either buy the pre-made ones or you can get it customize and design it yourself
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and see them make it right in front of your eyes
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There are many animals you can choose from but they are usually around 1000 yen
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and I picked this rabbit and I also picked the pose it did
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and you can also do add ons for special days or special occasions
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In the Edo period candy making evolved into a kind of street performance
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where Candy craftsmen would walk the streets of the city making candy for children on request
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While you can’t see candy making on Tokyo streets anymore, this shop keeps the tradition alive.
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and this was the first time I saw candy being made right in front of my eyes so it was a pretty cool experience
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and you can also take their classes and actually make one yourself
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and why I chose the rabbit is because my favourite animal is the rabbit
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so if I could have any pet I wanted, I would chose the rabbit
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How about you guys?!
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So I want to show you guys more of the Japan, like the local ...
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So when you walk these local streets, it's when you see more locals and how everyday life is like in Japan
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So I think that is really cool because especially in Tokyo
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the everyday lifestyle kind of gets washed away by the big city, the buildings
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But if you actually look into the local areas or just the backstreets
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you will see a lot of Japan's culture
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If you ever stop by Nezu, you have to visit Nezu Shrine which is one of Japan's most oldest shrines
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Nezu shirine is surrounded by nature, and it has with ponds with carp in it
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and also pathways with small shrines called tori
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and is a place where the locals often come so it doesn’t have a touristy feel to it
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This shrine is styled after the famous Toshugu Shrine in Nikko
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so you don’t have to go far from Tokyo to see something similar
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So I hope you guys could see more of the local normal everyday Japan life in this video
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If there was anything you guys found interesting or something you didn’t know about Japan
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I would love to hear it down below
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Thank you for watching and I will see you in the next video :)