Activities A Trip Around the World Within Japan Kim Korea Where it really is: Tokyo's Shin-Okubo Korean Barbecue... restaurants and nods to K-Pop abound in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo area, also
Food Experience Nagi in Golden Gai Ilona Lin and around Tokyo, including Shinjuku (featured here), Nishi Shinjuku, Okubo
Food Shin-okubo's Hot Mr. Hottoku Kristen F Despite rising temperatures, a lengthy queue forms in Shin-Okubo outside of the Mr. Hottoku Korean sweet stand.
Food Seoul Ichiba: Korean Food Goods Christopher McLean Within Shinjuku's own Shin-Okubo, the Seoul Ichiba market offers a large variety of quality Korean food supplies, samples, fresh food take-out and more
Culture Tori Tori Situated in Tokyo’s Nishi-Ogikubo area, which acts as the capital’s antiques hub, Tori Tori is a quirky and relaxed antiques store located a few minutes..
Culture Kidoairaku (Antiques Watanabe) Kidoairaku is very much part of Nishi-Ogikubo’s antique community and plays a role in reflecting the wealth of antiques from Yamagata Prefecture where..
Culture Otaguro Park A relatively short distance from the south exit of JR Ogikubo Station is the supremely tranquil Otaguro Park. The former home of influential classical..
Food Harukiya Ramen has become a global cuisine over the past decade with ramen-ya popping up in cities all over the globe. Millions of visitors, however, flock to..