Tokyo Neighborhoods Vlog ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Grandma’s Harajuku, Ameyoko Shopping Street Food, Ueno, Japan Vlog 2025

Want to explore another side of Tokyo? This week we discover Tokyo’s retro neighborhoods: Sugamo and Ueno Okachimachi.

Popularly known as the ‘#harajuku for Grandmas,’ Sugamo is an old town Japanese neighborhood favored by Tokyo’s senior citizens. At its heart, the charming Sugamo Jizo-Dori Shopping Street is filled with businesses where seniors love to shop, eat and spend their afternoons.

Afterwards, we take the train to Ueno #okachimachi to visit the Ueno #ameyoko Shopping Street. Frequented by bargain hunters since its days as a black market during World War II, this busy neighborhood is filled with Japanese street food and a surprising amount of Japanese menswear shops.

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Here’s our list of what to do and where to eat next time you’re in these Tokyo neighobrhoods.

Things to Do and Where to Eat in Sugamo Tokyo:
Sugamo Jizodori Shopping Street ๅทฃ้ดจๅœฐ่”ต้€šๅ•†ๅบ—่ก—
Sugamo Tokiwa Shokudo Main Store ๅทฃ้ดจใจใใ‚้ฃŸๅ ‚ ๆœฌๅบ—

Things to Do and Where to Eat in Ueno Okachimachi, Tokyo:
Nakata Shลten Ameyoko Shop ไธญ็”ฐๅ•†ๅบ— ใ‚ขใƒกๆจชๅบ—
Ueno Ameyoko Shopping Street ไธŠ้‡Žใ‚ขใƒกๆจชๅ•†ๅบ—่ก—
HINOYA
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R/Q ๅฏฟๅธใƒใƒซ R/Q

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Tokyo Tower Park Walk
03:05 Sugamo Tokyo
03:42 Sugamo Jizo-Dori Shopping Street
06:42 Best Aji Fry in Tokyo
08:00 Harajuku for Grandmas
10:40 Sugamo Food
12:38 Ameyoko Shopping Street Food
14:05 Japanese Military Surplus Shop
15:48 Japanese Menswear Shopping
18:11 Ameyoko Shopping
20:56 Tokyo Sushi Dinner
22:12 Montbell Tokyo Shopping

15 Comments

  1. This is not meant as a shade but its always heartwarming to meet a local Japanese who can converse fluently in english. I guess its really true when they say the world is getting smaller ๐Ÿ˜€

  2. Sugamoโ€”what a tastefully unexpected pick!๐Ÿ˜˜
    On days that end in 4(4th,14th, and 24th of every month), the street fills with stalls for the temple fair,
    and grandmothers flock there to visit Togenuki Jizou Temple and do some shopping. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿก๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿต๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿง‚๐Ÿ‘Ÿ๐Ÿ›๏ธ
    It gets as packed as Takeshita Street, which is why people call it the โ€œHarajuku for grandmothers.โ€๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿ‘ตโค

  3. ็งใฏๆ™‚ใ€…ใƒ’ใƒŽใƒคใงๆด‹ๆœใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚นใ‚ซใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใ‚„ใƒใƒฏใ‚คใ‚ขใƒณใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ„ใ‚‚่ฒทใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

  4. I love your videos; they are really helpful. Thank you! Would your suggested streets fit into the same day's itinerary for Kichijoji and Ikebukuro?

  5. Cheers Ralph and Sam really enjoyed watching this video definitely some great shops in theses areas,,,peace and happiness and safe travels โคโคโคโค๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

  6. Hey ralph and sam, love your vlogs!!! So happy to see another one!! Also, what camera do you guys use at 12:35?

    Can't wait to see more travel vlogs and thanks again for another wonderful upload

  7. I love all your videos. I do. But I really really love when you engage with the shop owners! I feel like that is so important to show how so wonderful, how truly friendly Japanese people are. And the stories they probably can tell โค that watch store owner who buys direct from Arizona, you know heโ€™s lived a life. thank you for gifting us these visits ๐Ÿ’ they are so special.

  8. great video showing off some v.interesting + pleasant areas, I want to try all the food ๐Ÿ˜‹ & that Puffer Kimono looked so cozy ๐Ÿ˜

  9. Iโ€™m definitely going to visit Sugamo when Iโ€™m going to Japan again after watching this. It looked like a really fun neighbourhood.

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