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Enchanting Akabane 赤羽 Area – Kita City –
The Akabane area can be reached from locations such as Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Akihabara, and Tokyo in just one train ride and can also be included as part of your sightseeing tour of other areas. In front of JR Akabane Station are some of the best bar districts in Tokyo, where you can enjoy typical Japanese meals such as oden and yaki tori for d inner. Another recommended activity is taking strolls at places such as the riverbed of Arakawa River and parks filled with nature. Here, you can be sure to experience a tranquil scenery of Tokyo that you cannot find at the heart of the city.
If you’ve been to Tokyo at least once you’ll have noticed that every neighborhood of this metropolis seems to have its own personality, with specific shops and specific kinds of people.
Among all these fantastic places there is one that I am particularly fond of, one that is not very well known to travelers. A place where people are just themselves, they are lively and love to have some fun. This place is called Akabane.
Statues of the Seven Lucky Gods in front of Akabane Station
Located in Tokyo’s northern Kita ward right at the border with Saitama Prefecture, Akabane is very well connected with Tokyo’s central districts. Despite being part of the metropolis Akabane has a countryside feel. Here people are a community, they know each other and are never too busy to stop for a chat.
Lala Garden, Akabane’s covered shopping street.
There are department stores, chain restaurants and all the shops you might need here. However what really makes Akabane special are the little mom and pop shops, the small, animated bars and the unique eateries.
One of Akabane’s lively restaurant alleys
Akabane Ichibangai is the area where most restaurants and bars are. The nightlife in Akabane starts earlier than the rest of Tokyo and it’s not rare to see people sipping on a cold one as early as noon. In other parts of the city life is more hectic with people getting off work after 6, bouncing around a few izakaya and then running to catch the last train. People here seem to take it easier and take their time to relax and have fun.
You’ll find cozier establishments in the tiny OK Yokocho alley.
Meet the People of Akabane
I have lived in Akabane for several years and to this day I consider it my favorite place in Tokyo.
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■Grab a Steaming Lunch at Akabane’s Iconic Oden Place
For our Akabane day we started off with one of the town’s staples. Every morning, while kids are in school and busy salarymen are just getting their day started, Maruken Suisan is already serving oden to hungry patrons.
The restaurant consists of a window where you make your order and a few tables where you get to enjoy your steaming oden while standing.
At all times you can see people in the back preparing fresh oden ingredients to constantly refill the big pot. The owner is a legend by himself, he quickly fills plate after plate throwing in quick recommendations to undecided customers. Hearing him calculating your total and doing the math at light speed is something to behold. Everything is in Japanese, but the shop is not new to foreign visitors and they’ll help you out.
The oden is of supreme quality and one piece can be as cheap as 70 yen. I recommend a nice cup of sake to go with it.
Here’s a pro tip: if you order the sake, don’t drink it all. Leave a little in the cup, take it to the counter, give them 50 yen and ask for a dashiwari. They will know what you want even if you don’t say anything. They will fill your cup with some hot oden broth and some spices. Trust me, it’s something you need to try.
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