Kajimachi (鍛冶町) 鍛冶町

In 1951 a half-arcade on Kajimachi Street; then neon signs in Renjaku and Tamachi.

The name (鍛冶, kaji, ‘ironworking’) dates back to the Edo period, when the castle town's blacksmiths worked here. Today it shares the same blocks with the names Sakanamachi and Yūrakugai: three names with no clear boundaries for the same area of shops and evening venues, which is also home to the Shusse Yokochō.

Shizuoka