Sankaku Chitai, Sangenjaya 三角地帯
Alleys of bars born from a post-war black market, between two roads in Sangenjaya.
The Sankaku Chitai began as a black market in post-war Tokyo, when the area in front of Sangenjaya Station filled with illegal shacks and stalls; the informal name, ‘triangular zone’, remains tied to the shape of the grid of alleys enclosed between two main roads. A redevelopment of the block has been announced since at least 2023, with no date set: the current look of the neighbourhood is not guaranteed in the long term.
Tokyo
Ikejiri-ohashi, Sangen-jaya
