A hundred and thirty metres of alley with some fifty counters serving skewers and stew.
The alley cuts north to south through the south-eastern part of Shinsekai, under a narrow canopy, and its hundred and thirty metres hold about fifty establishments: kushikatsu, doteyaki, sushi, udon, counters where you drink standing up. The Tsūtenkaku is two minutes away and you can see it at the end of the street.
Shinsekai came into being in 1903 on the site of the fifth National Industrial Exhibition, and its western part got the Tsūtenkaku and the amusement park, which drew theatres and cinemas. The official name of the alley is Nanyō-dōri Shōtengai (a shōtengai is a covered shopping street); Janjan is the nickname.
ℹ️ A public street: you can walk through at any hour, but it is at its best in the evening; opening hours are those of the individual eateries. Direct exit from Ebisuchō Station on the Sakaisuji Line, three minutes from Dōbutsuenmae. ⚠️ At kushikatsu counters the sauce is shared, and you dip your skewer in it only once.
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