Kurashiki Golden Yokochō

A ’40s alley that had dwindled to two venues, remade in 2013 with fifteen signs going up together.

The entrance arch, with retro ’50s-style lettering, leads into a narrow covered passage of small venues side by side: hot-stone cooking, ramen, yakitori, a tinned-fish bar, sushi, yakiniku and izakaya (the typical Japanese after-work taverns, with a counter and a few tables). It is where the evening in Kurashiki carries on past the hours of the Bikan district, a few minutes' walk from the station.

The alley, opened in the early ’40s under the name San'yō Tsuru Yokochō, had got down to just two active shops before three local business owners formed a committee to revive the Inari-chō neighbourhood. On 25 July 2013 the alley reopened with fifteen venues launched on the same day, recreating the atmosphere of an after-work haunt of the Shōwa years.

ℹ️ Public alley, open to walk through at any time. The venues mostly open in the evening, each with its own hours and closing day. A minimarket (ZAGZAG) near the entrance serves as a landmark.

🚉 Kurashikishi · 10 min walk

Sources: foodrink.co.jp

All series · Open the map