Attraction

Omoide Yokocho Memory Lane

The name of the quarter in Japanese means “Alley of Memory”, but its old unofficial name was “Piss Alley”. There have always been many bars here, but not enough public toilets, so visitors used to relieve themselves in the street. Those times are long gone, and a 1999 fire destroyed much of the old buildings. Unlike Golden Gai, Omoide Yokocho focuses not on cocktails but on yakitori (grilled meat skewers) and nikomi (beef-tendon stew), typically washed down with beer.