🗺️ Uomachi Gintengai (Uomachi Silver Shopping Street)魚町銀天街

Located in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, the Uomachi Ginten Street is widely known as Japan's first arcade shopping street. Completed in 1951, this arcade shopping street provides a comfortable shopping environment regardless of the weather, and has been loved by the public for many years. The shopping street features about 120 shops lined up in succession, including karaoke establishments, clothing stores, drugstores, and 100-yen shops, among various other types of stores. In the kimono shop and the knife shop selling kitchen utensils like chef's knives, visitors can appreciate the craftsmanship and experience traditional Japanese culture. The food options are also abundant. There are dining establishments where you can enjoy the local famous dish "Yaki Udon," conveyor belt sushi restaurants offering fresh seafood, and long-established tea shops where you can savor elegantly sweet matcha desserts, allowing you to indulge in a variety of meals. The shopping street is filled with the warm smiles of locals and brims with vitality. Conversations with shop staff while shopping will surely enrich the memories of your visit.

Located in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, it is Japan's first arcade-style shopping street. Completed in 1951, it is a historic shopping attraction. It houses around 150 shops. You can enjoy local famous delicacies such as "Chao Wulong Mian" (stir-fried udon) and matcha desserts.