Isezakicho
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is a district of Naka Ward
in Yokohama
, Japan
, consisting mainly of the . The shopping street is 1.2 km long, running from in the northeast, to in the southwest.
Isezaki Mall is a special designation given to the and portions only, which is a car-free zone. The largest shops and businesses are in the Isezaki Mall area in the northeast end, closer to Kannai Station
. As you walk along the Isezakicho Shopping Street towards 7-chōme in the southwest end, the shops become gradually smaller and the pedestrian traffic tapers off. On the other end, walking past the northeast end of Isezakicho, across towards Kannai Station, the street continues into the Bashamichi Street.
Until the 1960s, Isezakicho was the only large shopping area in Yokohama catering to local residents. But that was before Motomachi
and the Yokohama Station
area became more popular. Motomachi
had previously catered mainly to foreign residents, while the Yokohama Station
developed into a large shopping area only in the 1970s. Today, Isezakicho continues to be one of the major shopping areas of Yokohama.
Naka-ku, Yokohama
is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 146,563and a density of 7,080 persons per km². The total area was 20.86 km².-Geography:...
in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, consisting mainly of the . The shopping street is 1.2 km long, running from in the northeast, to in the southwest.
Isezaki Mall is a special designation given to the and portions only, which is a car-free zone. The largest shops and businesses are in the Isezaki Mall area in the northeast end, closer to Kannai Station
Kannai Station
is an interchange railway station operated by JR East's Negishi Line and the Yokohama Municipal Subway's Blue Line, located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan...
. As you walk along the Isezakicho Shopping Street towards 7-chōme in the southwest end, the shops become gradually smaller and the pedestrian traffic tapers off. On the other end, walking past the northeast end of Isezakicho, across towards Kannai Station, the street continues into the Bashamichi Street.
Until the 1960s, Isezakicho was the only large shopping area in Yokohama catering to local residents. But that was before Motomachi
Motomachi
is a district of Naka Ward in Yokohama, Japan, located immediately west of Yamate and east of Chinatown. It consists mainly of the Motomachi Shopping Street, a five-block long stretch of boutiques and shops, well known in Japan for its cosmopolitan atmosphere, original fashion, and Western...
and the Yokohama Station
Yokohama Station
is a main interchange station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the 5th busiest in Japan as of 2004, serving 2.05 million passengers daily.-Lines:Yokohama Station is served by the following lines:...
area became more popular. Motomachi
Motomachi
is a district of Naka Ward in Yokohama, Japan, located immediately west of Yamate and east of Chinatown. It consists mainly of the Motomachi Shopping Street, a five-block long stretch of boutiques and shops, well known in Japan for its cosmopolitan atmosphere, original fashion, and Western...
had previously catered mainly to foreign residents, while the Yokohama Station
Yokohama Station
is a main interchange station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the 5th busiest in Japan as of 2004, serving 2.05 million passengers daily.-Lines:Yokohama Station is served by the following lines:...
developed into a large shopping area only in the 1970s. Today, Isezakicho continues to be one of the major shopping areas of Yokohama.
Major Attractions
- YurindoYurindois a Japanese publishing company and bookstore, founded in 1909....
Bookstore, Main Location http://www.isezaki.jp/contents/lists/shop_lists/09/0909.html - FujiyaFujiya Co.Fujiya Food Service Co., Ltd. is a nationwide chain of confectionery stores and restaurants in Japan. Its first shop was founded in 1910 in Yokohama.-Mascot:...
http://www.isezaki.jp/contents/lists/shop_lists/04/0415.html (This is the 2nd Fujiya restaurant ever opened. The 1st store in Motomachi no longer exists.)
Trivia
- J-popJ-pop, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
duo YuzuYuzu (band)is a Japanese pop duo. Its members are and . Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School.-Discography:...
used to perform live, in front of the Matsuzakaya Department Store, before their debut in 1997. - Isezakicho Blues, a 1968 song by the late Mina AoeMina Aoewas a Japanese female enka singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career.With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname of "Queen of the Blues". Due to her frequent appearances on television programs , she is fondly remembered by...
, was a popular song in Japan.