Name: Tokyo's Yakitori Alley: Shinjuku 360 ★ ONLY in JAPAN
Uploaded: 2020-03-23T22:52:31.000Z
Duration: 9 min 42 s
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I'm with Shingo from the Ask Japanese channel,

Future continuous

and we're going to be eating food here in Shinjuku

Wonderful, because we are at the gate for...

Let's learn exactly where Omoide-Yokocho is

Here is Tokyo, the largest city in the world

Shinjuku's west gate area has  been modernized all around

except for this one spot which hasn't changed

and I'll talk to you about the history in detail

but it was still a major transport hub with a large population

In 1947, flour to make Ramen and noodles were a controlled good

People invented new food with unregulated goods

Enter Motsunabe and Yakitori made from enterals

which is in the menu today about 20 of the shops

The look and the feel of the alley is a trip down Memory Lane

so you can see the quality before going in

Yakitori places usually have bellowing smoke out the door

There are popular stores with line out the door

It's good idea  to ask about the seating charges

so there is something for everyone these days

So the Omoide Yokocho is an alley of about 100 meters

It's about 100 meters of 50 shops in there?

It's pretty much packed for a small street I guess

Shingo and I visited a friendly counter style Izakaya first

and the surrounding is a counter with a very limited space to walk past

One way to order is look around you and order

Food ordered by the local is usually the most popular stuff

Our Yakitori came stick by stick and char grilled

The Nankotsu and Negi are really hot. Watch out

Yakitori and Motsu-nabe are specialties here

Going to the restroom is a trip back in time

Ok, there is the lady's room which is wide open

I dunno. It's this Japanese thing you know,

After those blind dates, the guys gather around saying

"Oh, what are we going to do? Let's eat something"

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Tokyo's Yakitori Alley: Shinjuku 360 ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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