Omoide Yokocho Memory Lane
Cramped post-war alley of tiny yakitori stalls, rebuilt after fire, thick with charcoal smoke.
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This guide to Omoide Yokocho in Tokyo starts right after World War Two, when homeless traders threw up shacks beside the railway tracks to sell black-market food, and the alley earned an unflattering nickname that stuck for decades. It follows the lane through a 1999 fire and the developers who had long eyed the land beside Shinjuku Station. Lean toward the counter beside you and take in the charcoal smoke as you listen.
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