Sugamo

Sugamo (巣鴨) is a neighborhood in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It is home to Jizō-dōri (地蔵通り), a shopping street popular among the older generation, earning it the nickname "Granny's Harajuku."[1][2] It lies at the crossing point of the JR Yamanote Line and National Route 17.

Sugamo Jizō-dōri

See also

References
  1. Nagamura, Kit (8 December 2017). "Warming to Sugamo's venerable shopping street". The Japan Times. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. Saarinen, Ili (31 March 2017). "Why is Sugamo known as 'Harajuku for grannies'?". Time Out. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

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