Shibamata (柴又) is a nostalgic neighborhood full of charm. It's also highly underrated. Many tourists prefer going to the big city and choose more flashy areas such as Harajuku or Shibuya, overlooking ...

New Year's is a great time to be in Japan. One New Year's practice that combines the traditional visit to a shrine or temple with enjoying a walk in the fine New Year's weather is a seven lucky gods ...

Tokyo's Shibamata district has preserved much of its townscape, which is reminiscent of old downtown Tokyo. The Katsushika Ward district located in the eastern-most part of Tokyo, a 20-minute train ...

Tokyo’s old neighbourhood of Shibamata is famous for being the home of Tora-san, the hero of Japan’s longest running movie series, It’s Tough Being a Man. Travelling back in time Shibamata, an old ...

Shibamata's most famous structure has watched over the neighbourhood for well over 300 years now, and this grand temple is still one of the Katsushika area's finest sights. In addition to the building ...

Make your way out to picturesque Shibamata over the long October weekend, when the neighbourhood's first oiran procession is put on by the Hibiki Family theatre troupe. Taking place around Taishakuten ...

I change trains three times before boarding one of Tokyo's shortest lines, the 2.5-km Keisei Kanamachi. I'm bound for Shibamata, which isn't precisely a backstreet, but it's tucked so far from most ...