Korea Town
- Japan
- (cafe • capsule hotel • Korea Town • Mr. Sato • remote work • Shin-Okubo • teleworking • Tokyo • working from home)
The changing face of Tokyo’s Shin-Okubo and the decline of Japan’s biggest Korea Town
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KK Miller
Jun 11, 2015
If you are looking for some Korean food while in Tokyo, the place to go is Shin-Okubo. The famed “Korea Town” in the middle of the metropolitan Tokyo area has served as a gathering place for fans of Korean TV dramas, K-pop music and Korean cuisine. Sadly, though, what was once was a bustling consumer zone for people who loved all things Korean, though, has seen its fortunes decline in recent years, and there are a number of theories as to why.
- Japan, Korea
- (internationalism • kenkan • Korea Town • Shin-Okubo • Tokyo)
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