Edo-koji Street at Haneda Airport

Travel back time at the ultra-modern airport in Tokyo

Takako Sakamoto Aug 31, 2016 - 1 min read

Paper lanterns decorate the entrance to Edo-koji Street

Ultra modern roof of the international departure floor

When you go up to the 4th floor a traditional-looking street awaits you

Nishiki-e （colored woodblock print）of a Kabuki scene

Beautifully painted chopstick holders...I want some of these!

Small plates with traditional paintings on them...I want some of these, too!

Even a pizzeria has a retro-modern Japanese look

There was a long line at the Japanese noodle shop

The Haiku sign board stands at the foot of Haneda Nihonbashi. It says all the travels did and still do begin at Nihonbashi. I hope someone would translate this into beautiful English Haiku!

Noh dance stage. The sign says 'Prayer for peace'.

Have you ever been to Tokyo International Airport to not board on an airplane, but to explore what it offers? If you haven't you should, because it has much to offer to its visitors!

The other day I visited here solely to see the Edo-koji Street because I'm a big fan of Kabuki. Since I saw on TV news a few years ago that something related to Kabuki had opened here, I wanted to see it. I found it as soon as I entered the street on the 4th floor. There were big Nishiki-e (woodblock prints) decorating the walls of some shops and they looked like a miniature version of Kabukiza theater in Higashi Ginza. Most of the shops sell retro-modern Japanese goods, but some are for visitors who love Japan's pop culture. There are many restaurants to dine in along the street, and on the 5th floor there is an observation deck to enjoy the magical twilight.

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Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...