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Ikuno Korea Town (Japanese: 生野コリアタウン, Korean: 이쿠노 코리아타운) is a Koreatown in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is one of the largest Koreatowns in the country and a significant tourist attraction, with around two million visitors in 2021.
Edakawa Korean Town, Koto, Tokyo in 1953. According to official statistics in 2022, the Korean population in Tokyo amounted to 92,000, which was the second largest following that of Osaka. Tokyo's Korean-oriented commercial centre is located in the district of Okubo around the area of Shin-Okubo Station and Okubo Station in Shinjuku Ward.
[6] [8] The area came to be popularly called "Koreatown" around the time of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which South Korea and Japan jointly hosted. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] On January 26, 2001, a 26-year old South Korean man named Lee Soo-hyun and a Japanese man Shiro Sekine made headlines after they died while trying to rescue a drunk Japanese man who had ...
Ikuno-ku is a typical town of small businesses from the pre-World War II period.Although the dense concentration of houses, factories and shops along narrow streets is a fire hazard, traditionally close human relationships contribute to an active local community.
The town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists. Known for a number of scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, the town on Tuesday began ...
Located less than three miles from Knott’s Berry Farm, the 500,000-square-foot complex is home to CGV Cinemas, a movie theater specializing in subtitled Korean films; Korean-oriented beauty and ...
Okonomi-mura – a Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki food theme park located at 5-13 Shintenchi in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan [3] Ramen Ryoma; Sukiya – a chain of gyūdon (beef bowl) restaurants; Sukiyabashi Jiro – a sushi restaurant in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, it is owned and operated by sushi master Jiro Ono. [4] The Michelin Guide has ...
Afuri – chain of ramen restaurants; L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Michelin 2-star French restaurant located in Minato, Tokyo; Butlers Café – restaurant and bar located in Shibuya, Tokyo, one of Japan's leading fashion centers; Les Créations de Narisawa – received one Michelin star in the 2008 Michelin Guide Tokyo, and then two stars ...