Shin-Ōkubo: Tokyo’s Thriving Ethnic Town

Shin-Ōkubo has some 20 South Asian markets that stock hard-to-find ethnic ingredients.

Stores and eateries line a busy street in Koreatown.

Shops selling posters and other items featuring South Korean pop stars dot the neighborhood.

A halal grocery store and restaurant. A mosque occupies the second floor of the building.

A halal market and a stand selling sandwiches made with banh mi, a type of Vietnamese baguette, share store fronts.

Shops providing overseas money transfers are in high demand and competition among vendors is fierce.

The cover of Murohashi’s book Exploring Shin-Ōkubo: A Look at a Neighborhood on the Frontline of Immigration.