Kanagawa · Updated: 2026-10-10
Around Sakuragicho Station (桜木町駅) there are nine walking spots, from a dozeu (loach) restaurant that opened in 1931 to a bar where a 1965 jukebox is still in service. All nine sit within the Noge district, 3 to 5 minutes on foot from the station, so this is a walk where you pass through more doorway curtains than city blocks. Some open before noon and others only after 17:00, so the easiest plan is to visit them in order of opening time.
This guide covers 9 walking spots; 9 of them are an average 4-minute walk from the nearest station (3–5 min).
Counted from zorozoro listings when this page was generated. Walking minutes are estimates: straight-line distance to the nearest station × 1.3, at 80 m per minute.
Suggested order: If you arrive in the daytime, start at Sakagura Ishimatsu (open from 11:00) or Fukuya (from 11:30). Then Wine Shop Mu, where you can drink wine while it is still light out, Toriyoshi at 16:00, the 17:00 group — Yakitori Kokkodo, Noge Umineko, Kanai Shoten and Sanso — and finish at Borderline, which opens at 18:00.
A long-established restaurant that opened in 1931, a 3-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station and the closest of the nine to the station. Its specialities are dozeu (loach) and hire-zake, sake served with a fin and set alight. The flavour is kept by the fourth-generation owner. Open Monday to Saturday, 11:30–22:00, closed on Sundays.
A basement tavern known as the gateway to Noge, a 5-minute walk from the station. Chunks of premium tuna and chu-toro, bought each morning at the central wholesale market, are the house dishes. Open Tuesday to Saturday 11:00–21:00 and Sunday 11:00–20:00, closed on Mondays (closed the following day when Monday is a public holiday).
A place where you can drink wine while it is still light out, 5 minutes on foot from the station. The wine is served alongside a spicy plate. Open Monday, Thursday and Friday 16:00–22:00, Saturday 15:00–22:00 and Sunday 15:00–21:00, closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
A yakitori shop founded in 1959, one of the oldest in Noge. The young owner who took it over eight years ago keeps the sauce and recipes handed down from his predecessor while adapting them to the times. Reservations are not accepted, so arriving at the 16:00 opening is the surest approach. Open Tuesday to Sunday 16:00–23:00, closed on Mondays, a 4-minute walk from the station.
The area's other yakitori shop, 5 minutes on foot from the station. It closes once the skewers sell out, so an early visit is the safer bet. Open Monday to Friday 17:00–23:00 and Saturday and Sunday 14:00–23:00 — only on weekends does it open in the afternoon.
A tavern known for its assorted sashimi platter, a 4-minute walk from the station. The interior fittings were inherited from the old tavern Wabisuke. Open 17:00–22:30, closed on Wednesdays.
There is no signboard — a round bulb and a dark navy doorway curtain are the markers. Dishes such as fritto of zucchini flowers and shrimp bisque are all plated in single servings, which makes it easy to drop in midway through a round of bars. Open daily 17:00–22:00, 5 minutes on foot from the station.
A bar whose signature drink is the gin-based Sanso cocktail, a 4-minute walk from the station. There is a jukebox, and many people finish the night with the house-made pizza. Open Monday to Saturday 17:30–23:30, closed on Sundays and public holidays.
A Noge bar founded in 2005, a 5-minute walk from the station. Live music is generally held on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and a jukebox made in 1965 is still in service. Open daily 18:00–23:00.
The fixed closing days are Sundays for Fukuya and Sanso, Mondays for Sakagura Ishimatsu and Toriyoshi, Wednesdays for Noge Umineko, and Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Wine Shop Mu. If you walk here on a Sunday, Fukuya and Sanso are closed, leaving seven of the nine. Borderline, Kanai Shoten and Yakitori Kokkodo have irregular holidays, so for those three it is best to see which lights are on when you get there.