Best Walking Street Town in Tokyo: The Reason Why Kagurazaka Remains a Hidden Gem for Tourists
The Reason Why Kagurazaka, Located in the Central Part of Tokyo, Remains a Hidden Gem for Tourists We provide traditional cultural experience tours and walking tours around Kagurazaka in Shinjuku Ward. Despite the rapid recovery of inbound tourism after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign tourists rarely walk around Kagurazaka. Despite being located in central Tokyo (within the Yamanote Line), we explored why foreign tourists are hardly seen in Kagurazaka through data analysis. Surprising Conclusion In conclusion, the reason is that it takes a long time to travel to Kagurazaka from many popular tourist destinations and stations with high passenger traffic, whether by public transportation or on foot. Comparison with Popular Tourist Destinations For example, in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the top destinations for foreign tourists in Tokyo were Shinjuku-Okubo in the first place, Ginza in the second place, and Shibuya in the third place. The average travel time from the nearest stations to the top 10 popular tourist destinations and Kagurazaka Station was 22.1 minutes by public transportation and 80.3 minutes on foot. Moreover, even with the shortest travel time in a popular tourist destination, it takes 11 minutes by public transportation and 52 minutes