Sakaemachi
栄町26°13′ N 127°42′ ENeighbourhood
Sakaemachi is the area around Sakaemachi Market in Asato, Naha, where a lane market about 150 m from Asato monorail station fills with drinkers after dark.
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By day Sakaemachi Market is a cluster of narrow lanes and small shops in Asato, a stop east of Kokusai-dori on the monorail. In the evening stools come out into the lanes and the counters fill. Benriya Yuriron, a gyoza counter that began as a deli, is credited with starting the market's night drinking, and bars such as Seikatsu no Gara squeeze seven or eight stools around a counter.
Urizun, open since 1972 at the edge of the market, serves Okinawan home and court cooking, and Mapple says it stocks awamori from every distillery in the prefecture. COFFEE potohoto, a roaster run by Q Grader Yamada Tetsushi, keeps the lanes busy in the daytime. On the last Saturday of each month from June to October a street festival takes over the market.
Restaurants and cafés
Eat in Sakaemachi食べる
Bars, awamori and coffee
Drink in Sakaemachi飲む
See and do
Things to do in Sakaemachi遊ぶ
Sakaemachi Market栄町市場market
A post-war lane market in Asato whose shops and counters stay open into the night.
FAQ
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Where is Sakaemachi Market?
Sakaemachi Market is in Asato, Naha, about 150 m from Asato Station on the Yui Rail monorail, one stop east of Makishi.
Is Sakaemachi Market good at night?
Yes. Sakaemachi Market's counters and bars, such as Benriya Yuriron and Seikatsu no Gara, open in the evening, and Urizun izakaya sits at its edge.
How do you get to Sakaemachi?
Asato monorail station is about 150 m away.
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