shōtengai
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- shopping street
- Country
- Japan
- Image
- Endoji-hommachi-dori.jpg
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- Commons category
- Shopping streets in Japan
- topic's main category
- Category:Shopping districts and streets in Japan
- native label
- 商店街
- partially coincident with
- underground city
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- Commercial features
- Cultural functions
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thumb|250px|right|Endoji Hommachi in Nagoya
A shōtengai () is a style of Japanese commercial district, typically in the form of a local market street that is closed to car traffic. Local shōtengai cater to the needs of nearby residents with a diverse mix of small specialty shops and few large retailers. In many older neighborhoods, these streets serve as cultural gathering spaces, holding seasonal festivals, processions, and other events throughout the year.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “shōtengai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.