Shopping street - Shotengai (English spelling)

Japanese: 商店街 - しょうてんがい(英語表記)shopping street
Shopping street - Shotengai (English spelling)
An urban area where retail and wholesale functions are concentrated. There are urban (central) shopping districts centered in the city center, secondary (→ sub-center) shopping districts that develop at transportation origins and termini, and neighborhood shopping districts that develop in residential areas. In Tokyo, Chuo Ward (Nihonbashi, Kyobashi, Ginza) is a typical example of an urban shopping district. There, high-end shopping goods are generally traded, and large department stores have also developed. Secondary shopping districts are found in Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, and other areas that have a sub-center character. Underground shopping districts are similar to urban shopping districts. Recently, supermarkets and shopping centers with parking lots have also moved into areas away from the established urban areas.

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Japanese:
小売りや卸売りの機能が集中している市街地。都心を中心とする都心 (中心) 商店街,交通の起終点に発達する第2次 (→副都心 ) 商店街,さらに住宅地などに発達する近隣商店街がある。東京の場合,中央区 (日本橋,京橋,銀座) などは都心商店街の典型。ここでは一般に高級買い回り品の取り引きが盛んで,巨大なデパートの発達もみられる。第2次商店街は,新宿,渋谷,池袋など副都心的性格をもつところにみられる。都心商店街に類似したものとして,地下商店街がある。また最近は,既成市街地から離れたところに駐車場をもつスーパーマーケットやショッピングセンターなども進出してきた。

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