Jūjō, Tokyo

is a working class district in Kita,

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, Japan. It is about 10 minutes north of Ikebukuro by train. It is serviced by the

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via Jūjō Station and the Keihin-Tōhoku Line via Higashi-Jūjō Station. It is particularly well known for the long serpentine shopping arcade known as Jūjō Ginza, very close to the main entrance/exit of Jūjō Station. At first glance Jūjō seems a run-down place but a real sense of community thrives here, evidenced by the large number of traditional shops, small scale public baths (

sentō is a type of Japanese communal bathhouse where customers pay for entrance. Traditionally these bathhouses have been quite utilitarian, with a tall barrier separating the sexes within one large room, a minimum of lined-up faucets on both sides ...

) and enthusiastic festivals. Districts of Kita, Tokyo {{Tokyo-geo-stub