商店街(しょうてんがい)

しょうてんがい
noun
shopping street, shopping district
shopping
1. shopping street, shopping district
A street or area lined with shops, often small local businesses, typically with an arcade covering.
商店街(しょうてんがい)を散歩(さんぽ)する。
To stroll through the shopping street.
駅前(えきまえ)の商店街(しょうてんがい)は賑(にぎ)やかだ。
The shopping street in front of the station is lively.
この商店街(しょうてんがい)には昔(むかし)ながらの店(みせ)が並(なら)んでいる。
This shopping street is lined with old-fashioned shops.
地方(ちほう)の商店街(しょうてんがい)はシャッター通(どお)りになっている所(ところ)が多(おお)い。
Many shopping streets in rural areas have become deserted with closed shutters.

商店街(しょうてんがい) refers to traditional shopping streets found throughout Japan. Many have covered arcades (アーケード) to protect shoppers from weather.

"シャッター通(どお)り" refers to shopping streets where many shops have closed down, a common issue in declining areas.

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Related: 繁華街(はんかがい) (downtown, busy district)
Related: 地下街(ちかがい) (underground mall)
Related: スーパー (supermarket)
Compare: 中心街(ちゅうしんがい) (city center)
Compare: ショッピングモール (shopping mall)
Compare: スーパーマーケット (supermarket)
Compare: ショッピングセンター (shopping center)
Related: シャッター通(どお)り (shuttered shopping street)
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Added 2026.2.1 18:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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