Ōkubo, Tokyo: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 12:47, 25 December 2021

Shin-Ōkubo (新大久保) is a neighborhood within Tokyo's Shinjuku ward known for its extensive Korean community.^[1] It is built around Shin-Ōkubo Station and is accessible on the Yamanote Line. Shin-Ōkubo is home to both Korean residents in Japan as well as Korean immigrants,^[2] and has seen an upsurge in popularity due to the Hallyu Korean pop-culture boom. In recent years Nepali people have settled in the area and have opened up Nepali restaurants.^[3]

History

Shin Sang-yoon, the director of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, stated that Koreans began coming to Shin-Ōkubo around 1983 because at that time it was one of the most inexpensive areas of Tokyo. By July 2013 several nationalistic anti-Korean demonstrations done by right-wing Japanese have occurred in Shin-Ōkubo.^[1]

Economy

As of July 2013, the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan stated that Shin-Ōkubo had 500 businesses, including around 350 restaurants.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ryall, Julian. Big trouble in Little Korea: spiral of race hate grips Tokyo. South China Morning Post. 3 July 2013. Retrieved on 5 July 2013.
^ 'We have to get along': Japan's Korean residents at sharp end of diplomatic row Justin McCurry, The Guardian, 29 September 2019
^ Migrants look to Asia, the new land of opportunity: More workers turn east as US and Europe shut their doors IORI KAWATE, Nikkei, March 31, 2018

35°42′05″N 139°42′00″E / 35.701289°N 139.700049°E / 35.701289; 139.700049

[RyallBig-1] Ryall, Julian. Big trouble in Little Korea: spiral of race hate grips Tokyo. South China Morning Post. 3 July 2013. Retrieved on 5 July 2013.

[2] 'We have to get along': Japan's Korean residents at sharp end of diplomatic row Justin McCurry, The Guardian, 29 September 2019

[3] Migrants look to Asia, the new land of opportunity: More workers turn east as US and Europe shut their doors IORI KAWATE, Nikkei, March 31, 2018

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 {{nihongo|'''Shin-Ōkubo'''|新大久保||}} is a neighborhood within [[Tokyo|Tokyo's]] [[Shinjuku]] ward known for its extensive [[Koreatown|Korean]] community.<ref name=RyallBig>Ryall, Julian. [http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1274071/big-trouble-little-korea-spiral-race-hate-grips-tokyo Big trouble in Little Korea: spiral of race hate grips Tokyo]. ''[[South China Morning Post]]''. 3 July 2013. Retrieved on 5 July 2013.</ref> It is built around [[Shin-Ōkubo Station]] and is accessible on the [[Yamanote Line]].  Shin-Ōkubo is home to both [[Koreans in Japan|Korean residents in Japan]] as well as Korean immigrants,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/29/we-have-to-get-along-japan-korean-residents-at-sharp-end-of-diplomatic-row 'We have to get along': Japan's Korean residents at sharp end of diplomatic row] Justin McCurry, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 29 September 2019</ref> and has seen an upsurge in popularity due to  the [[Hallyu]] Korean pop-culture boom. In recent years [[Nepalis|Nepali people]] have settled in the area and have opened up [[Nepali cuisine|Nepali restaurants]].<ref>
 [https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Migrants-look-to-Asia-the-new-land-of-opportunity Migrants look to Asia, the new land of opportunity: More workers turn east as US and Europe shut their doors] IORI KAWATE, ''Nikkei'', March 31, 2018</ref>
-==Geography==
-Located in east-central Saitama Prefecture, Kōnosu is on the central reaches of the [[Arakawa River (Kanto)|Arakawa River]], which flows through the west of the city, whereas the Motoara River flows from the southeastern to central portion.
 ==History==