It has been the setting for movies and TV dramas, and is now a nationwide tourist attraction. Tsutenkaku Tower The Nanyodori shopping street, which stretches approximately 180 meters north to south from the Zoological Gardens subway station to Tsutenkaku Tower, is commonly known as "Jan-Jan Yokocho. The arcade, which is said to have gotten its name from the sound of shamisen (three-stringed Japanese guitar) and taiko drums that were played to attract customers after the war, is flanked on both sides by a variety of popular stores, including a kushikatsu shop that refuses to allow customers to dip their meat in sauce twice, yakiniku, restaurants, sushi, udon, and izakaya (standing drinking tavern). As the area was the birthplace of the famous Japanese chess player Sankichi Sakata, the Go and Shogi clubs are thriving, and it is fun to watch the games through the glass windows.