San'ya (山谷, San'ya) is an area in the Taitō and Arakawa wards of Tokyo, located south of the Namidabashi intersection, around the Yoshino-dori. A neighborhood named "San'ya" existed until 1966, but the area was renamed and split between several neighborhoods.

Aug 26, 2023 · Located within the bustling city of Tokyo is a hidden slum called Sanya — a place of hostels, displaced individuals and a dark past that lingers.

Jun 26, 2019 · Sanya, Tokyo’s poorest neighbourhood, in pictures For an area that’s usually ignored, east Tokyo’s Sanya has suddenly been in the news of late, perhaps in part due to the increased development going on there.

Oct 26, 2023 · Sanya is like a ghost town that happens to be inhabited by scattered groups of people. Many buildings are collapsing in on themselves, sodden with decades of untended decay, roofs of corrugated metal eaten by rust.

Explore Tokyo Sanya lesser-known area with a rich history & resilient community, to see its unique charm, culinary delights & genuine hospitality

Known as the poorest district of Tokyo, Sanya has a history that dates back to social exclusion and the manual labor of the "burakumin," a historically marginalized class in Japan. Today, the neighborhood is home to a population made up of temporary workers, homeless people, and low-income elderly, challenging the image of a modern ...

May 21, 2009 · When you read this notice, you know you have hit the infamous east Tokyo ghetto. Welcome to Sanya, where "pedestrians" sleep drunk in the street. Sanya is not on maps, nor on tourist guides.

Feb 5, 2021 · Today the area of Sanya is rapidly changing due to Tokyo’s social disruption, progress. Something that can’t be stopped. Sanya is a place that is commonly lived in by very low-income workers, people in construction trades, many of which are now part of the ageing population in Japan.

Nov 30, 2018 · Mago Yoshihira is the main figure behind YUI Associates, a community building project that helps the city’s homeless through awareness, accommodation and social integration initiatives. She’s based out of Kiyokawa in Tokyo’s Taito ward, an area once known as Sanya (山 …

Jun 16, 2020 · 日本三代ドヤ街のひとつに数えられる 東京の 山谷（さんや） 。 昭和レトロな雰囲気と、かつての日本の高度経済成長を支えた街としての名残が残る、情緒のある地域です。 ここでは、 東京の山谷について、魅力や歴史、見どころスポット をご紹介します。 東京の山谷ってどんなところ？ 毎年恒例のオフィス裏の風景 玉姫公園は占領され 住民、労働者、外国 …