Neighbourhood walks With our movements more restricted, our focus has sharpened on the neighbourhoods we live in. Here FT writers explore their local area up close © Roberta Perrone Tokyo walks: slipping into Shirokanedai’s ‘in-between’ spacesThe busy ‘wedding’ district conceals a portal to a world of mysterious winding streets that barely feel like Tokyo at all . . . Neighbourhood walks: time travelling in St AlbansA stroll around Hertfordshire’s cathedral city traverses two millennia, from Roman ruins and a site of Christian martyrdom to a 1930s cinema — via what is reputedly Britain’s oldest pub New York walks: Harlem without the hustleStrange times in the city that never sleeps, as the locals stroll, meander and gently soak up the greenery Rome walks: a gourmet stroll around Quartiere Trieste Start with a coffee, finish with an Aperol Spritz — and enjoy tasty Italian fare along the way Frankfurt walks: Sachsenhausen springs back to lifeIce creams, haircuts and other everyday rituals are on the menu again, but lockdown has left a legacy of rules London walks: exploring Twickenham by the ThamesOut in the western suburbs, follow in the footsteps of rock ’n’ roll greats and a royal mistress along the river More from this Series London walks: exploring hip and historic Queen’s ParkWhere once strolled, briefly, by a royal visitor, now you can take in the orderly charm as trendy streets criss-cross historic rail- and waterways London walks: pangs of hunger in Notting HillEvening strolls are whetting the appetite for the area’s vast array of culinary delights currently off the menu London walks: canal boats, boozers and traders in Hackney and ShoreditchIn the east of the locked-down city, life continues to be lived defiantly on the streets London walks: a ‘blue plaque safari’ in the heart of townThe pubs, shops and galleries may still be closed, but a stroll around Baker Street and beyond offers diverting dips into British history London walks: Stoke Newington, the cool village where hipsters go to grow upA stroll around a gentrified corner of North London that takes in cafés, green space and one of the capital’s great Victorian cemeteries London walks: a rock tour of Camden and Kentish TownFrom the gig where Coldplay were first spotted, to the antics of Madness, via the drinking dens of Oasis and Amy Winehouse, these North London streets have some serious tales to tell London walks: gardens and green therapy in Dulwich and East DulwichFrom pretty Dulwich Village, to the Picture Gallery and the park, this rural corner of south-east London is perfect for a summer stroll Tokyo walks: exploring Aoyama in bloomThis is the first in a new FT Globetrotter series, in which correspondents and writers explore their local area up close. In Japan’s capital, despite the deserted shopping streets, nature has sprung to life Tokyo walks: Shimokitazawa, the essence of Japan at its coolestAs the country lifts its state of emergency, Leo Lewis dips cautiously back into a revived, rolling party
