This study examines the spatial practices of the facilities of South-Asian ethnic grocery shops, restaurants and prayer venues in order to clarify the food and prayer commonalities in Tokyo. The relationship between the concentration of the three facilities and the train stations of their location is termed as a “cluster”. Six clusters were found in Tokyo: NishiKasai, Okachimachi, Ikebukuro, ShinOkubo, Kamata and Jujo. The spatial practices of the facilities articulate their own identity as well as that of the clusters. By drawing comparisons between them, it is seen that the clusters affect the character of the urban setting of Tokyo.
