下した町まち人にん情じょう

noun

warmth and humanity of traditional downtown neighborhoods

Refers to the down-to-earth kindness, mutual support, and old-fashioned community spirit found in Tokyo's shitamachi (traditional working-class areas). Often used nostalgically.

• 浅あさ草くさには今いまでも下した町まち人にん情じょうが残のこっている。

  Even now, the warmth of the old downtown community remains in Asakusa.

• 彼かれの小しょう説せつは下した町まち人にん情じょうを温あたたかく描えがいている。

  His novel warmly depicts the humanity of the traditional downtown neighborhoods.