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It's like a typical izakaya but it's located opposite a popular gaijin hang out on the north side of shimokitazawa. What's nice about this place is that it has a comfy ambience and jazzy music eventhough yakitori is the dish you'll most likely to find on the menu. The starter dish is usually nice. ... more
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Living close to Tohachi Dori which skirts off the mitaka/suginami ward area, I realise how I am conveniently located to reach NATURE on a wide scale by the push of my bicycle peddles. If one has to reach Jindai area, a stream of regular traffic has to be confronted before, you are exposed to lush ... more
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Located just on the side from the Kiomizu Temple, is a nice and quaint shrine. People wanting to sanctify their marriage, relationships or birth of their child can pay from 500 yen or more for a 'omomari'.....a folded up paper blessing which is put into a sewn up little fabric pouch. Those things ... more
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This shops exists in the beads mecca in Tokyo in Asakusabashi 浅草橋 (on the Sobu line), but there is one in Kichijoji 吉祥寺 too. If you are into crystal beads or any kind of bead paraphernalia, you can shop here on a low to moderate budget. The shop has glaring bright lights and the ... more
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Get ready to encounter a few flying bugs but also a wonderful sight of Lotus pods that bloom and burst into radiance only during summer. It's close to the big round pond (Shinobazu Pond) where you can try a duck boat ride. It is also next to a Bentendo Temple 弁天堂.
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One of my favorite places here, sometimes when you get tired, bored and depressed etc, maybe you can feel relaxed and invigorated in this typical lazy and spacy atmosphere which the animals make. You can see the same kind of bored faces in routine work, as most of us have, in the office, school, ... more
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To all worshippers of do-it-yourself craft shops. I believe this is one of the BIGGEST and most popular chain stores in Tokyo. There are several spread out across Tokyo though, this one is lumped into one building and it is actually on top of Kichijoji Station 吉祥寺 駅 so it takes less than ... more
Barns
Eki
Jindai Temple/Garden
Jishu Shrine
Parts Club
Ueno Lotus Pond
Ueno Zoo
Yuzawaya Kichijoji
This store is overflowing with a mix of t-shirts designed with a Japanese sense of aesthetic. It seems though, the store's main market is male, so don't expect to saunter in and ask for some kimono. Dimly lit and tiny, it is hard to choose a ... more