Inokashira Park

Inokashira Park opened to the public in 1917 and is today one of Tokyo’s most spacious parks. It…

Harmonica Yokocho

Harmonica Yokocho actually started out as a black market in the post-war years but has since transformed into a small network of about 100 bars and restaurants.

Kichijoji Autumn Festival

Annual autumn festival held near Kichijoji Station. At 11am on the Saturday, a priest on horseback leads the…

Kichijoji

Given the task of designing the ideal middle-class town in Tokyo, one would probably come up with something…

Ghibli Museum

Museum designed by Studio Ghibli’s director, Hayao Miyazaki, and based on the storyboards used to create the films, the most famous of which (outside of Japan, at least) is Spirited Away (2001).