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Off the Beaten Path

among the most pleasant areas of
the city to browse trendy boutiques,
convivial bars, and cafés. The cherry
tree-lined Meguro River is also a
prime viewing spot during hanami
(cherry blossom) season.
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens
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MAP C1 • 1-27-39 Nishigahara,
Kita-ku • 3910-0394 • Open 9am–5pm
Rose beds and azalea bushes are a
feature of Kyu-Furukawa Gardens.
Items for sale, Shimokitazawa Admire them while sipping matcha
(green tea) in the teahouse.
Shimokitazawa
1 Toden Arakawa
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Streetcar Line
Fashionable youth fill the warren of 5
narrow streets southwest of Shibuya The last of central Tokyo’s streetcar
on weekends for clothing, thrift lines still operates between Waseda
stores, music clubs, and small and Minowabashi, arcing 7.5 miles
experimental theaters. (12 km) across the north of the city.
It’s a retro treat that costs just ¥170
Ikebukuro
2 and a relaxing insight into less
touristy parts of Tokyo.
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This northern district, set around a
Tennozu Isle
train station, offers mega department 6
stores, Otome Road’s manga and MAP C2
anime shops, and the Frank Lloyd East of Shinagawa, towards Tokyo
Wright-designed school Myonichikan. Bay, Tennozu Isle came on the radar
several years ago when one of its old
Daikanyama and Naka-
3 waterside warehouses became the
Meguro
home of TY Harbour Brewery. The
MAP C1 same company has since launched
One stop southwest of Shibuya, the area’s bakery café, Breadworks.
Dainkanyama and Naka-Meguro are There are several commercial art
galleries opening here, as well as
Cherry tree-lined Meguro River street-art festivals being held.

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