🌟 Kichijoji Guide ❗️

🗺️ Classic Route: Take the JR Chuo Line to Mitaka Station, visit the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, then stroll to Inokashira Park, followed by shopping and dining in Kichijoji Shopping Street and Harmonica Yokocho. ➡️ North Exit: This area boasts Kichijoji Shopping Street SUNROAD, Harmonica Yokocho, Isetan, PARCO, and more, making it a great place for shopping and tasting delicious food. You can find affordable drugstores, various daily goods shops, and food establishments here. 🔸 Sunroad gathers shops selling cosmetics, clothing, shoes, accessories, and more, mostly oriented towards daily living essentials. However, turning into the two adjacent arcaded shopping streets reveals several stylish boutiques. 🔸 Harmonica Yokocho during the day is home to fish shops and traditional handmade pastry shops dating back to the Showa era. At night, the area transforms with the warm glow of Japanese red lanterns as bars and small eateries fill with patrons enjoying sake, yakitori, and lively conversations. ➡️ South Exit: Near the south exit, you'll find Oioi Department Store (0101), Inokashira Park, and the route to the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. The atmosphere here is more tranquil, with many design-focused shops and cafes. 🔸 Ghibli Museum is a haven for fans of Hayao Miyazaki, recreating many characters and scenes from his animations. 🔸 Inokashira Park if there's only one reason to visit Kichijoji, wanting to "stroll in Inokashira Park" is the best one. The cherry blossom season in early April and the autumn leaves in November attract a crowd, making it very lively. 🔸 Paper message is a small shop but tightly packed with a variety of goods such as envelopes, stationery, postcards, greeting cards, calendars, bookmarks, and decorations. 🔸 Hyakunen is a small shop with a comprehensive collection of books, including novels, past magazines, photography collections... Independent publications also have a place here. 🍽️ What to Eat 🔸 à tes souhaits! This dessert shop, like Kichijoji, has been topping the charts for years, voted as "Japan's best dessert shop," and shows no signs of giving up its title. 🔸 Sato Black-haired wagyu beef cutlet, loved by both tourists and locals, and has won the "Kichijoji Food Award" for three consecutive years. 🔸 Mamekura Established in 1978, it has a long history with many residents and is even referred to as the origin of Kichijoji curry shops, making it a representative curry of Kichijoji. 🔸 Menya Kaishin This famous ramen shop has branches in Shinjuku and other places, but many food connoisseurs still make a special trip here to taste the clam ramen exclusive to the Kichijoji store. 🫶 More 🚗 | 🏨 | Travel Tips 📧🙋 #OffTheBeatenPath #Japan #JapanTravelGuide #Tokyo #TokyoShopping #TokyoShoppingGuide #Kichijoji #KichijojiFood