During my lessons some of my older students always ask me where my favourite place in Japan is. I usually uninspiringly respond with "Kyoto" since I know that's what they want to hear and it's something they are familiar with. If I had to pick a place in Tokyo though, I think Shimokitazawa is officially the coolest.
The only downside I find is that it's a little far from where I live and it's way too easy to spend money while there. Chotto dangerous! Had to force myself away from fashion. Came across so many cool shops and neat things that I couldn't resist spending money on. Ended up buying a man-purse from this place followed by shirts and jeans from another. The store is called "Grapefruit Moon."
This is an Italian style cafe/restaurant with a very interesting name. Didn't have the chance to try it out but I'll definitely re-visit it in the near future. There are also lots of yaki-toris, izakayas, and an okonomiyaki joint that kick some serious ass.
Inside of a music, book, and random accessory shop. This place was pretty huge and I love how they setup their music sections. Everything kind of looks cluttered but at the same time it really is displayed nicely and merchandised well. A lot of the music on demo was of the Underground type and it sounded extremely hip. I actually would consider buying more CD's here if they weren't all ¥3000 or so.
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