Koenji is a hipster neighbourhood only 15 minutes or so away from Shinjuku, and yet it’s still not too touristy, making it a perfect place to walk and explore on a lazy evening. I highlighted some shops in Koenji part 1 post, so for this second part, expect street view and shop fronts and just random awesomeness. Let’s start… This post will be photo heavy, so be prepared. It’s pretty though, if you like photographs of shop …
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{Japan} Koenji (Part 2): A perfect evening exploring the hipster neighbourhood, Tokyo
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{Japan Winter} Kichijoji, Tokyo: Inokashira Park & hipster vintage stores
We visited suburbs around Tokyo for our second visit to Japan last December 2013. One area that caught our attention was Kichijoji. After walking around Ghibli Museum (located between Mitaka and Kichijoji), we decided to take the long way home… to return to Kichijoji Station via the Inokashira Park. The walk should take about 20-30 minutes. Should. But of course, we took lots of photos in between and we got pretty lost too! It probably took us …