The Koenji area is quite newly explored by myself and my kids.
I wanted to share my favourite places to explore in this really fun and cool part of Tokyo.
It’s a cool place to stay as:
-it is just a few stops from Shinjuku
– tourists rarely think of it (which can result in a more authentic Japan experience)
– it’s a fabulous place for creatives (lots of smaller artists hold their exhibitions and have their galleries/studios in this area.)
-this is great part of Tokyo for thrifting and second hand shopping
– it’s is also one stop from Nakano Broadway (fun shopping for collectables, vintage goods/ antiques and anime/manga merchandise and cards etc.)
While wandering down the Koenji shotengai (this means an undercover old-school Japanese shopping arcade- a walking street with a roof above and shops and restaurants either side) I found across a shop that I, personally, really love. It’s called East Market.
I bought this ring for my daughter (was a little over 1000 yen.)
THE EAST MARKET, KOENJI
杉並市高円寺南4-25-2
4-25-2 KOENJI-MINAMI, SUGINAMI-SHI, TOKYO
OPEN EVERYDAY 11AM-8PM
