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BONUS TRACK

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Shimokitazawa, Tokyo · 東京

A low-rise cluster of independent shops — a bookshop, a fermentation deli, a record label — built along the line where the Odakyū tracks used to run above ground.

Why it’s worth it

This is what Shimokitazawa argued for when the railway went underground: small tenants, cheap rent, a courtyard people sit in. It works.

CategoryShopping
AreaShimokitazawa
HoursShops roughly 11:00–20:00
Typical spend¥¥
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