With great access from Shinjuku and other central Tokyo areas, Suginami is a popular residential area with abundant nature. Therefore, it is a place where you can feel the daily life of Japanese people, which is unseen at famous tourist sites. Featuring 4 stations on the Chuo Line in Suginami, including Nishi-Ogikubo, Ogikubo, Asagaya, and Koenji, this article introduces recommended walking routes starting from these stations. Find the one you like, and start from there to visit Suginami.
A store selling French items and goods, reflecting the owner’s passion.
| Address | Nishiogi-kita 4-5-24, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 7 min. on foot from the north exit of Nishi-Ogikubo Station |
| Business hours | 11 am – 8 pm |
| Regular holiday | Tuesdays |
| URL | https://www.instagram.com/boite.tv/ |
This shop offers a wide variety of retro furniture, antiques, and other items, both Japanese and Western.
| Address | Nishiogi-kita 4-18-6, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 2 min. on foot from Boite |
| Business hours | 11 am – 6 pm |
| Regular holiday | Wednesdays |
| URL | http://northwest-antiques.com |
At this shop selling antique glass, lamps, and furniture, you can appreciate “wa (Japanese style).”
| Address | Nishi-ogikubo 4-35-8, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 1 min. on foot from NorthWestAntiques |
| Business hours | 12 pm - 7 pm |
| Regular holiday | Wednesdays |
| URL | https://www.nishiogi-rakuda.com/ |
A cafe restaurant with lots of illustrative drawings from manga on white walls. It also offers a popular “latte art.”
| Address | Amanuma 3-27-10, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 4 min. on foot from the north exit of Ogikubo Station |
| Business hours | 10 am – 10 pm (L.O. 21:30) |
| Regular holiday | irregularly |
| URL | https://experience-suginami.tokyo/2015/09/inazuma-cafe/ |
The first museum in Japan that deals with every area of anime.
If you want to experience Japan’s “anime” pop-culture for free, this is the place for you. Admission: free
| Address | Kamiogi 3-29-5, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 18 min. on foot from InazumaCafe |
| Business hours | 10 am – 6 pm (entry until 5:30 pm) |
| Regular holiday | Mondays (If holiday Monday, the following day will be closed) *Irregularly closed |
| URL | https://experience-suginami.tokyo/2015/08/suginami-animation-museum/ |
Walk amid the lush greenery of a Japanese garden!
Admission: free
| Address | Ogikubo 3-33-12, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 6 min. on foot from the South Exit of Ogikubo Station |
| Business hours | 9 am – 5 pm (entry until 4:30 pm) |
| Regular holiday | from December 29 to January 1 |
| URL | https://experience-suginami.tokyo/2015/09/otaguro-park/ |
A shrine with a history of over 200 years. It offers popular colorful good-luck charms, called “kan-musubi,” with unique lacy designs.
Entrance fee: free Price for “kan-musubi”: 1,000 yen for one
| Address | Asagaya-kita 1-25-5, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 3 min. on foot from the north exit of Asagaya Station |
| Business hours | January, February, and March: 6 am – 5 pm April and May: 5:30 am – 5:30 pm Jun and July: 5 am – 5:30 pm (6 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) August and September: 5 am – 5:30 pm October: 5:30 am – 5 pm November and December: 6 am – 5 pm |
| URL | https://experience-suginami.tokyo/2015/12/shinmeigu-shrine/ |
An arcaded shopping street stretching 700 meters lined with about 250 shops and stores, filled with the lived-in feeling of local people.
| Access | 1 min. on foot from the south exit of Asagaya Station |
| URL | https://experience-suginami.tokyo/2015/09/asagaya-pearl-center/ |
Famous for kakigori shaved ice made with rare natural ice topped with matcha-flavored syrup.
| Address | Asagaya-minami 1-14-13, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 8 min. on foot from the south exit of Asagaya Station,on Asagaya Pearl Center Shopping Street |
| Business hours | 11 am – 7 pm (L.O. 6:30 pm) |
| Regular holiday | irregularly |
| URL | https://experience-suginami.tokyo/2018/08/chimoto/ |
Offers a wide range of cool, casual old clothing, including T-shirts and sneakers.
| Address | Koenji-minami 4-6-1, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 4 min. on foot from the south exit of Koenji Station |
| Business hours | 12:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Regular holiday | open everyday |
A peculiar space recreating a world just like one in a movie. It is a select shop selling clothes, goods, and items all only available here.
| Address | Eiwa Bld. Koenji #304, Koenji-minami 3-45-1, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 1 min. on foot from SLUT |
| Business hours | 1 pm – 9 pm on weekdays, 12 pm – 10 pm on weekends |
| Regular holiday | Tuesdays |
| URL | http://kennycreation.com/shop/ |
The only meteorological shrine in Japan!
For more information about Suginami, please visit: https://experience-suginami.tokyo/
Eat Ramen at Ogikubo! https://att-japan.net/en/archives/7729
| Address | Koenji-minami 4-44-19, Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Access | 2 min. on foot from the south exit of Koenji Station |
| Business hours | early morning – 5:30 pm (April - September) early morning – 5:00 pm (October – March) |
| URL | https://koenji-hikawa.com/en/ |
