西東京

Vintage · 街区

Vintage and small theatres in west Tokyo. Give it the day — do not also do Ghibli.

River · Cherry

Both banks of the Meguro. Cherry week is the event; other days it is a slow stop.

書店 · Hill

A short axis between bookshops and hillside houses. Tsutaya is one stop, not a mall day.

Ghibli · Lottery

Advance lottery or official tickets only. No ticket: Inokashira Park. Do not gamble at the door.

Pond · 公園

Pond and temple beside Ghibli. If you missed the lottery, this is the west-Tokyo home ground.

広場 · Ebisu

A brewery-turned plaza and museum. Same Toyoko line as Nakameguro — do not open Ginza.

Beer · 博物館

Beer history inside Garden Place. Tasting is a short stop, not a brewery day.

Alley · Kichijoji

Tight canteen lanes at the north exit. Same day as Inokashira Park; Ghibli is a separate lottery.

Vintage · Chuo Line

Vintage and festivals on the Chuo Line. A different vintage from Shimokitazawa — pick one town a day.

公園 · Open-air museum

A large park and the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum between Mitaka and Koganei. The west-Tokyo backup if you missed Ghibli.

Maneki-neko · Setagaya

The beckoning-cat temple in Setagaya. Same slow west-Tokyo day as Shimokitazawa — not an Asakusa add-on.

Anime · Nakano

Second-hand anime and kits on the west Chuo. A different tempo from Akihabara — do not bounce both in one day.