![]() Shimokitazawa is also one of Tokyo’s independent café hubs. Shimokitazawa, particularly Village Vanguard, is a fantastic place find a new beloved water bottle or a hot chocolate mug, together with a giant pug-shaped pillow you never knew you needed. The Village Vanguard experience is an enjoyable blend of discovering your next favourite Japanese musician to laughing at the most unnecessary thing you’ve ever seen. What I personally love about this store is that there’s a perfect mix of mainstream pop culture and indie, lesser-known artists. The store’s façade is coated with a crowd of gachapon machines (capsule toys), making it a popular meet-up spot for young locals. It’s probably best described as a hybrid book-fashion-music-strange stuff store, as they also stock a vast range of items too. Village Vanguard is known to be a variety store that sells imported goods namely from the US and Great Britain. ![]() In addition, just a one minute walk away from the train station is the popular Village Vanguard. Being all within walking distance from each other, there is no need to catch a taxi to and fro in this town.įor those who love vintage knick-knacks and the like, Shimokitazawa also accommodates a number of handsome antique stores (and stands). There are, of course, many retailers that sell higher-end vintage pieces, with prices going as high as 30,000 yen.Įach store has its own type of fashion style – some stock more frilly and elegant sorts of pieces, whilst others more rough and grunge around the edges. All in all, it can take a bit of store hopping in this small neighbourhood to find certain items that match both your budget and your style.īoth the North and South sides of Shimokitazawa are densely cluttered with stores. There’s also Stickout at the south side of town that sells great quality clothes at a fixed price of just 700 yen (excludes tax). Many stores here set their prices as low as 200 yen per piece. Japan is renown for its high quality secondhand clothes at reasonable (if not, surprisingly low) prices. For the thrifty fashionista, Shimokitazawa definitely presents itself as an attractive destination, with many of these stores selling trendy clothes much cheaper to its fashion-centric counterparts of Shibuya and Harajuku.īut don’t be fooled by the price tag. ![]() Shimokitazawa is well-known for being a neighbourhood flooded with small-scale vintage fashion stores that are enjoyed by many Japanese youth. Shopping: Paradise for Vintage Enthusiasts and Knick-knack Lovers Shimokitazawa may also be smaller, but it definitely has a lot to see.Īnd along the Odakyu Line and the Keio Inokashira Line, Shimokitazawa is just 10 minutes away from Shinjuku and Shibuya, and 15-25 minutes from Kichijoji. Whilst Shimokitazawa is comparatively unpolished to the nearby Shibuya and Shinjuku districts, it has that alluring charisma and atmosphere that makes it a perfect area anyone to probe. Shimokitazawa (often shortened as Shimokita) is a neighbourhood that houses an abundance of independent and secondhand fashion retailers, alongside its offbeat youth culture and entertainment. Unanimously known as Tokyo’s hippest neighbourhood, this place is scattered with many charming vintage stores, cool cafes and indie entertainment. In this article, we’ll give you a taste of the eccentric Shimokitazawa.
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