Shimokita is where Tokyo's students, musicians and actors shop for used clothes and records, see a play in a 100-seat theatre and drink in small bars, a few minutes from Shibuya by train. It barely wakes before lunch; Tokyoites ranked its shopping streets in the city's top ten.
- Address
- Kitazawa 2-chome around Shimo-Kitazawa station, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
- Hours
- Shops from about lunchtime; bars and live houses at night
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 3 h
- Price
- Free to wander
- Price level
- JPY
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Come after lunch and stay for the evening.
- New York Joe Exchange sells used clothes in a former public bath (GO TOKYO).
- Awa Odori dancing in August and Setsubun in early February (Time Out).