Inokashira Park (A)
A metropolitan park spanning Musashino City and Mitaka City
This metropolitan park, which straddles Musashino City and Mitaka City, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2017. Every spring, it is crowded with many cherry blossom viewers.
On weekends, an art market is held, featuring outdoor stalls, street performers, artists, and more.
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5 minutes walk from the South Exit of Kichijoji Station
- Distance from the hotel
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10 minutes walk from the hotel
Inokashira Benzaiten (B)
The patron saint of music and the arts
Located on an island in the middle of Inokashira Pond, he is the guardian deity of music and performing arts, and was widely worshipped by the people of Edo as the water god of the Kanda River water source.
This Benzaiten is a secret Buddha statue that is only displayed to the public once every 12 years (in the year of the snake).
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7 minutes walk from the South Exit of Kichijoji Station
- Distance from the hotel
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13 minutes walk from the hotel
Ochanomizu (C)
The spring water beloved by Tokugawa Ieyasu
Long ago, surrounded by dense trees on the western edge of Inokashira Pond, there was once a groundwater well.
It is said that when Tokugawa Ieyasu came to this region for falconry, he loved the quality of this spring water and often made tea there, and since then this water has been called "Ochanomizu."
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7 minutes walk from the South Exit of Kichijoji Station
- Distance from the hotel
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13 minutes walk from the hotel
Park Street (D)
A popular spot that is always crowded with visitors
Kichijoji Street runs north and south through Musashino City, and the section near Inokashira Park is called Koen-dori. This street is home to a famous skewered meat restaurant that has been in business for 80 years, and is a popular spot that is always bustling with customers.
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3 minutes walk from the north exit of Kichijoji Station
- Distance from the hotel
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1 minute walk from the hotel
Musashino Hachiman Shrine (E)
Hachiman Shrine, famous as the guardian deity of Kichijoji
It is said that in 789, Sakanoue no Tamuramaro enshrined a branch of the deity of Usa Hachiman Taisha Shrine here.
After the Great Fire of Meireki, Kichijoji, which was located outside the Koishikawa Aqueduct, was moved to what is now Komagome, and the people of the temple town who lost their homes in the fire were ordered to relocate. When Kichijoji Village was established in this area, it is said that they worshiped Musashino Hachiman Shrine as its guardian deity.
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8 minutes walk from the north exit of Kichijoji Station
- Distance from the hotel
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5 minutes walk from the hotel
Sun Road (F)
This shopping street has an arcade that stretches for about 300 meters, stretching north to south from the north exit of Kichijoji Station to Itsukaichi Kaido, and is one of the busiest shopping streets in Kichijoji.
Here, numbers are written on the walls of buildings and signs, and the "Kichijoji location system" is used, which indicates the distance from the station in meters.
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1 minute walk from the north exit of Kichijoji Station
- Distance from the hotel
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3 minutes walk from the hotel
Harmonica Alley (G)
Approximately 100 shops line the alley
It is said that the name comes from the fact that the rows of narrow, two-story shops resemble the mouthpiece of a harmonica. A morning market is held here in the morning on the third Sunday of every month.
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1 minute walk from the north exit of Kichijoji Station
- Distance from the hotel
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5 minutes walk from the hotel
Inokashira Park Zoo (Main Park) (H)
More than 200 species of animals are kept
Its area is almost one-third of Inokashira Park. It is divided into the "Main Zoo" which has a zoo and a sculpture museum, and the "Aquatic Life Park" which has an aquatic life museum, and together they house over 200 species of animals. The sculpture garden in the park features the Atelier Hall used by Kitamura Seibo (1884-1987), the creator of the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Statue, to create the statue, exhibition halls A and B, and an outdoor exhibit of about 250 sculptures, all of which are very impressive.
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Board the bus from Kichijoji Station (Koenguchi Marui-mae) bus stop
Get off at the second stop, "Bunkaen-mae" and walk 15 minutes from the hotel
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1 minute walk from Kichijoji Station (Koenguchi Marui-mae) bus stop
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka (I)
Let's get lost together.
There are various ways to enjoy the museum, such as an exhibition room that will give you a new perspective on animation, and a small cinema that shows original short films. There is no set route, so just imagine yourself as the protagonist of the story.
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Board the bus from Kichijoji Station (Koenguchi Marui-mae) bus stop
Get off at the third stop, "Mansukebashi" and walk 20 minutes from the hotel
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1 minute walk from Kichijoji Station (Koenguchi Marui-mae) bus stop
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To ensure that our guests can enjoy the museum in a safe and comfortable manner, the Ghibli Museum operates on a reservation system with designated dates and times.
However, there is no rotation system. Tickets (exchange vouchers) can only be purchased at Lawson stores nationwide.
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