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City Guide

Community Routes: Kuramae, Tokyo

24 April, 2026

Words & Photos 

Tara Bennett 

Stay 

DDD Hotel 

Conveniently located to the stations. Small rooms but cute and comfortable.

Fav Tokyo Ryogoku 

I have not stayed here but it's well priced and gets great reviews.

Kaika Tokyo by The Share 

I love the share hotels. I have stayed at many of them all around Japan. I find they are always clean and nicely designed.

Eat

Pelican 

A sweet little cafe that make sandos and shokupan.

Shinonome Seipansho 

A beautifully designed bakery.

Kissa Hangetsu 

A place for sweet treats and coffee.

Parklet Bakery 

Parklet is a suburb over but with coffee, wine, sandos and a cool crowd how can you go wrong?

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Food at pelican.
Arc Coffee 

For those missing home, expect a good coffee and some avo toast.

Leaves Coffee 

Coffee roasters and a cafe. The outdoor bench seats are great for people watching.

Puukuu 

Nutritious meal sets and a daily selection of natural wines from the lineup available at elävä.

Julley 

I love a chai latte so if you need a break from coffee or matcha, this is where it's at.
 

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Kuramae.

Drink 

Shimokita Komorebi 

A standing natural wine bar.

Norm Tea House 

Japanese tea specialty shop 10 min walk from the station.

McLean Kiosk - Kiosk Beer Bar & Soda Fountain 

Craft beer. 

Stage 

Stage is the intimate cocktail bar of Ethical Spirits. Their distillery is downstairs, with a cocktail bar up.

Il Fiore 

Italian food and delicious wine.

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Osaji.
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Tool Shop Nobori.

Shop 

Hakujitsu 

If this was easy to find, it wouldn't be Japan. It located on top of what seems like an undisclosed apartment building. it's filled with antiques and amazing home things.

FAAR

For beautiful clothes, ceramics and books

Neoteny 

Vintage menswear.

Ego Store 

Lifestyle select shop based on the concept of "Everything I love is here" by the owner.

Kakimori 

I love stationery! This store lets you design your own notepads!

Tool Shop Noboi 

Home tools from wine glasses and incense, to trivets and clothing.

Osaji 

If you want to immerse yourself into the Japanese skincare world, then this is the place. It's full of natural products to enhance your beauty routine

All 

They call this a general store. It's filled with many homewares.

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