Kiyosumi-Shirakawa coffee shops
Roasteries and cafés on quiet backstreets, including famous names like Blue Bottle and Allpress. A coffee crawl is a perfect first plan.
East Tokyo is calmer and cheaper than the west, and more people from abroad are moving here every year. Kiyosumi-Shirakawa calls itself Tokyo's coffee town, Kuramae is full of small craft shops, and the Toyosu waterfront has new apartments and wide open space. It's an easy part of the city for a relaxed first meet.
Roasteries and cafés on quiet backstreets, including famous names like Blue Bottle and Allpress. A coffee crawl is a perfect first plan.
A classic garden and a big museum within a short walk of each other.
Small craft shops, notebook makers and cafés along the Sumida River.
Shops, an aquarium and a view, all in one place.
Wide paths along the water and a big shopping mall. Good for an evening walk.
Buy Me a Matcha helps you meet new people in Tokyo one at a time over a coffee or matcha. In English, friends only, free on iPhone.
Coffee shops in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, craft shops in Kuramae, Kiyosumi Gardens, the Skytree area and the Toyosu waterfront are relaxed places to meet. Friend apps help you find people nearby to meet one-on-one.
Yes. It's calm, affordable compared with west Tokyo, and has one of the city's best coffee scenes.
A coffee crawl between two roasteries, then a walk in Kiyosumi Gardens.
Yes. Buy Me a Matcha lets you set your area by station, so you can meet people around Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Kuramae, Oshiage and Toyosu one at a time over a coffee or matcha, in English.