Vintage shops
Browsing secondhand stores together is one of the most relaxed first plans in Tokyo.
Shimokitazawa and Kōenji are Tokyo's creative, slightly scruffy neighbourhoods: vintage shops, tiny bars, live music and cafés where nobody is in a hurry. They attract artists, musicians and young people from all over the world, and they're some of the easiest places in the city to start a conversation.
Browsing secondhand stores together is one of the most relaxed first plans in Tokyo.
Small music venues host shows most nights. Going to a gig is an easy second hangout.
Shimokitazawa has several matcha cafés within a few minutes of the station. Matcha cafés in Tokyo.
New open-air shopping streets in Shimokitazawa with cafés and benches, good for meeting someone new.
Long shopping arcades full of cafés, bars and secondhand shops.
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.
Vintage shopping, live music, small cafés and the open-air streets around the station are relaxed ways to meet people. Friend apps help you find people nearby to meet one-on-one.
Yes. Kōenji is relaxed, affordable and creative, with many young people and musicians from abroad.
A matcha or coffee near the station, then an hour of vintage browsing.
Yes. Buy Me a Matcha lets you set your area by station, so you can meet people around Shimokitazawa and Kōenji one at a time over a coffee or matcha, in English.