• Explore one of Tokyo’s trendiest neighborhoods with a helpful host along for the ride.
• See a very different side of Tokyo, where art and music are all important aspects of life.
• Navigate the area’s maze of streets, lined with quirky galleries and tasteful vintage stores.
• Catch a break - or a wakeup - at one of Shimokita’s many popular coffee shops.
• Immerse yourself in the vibrant live music scene, and jam to some good tunes.

Head for the hipster heart of alternative Tokyo, where tiny streets burst with trendy vendors all manner of retro finds. You could shop till you drop at vintage shops like Garage Department Store, which stocks all kinds of funk, or you could sift through mountains of old CDs at Flash Disk, where the only school is old-school. If you’re hungry, you could choose from jazzy joints like City Country City, where good music meets even better coffee, or swap out for a cocktail at Shimokitazawa Mother, where Gaudi-esque decoration compliments fine Okinawan cuisine.