Shimokitazawa Ichibangai Shotengai

Shimokitazawa is famous as a popular town among the young with many unique stores. Located at the center of the town, this community-based shopping mall has a variety of facilities: Grocers, general stores, restaurants, cafes, hair salons, and clinics. As would be expected of a town that attracts young people, many of the stores that sell household decorations and miscellaneous goods have their own unique style and sell original products. This mall holds various events, many of which are famous across the Kanto Area, including the Shimokitazawa Ichibangai Awa-Odori (dance festival) in the summer, the Shimokitazawa Tengu Festival featuring the legendary tengu creature in the winter and various music festivals and fairs. It also hosts ”pennant galleries” where flags with drawings by local school children are hung on about seventy street lights. The mall is right outside the Shimokitazawa Station on the Keio Inokashira Line.