Top 4 Stylish Places to Visit Near Koenji Station: A Trendy Tokyo Travel Guid
The area around Koenji Station has a retro atmosphere and unique culture. There are many unique date spots near the station that can be enjoyed according to your interests and tastes. You can spend a special moment with various themes such as experiencing art, paying a visit to a temple, or looking for sundries. In this article, we will introduce four carefully selected recommended spots in Koenji that are perfect for a date. The warmth and new discoveries you will feel at each place will make your couple's time together even more special.
Potacafe
Potakafu. is a gallery and café located a 3-minute walk from the north exit of Koenji Station, featuring a pottery painting experience where you can paint on ceramics. The interior is also used as an art gallery, where you can enjoy a private exhibition that changes monthly. The painting experience is a popular activity that allows visitors to choose a plate or mug and paint on it to create their own original piece. Visitors can spend a relaxing time in the café while enjoying quiche and sweets. It takes one to two weeks for the pottery to be fired, but delivery is available. This is the perfect spot for art-loving couples!
Kisho Shrine (Koenji Hikawa Shrine)
Japan's only weather shrine, only a two-minute walk from the south exit of JR Koenji Station, was founded in 1944 in the former army's meteorological department and is now located in Koenji Hikawa Shrine. Susanono-no-mikoto, the god of the shrine, symbolizes “wisdom” and “thoughtfulness” and is worshipped as a place to pray for accuracy in weather observation. The red seal at the Weather Shrine is an attractive “weather stamp” that changes its mark according to the day's weather, offering a different experience each time you visit. In addition, charms and ema (votive picture tablet) for praying for fine weather are popular. After visiting the shrine, we recommend spending some quiet time in the precincts of the shrine while strolling around Koenji!
HACHIMAKURA
Hachimakura, a 3-minute walk from Koenji Station, is a treasure trove of unique stationery and paper products for paper lovers. The store is lined with exotic letterheads, retro labels, wrapping paper, and other valuable items that are hard to find elsewhere. Since each item is one-of-a-kind and only comes in small quantities, this is truly a spot where you can enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime encounter. In addition to paper products, there are also a wide variety of items that can be used as materials for crafts and decorations, making it the perfect place for a creative date. You can spend a moment looking at and touching paper of different designs and textures, and make new discoveries!
Charge
Charge, a store specializing in personalized sundries about a 5-minute walk from Koenji Station, is attracting attention as a date spot where you can create original items. At the store, customers can design a variety of items themselves, including personalized can badges (500 yen per badge), T-shirts, and tote bags. In particular, the experience using the press machine is popular among couples and families for its simple yet authentic finish. For example, there is a wide variety of products to choose from, such as “Gahaku T-shirts,” in which hand-drawn illustrations are printed directly on T-shirts, and baby birth sets, which are ideal for baby gifts. Why not enjoy creating your own original items in a space where the manager's design sense shines through?
Summary
The area around Koenji Station is filled with unique spots that offer new discoveries and fun wherever you go. At “Potakafu.” you can experience creative writing and art appreciation. You can enjoy creative experiences and art appreciation at “Potakafu.”, a unique experience of praying at the “Weather Shrine”, encounter nostalgic paper products at ‘Hachimakura’, and make your own original items at “Charge”. Why not create a special memory for the two of you in the relaxed atmosphere unique to Koenji?
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