Kichijoji
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Kichijōji (吉祥寺) is a neighborhood in the city of Musashino in Tokyo, Japan. The train station of the same name serves the area. Kichijōji is centered around the commercial area to the north of the station and possesses a youthful, artistic, slightly countercultural reputation.
Inokashira Park, the source of the Kanda River (神田川), is located south of Kichijōji Station, and is a favorite spot for springtime hanami, or cherry-blossom viewing. Public-opinion surveys consistently designate Kichijōji one of Tokyo's most desirable residential neighborhoods.
Seikei University (成蹊大学) is a private university in the north western area of the district. It is part of a wider educational intitute which teaches from elementary school right through to university level, and is situated amongst rows of large trees in that area of Kichijōji.
The district is dominated by the shopping district centered around a covered street, Sun Road, which extends from Kichijōji Station to the north. This well organized and clean area includes many amenities, shops, entertainment and such.
Half way up this shopping street there is a Buddhist temple, with graveyard, and at the northern end of it is a Shinto shrines, the latter holding the occasional fair, with typical amusements, like fishing for gold fish, sweet food stalls and typical dishes.
External link
- Wikitravel: Tokyo/Kichijoji (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Tokyo/Kichijoji)