office / STUDIO / loft apt
working or living IN THE HEART OF tokyo’s laid-back creative CULTURE
With a mezzanine, its own kitchen, laundry and everything you'd want in a cosy office, but heaps more spacious with a high ceiling, lots of natural light and a view of the town from its 9th floor balcony.
3 mins from Shimokitazawa Station in the heart of its creative culture.
what is shimokita like?
A nice intro to Shimokitazawa can be found here, as well as a great starters guide here on bars, comedy clubs, craft beer places, live music venues, theatres, indie cinemas, izakayas, restaurants, cafes, deserts, etc.
If you’re looking for vintage fashion, check out any of the articles below:
Outstanding Tokyo Vintage: Shimokita (Tokyo Telephone)
Go Inside Tokyo’s Best Hidden Vintage Stores (Highsnobiety)
Tokyo’s Top 20 Vintage Stores (Time Out)
If you’re a fan of vinyls, Shimokita is full of amazing vinyl stores as well.
LOCAL VIBES
A snapshot of the pleasantly local and unordinary vibes:
Café Trois Chambres. A pleasant time warp in a café run by a lovely elderly couple.
Urauchi. Beautiful locals. Good times. Boasting a wide selection of rum and the friendliest locals. Run by one of our ‘sworn brothers’, Tomo.
Mother. Spice-tastic original drinks and eccentric decor. Run by our friends Haruna and Nobu.
Omikoshi. Ohara Inarijinja Reitaisai. Very local and energetic mikoshi action throughout the northern part of Shimokitazawa to Daitabashi.
better prices, same peace of mind
Booking with us directly for the best price with the same peace of mind.
We can do this by helping you save on extra fees that you will otherwise be charged on other online booking platforms. Just simply get in touch with us here with a quote from a selected platform, and we will get back to you with an offer.
We also realise that security means a whole lot for all parties concerned. This is why regarding payments, all transactions are managed via Stripe and their trusted, payment processing platform.
And lastly, to guarantee the same transparency as the booking platforms, we will also ask you to verify your ID by sending us a photo, or a scanned copy of your selected ID document that matches the name on your payment method: this can be your passport if you do not have a Japanese driver’s license or a zairyu card. This guarantees peace of mind from the perspective of security as well as covid19, as it helps us help the council, and government to stay informed and keep track of covid19 (in the case that it happens).
INTRIGUED?
We love all things culture-derived and related, so regarding whatever you’re into and some local insight may help, don’t hesitate to let us know :)
For anything we missed or you would like clarified, you’re always welcome to drop us a message here:
+81 90 9814 6806
For time-sensitive inquiries, please send a WhatsApp message to the number above, or send a message on Instagram @returnthisway. When messaging, please add your full name and details about your inquiry. Thank you :)
address
Kitazawa 2−7−6, Setagaya
TOKYO, JAPAN
WHEN CAN WE TRAVEL TO JAPAN?
Keeping an eye on things in a changing situation can surely be stressful.
To simplify staying informed, we recommend this brilliant article here on Travel Caffeine which summarises the situation here very well while also keeping things up-to-date.
Despite the news and the Japanese government’s unscientific border closure policy, so many of us in Japan can’t be more excited about resuming an open connection with the wider world again.
Here’s to hoping Japan will be blessed by your presence soon 🎑
