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Honestly the second floor bookshop closing is what stings, though the new Uniqlo and the cheap standing soba spot by the north entrance keep me coming back weekly.
That soba counter is my weekly ritual too, though I still grieve the rooftop garden shop that closed in the same reshuffle.
Second floor bookshop had the only decent foreign magazine rack in the area, nothing replaced that
Kinokuniya's foreign shelf moved to Maruzen
still my go-to for the kinokuniya corner and the ¥500 lunch place on 3F, which survived the reshuffle. what i miss is the old import grocery, nowhere else had decent tortillas nearby. worth keeping as ur local, just dont expect it to be a destination anymore
Tortillas now at Seijo Ishii in Ebisu, ¥380.
the daiei on the b1 floor closing hurt more than anything upstairs, tho the new bakery near the south exit is a decent trade
yeah the daiei loss was rough, that bakery doesnt fully cover it tbh. what gets me is the little dry goods stall that used to be next to it, gone too & nobody sells that stuff nearby now
Agree the B1 loss stung most, though I'd argue the bakery is more than a decent trade, their shokupan sells out by noon on weekends. What I actually miss is the tiny fish counter down there, nowhere nearby does fresh sabafish now.
Their anpan goes by 10am on Saturdays.
Best wildlife reserve near Tokyo for a day trip?
the okutama choju hogo center is small, maybe 40 min of animals, so pair it with the mizugori trail or it's a long ride for not much
Agree on pairing it, but do Nippara limestone cave instead of Mizugori if you want the bus from Okutama station to actually line up.
bus fills up by like 9am on weekends
Cave closes 4:30pm, last entry 4:15.
Yeah, go early, animals are livelier before the crowds.
Hatonosu gorge instead, quieter and no bus needed
Shiromaru trailhead, before 8 if u want the good stretch
yep its small, 40 min is about right. just bring cash for the trailhead parking, the machine there doesnt take cards. and check teh weather first, the path gets muddy fast after rain
Forty minutes is generous, honestly
Honestly the bird banding demo at the center is the real draw, check the schedule before u go or you'll miss it.