Last updated March 31, 2024
Nature and culture in Musashino
25. Mitaka, Kichijoji
Part of the Tokyo suburb of Musashino City, the area between Mitaka and Kichijoji stations includes attractions such as Inokashira Park where Musashino’s lush natural beauty is preserved, as well as several historical landmarks loved by literary figures. The area around Kichijoji Station is popular with the young, trendy crowd.
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Route
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- Start JRMitaka Station [South Exit]
On foot
- Spot1 Kaze-no-Sampomichi St.
About 12 minutes on foot
About 700 meters - Spot2 Mitaka City Yuzo Yamamoto Memorial Museum
About 10 minutes on foot
About 600 meters - Spot3 Inokashira Park Zoo (Main Park)
About 15 minutes on foot
About 900 meters - Spot4 Kichijoji Art Museum
On foot
- Spot5 Kichijoji Station Area Shopping Streets
About 4 minutes on foot
About 200 meters - Goal JRKichijoji Station
- Information used in the creation of this website was current as of January 2023
- Indicated route travel times are calculated based on a speed of about 60 meters/minute
Route Details
There is also useful information for when you actually visit a spot, such as the time required, details on restrooms, and travel time between spots.
Explanation of PictogramsNote Items are indicated in dark blue if applicable.
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- Wheelchair-accessible restroom (located within the ticket gates at train and subway stations unless noted otherwise)
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- Nursing area (with diaper-changing table, unless noted otherwise)
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- Written communication possible through communication boards or paper
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- Osotomate-friendly facility
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- Parking for the impaired
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- Explanations, etc. available through tactile maps or in Braille
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Start JR Mitaka Station [South Exit]
The course starts at South Exit of JR Mitaka Station.
For station details, refer to the JR East website. -
On foot
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Spot1 Kaze-no-Sampomichi St. About 20 minutes
This walking path runs along the south side of the Tamagawa Josui Channel from Mitaka Station toward Inokashira Park. It is lined with abundant greenery and seasonal flowers.
Accessibility Information
The path is straight, smooth, and easily navigable. It is also equipped with tactile paving. The residential side is wider and easier for wheelchairs.
Restroom Information
No public restrooms are available along the path.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 0422-45-1151 (Road Management Section Improvement Division, Mitaka City)
- Address
- 1 through 3 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Unrestricted
- Closed days
- None
- Official Website
- https://www.city.mitaka.lg.jp/c_service/087/087928.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 12 minutes on foot
About 700 meters -
Spot2 Mitaka City Yuzo Yamamoto Memorial Museum About 1 hour
This is the Western-style house where the novelist Yamamoto Yuzo lived from 1936 to about 1946, and where he wrote masterpieces such as Robo no Ishi (A Stone by the Roadside).
Accessibility Information
The 2nd floor can only be accessed by stairs. A wheelchair-accessible restroom is located in the central courtyard. Writing communication boards are available. The facility has two parking spaces. However, there are no designated spaces for people with impairments only.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom in courtyard Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities and diaper-changing station) located in the courtyard.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 0422-42-6233
- Address
- 2-12-27 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka
- Fee
- ¥300 (free of charge for those who bring a physical disability certificate and their attendants)
- Hours
- 9:30-17:00
- Closed days
- Mondays (the following two weekdays if Monday is a public holiday)
- Official Website
- http://mitaka-sportsandculture.or.jp/yuzo/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 10 minutes on foot
About 600 meters Travel Tips Public restrooms are available on the Inokashira Park side of Kichijoji-dori Avenue. The closest is in Parking Lot 1. -
Spot3 Inokashira Park Zoo (Main Park) About 1 hour
In addition to the Squirrel Trail exhibit, wherevisitors can get up close to squirrels, and anarea that exhibits the endangered TsushimaLeopard Cat, the Zoo also includes a sculpturemuseum and a small amusement park.
Accessibility Information
Diapers cannot be changed in the nursing room, but diaper-changing stations and children’s toilets are available in the wheelchair-accessible restrooms.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom in back of Trail of Squirrels Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper changing stations) are located near the entrance, in the Lawn Ground, beside the Squirrel Trail, in the Sculpture Museum House B, and in the Playground. Ostomate facilities are located near the entrance and beside the Squirrel Trail. Diaper-changing stations (usable by adults) are available inside wheelchair-accessible restrooms near the entrance and beside the Squirrel Trail.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 0422-46-1100 (Inokashira Park Zoo)
- Address
- 1-17-6 Gotenyama, Musashino
- Fee
- ¥400 (free for visitors with impairments; inquire for details)
*Fee includes the Park Zoo and Aquatic Life Park - Hours
- 9:30-17:00 (admission until 16:00)
- Closed days
- Mondays (the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
- Official Website
- https://www.tokyo-zoo.net/zoo/ino/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 15 minutes on foot
About 900 meters Travel Tips Be careful around Kichijoji Station as the sidewalks around the station are narrow and there is a lot of bicycle traffic. The Kichijoji Art Museum is on the 7th floor of Coppice Kichijoji Building A, but the entrance with the sign for the museum has a step. Take the main entrance into Coppice Kichijoji. -
Spot4 Kichijoji Art Museum About 1 hour
This museum houses and displays about 2,500 oil paintings, woodblock prints, photographs, and other works, including traditional Japanese-style paintings by painter and print artist Noda Kyuho. In addition to its permanent galleries devoted to renowned printmakers Hamaguchi Yozo and Hagiwara Hideo, the museum also hosts special exhibitions.
Accessibility Information
All the galleries are located on the 7th floor of the shopping complex and the floors are flat surfaces. The facility is service dog-friendly.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom near entrance Restroom Information
A wheelchair-accessible restroom (with diaper-changing station) is located inside the museum near the entrance.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 0422-22-0385
- Address
- Coppice Kichijoji Building A 7F, 1-8-16 Kichijojihonmachi, Musashino
- Fee
- [Rotating exhibitions] ¥300
[Regular exhibitions] ¥100
(free of charge for those with impairments; inquire for details.) - Hours
- 10:00-19:30
- Closed days
- Last Wednesday of each month as well as some temporary closings
- Official Website
- https://www.musashino.or.jp/museum/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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on foot
Travel Tips Watch out for heavy pedestrian and bus traffic in this area. -
Spot5 Kichijoji Station Area Shopping Streets About 1 hour
In addition to several large shopping complexes, the area around Kichijoji Station also has many shopping streets with everything from youth-oriented shops to back alleys seeped in an old-fashioned ambience. The covered arcades are convenient for shopping in bad weather.
Accessibility Information
The streets are flat and many shops have made their entrances accessible. Some alleys are a tight fit for wheelchairs.
Restroom Information
There are no public restrooms in the vicinity.
Facility Information
- Address
- Varies by shop
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 4 minutes on foot
About 200 meters Travel Tips Watch out for heavy pedestrian and bus traffic in this area. -
Goal JR Kichijoji Station
The course finishes at JR Kichijoji Station.
For station details, refer to the JR East website.
Sightseeing spots in the area between
Mitaka and Kichijoji
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Spot6 Hoshi Café
This café sells a selection of products made at a welfare facility for people with impairments. Customers can enjoy delicious baked sweets, coffee, and more.
Accessibility Information
The interior of the café is flat and table seating is at a wheelchair-accessible height. Ask staff for the location of the restroom.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom entered via sliding door Restroom Information
A wheelchair-accessible restroom is available.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 0422-44-2255
- Address
- 3-8-13 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka
- Hours
- 11:30 - 18:00
- Closed days
- Sundays, Mondays, national holidays, and irregular holidays
- Official Website
- http://www.hanano-kai.jp/hoshi-cafe/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot8 Inokashira Park
A park surrounded by a thicket of trees. Enjoy boating on Inokashira Pond.
Accessibility Information
A tactile map is available. Wheelchair users will need assistance from a caregiver to go down to the edge of the pond. Writing communication boards are available at Park Information.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom by Parking Lot 1 Restroom Information
All 15 restrooms are wheelchair-accessible (with diaper-changing tables) and have ostomate facilities.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 0422-47-6900 (Inokashira Park Information Center)
- Address
- 1-18-31, Gotenyama, Musashino
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Unrestricted
- Closed days
- None
- Official Website
- https://www.kensetsu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/jimusho/seibuk/inokashira/index.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot9 Inokashira Park Zoo (Aquatic Life Park)
This section of the zoo is home to birds, fish, amphibians, aquatic insects, and other wildlife native to Japan’s rivers and ponds.
Accessibility Information
Located at the edge of Inokashira Pond, there is an incline on the path leading to the Aquatic Life Park entrance. Inside the park, the surface is mostly level and easy to navigate in a wheelchair.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom near crane enclosure Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper-changing stations) are available the inside Aquatic Life House and near the crane enclosure. There is a diaper-changing station near the crane enclosure located outside the restroom near the crane enclosure.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 0422-46-1100 (Inokashira Park Zoo)
- Address
- 4-1 Inokashira, Musashino
- Fee
- ¥400 (free for visitors with impairments; inquire for details) *Fee includes the Park Zoo (Main Park)
- Hours
- 9:30 - 17:00 (admission until 16:00)
- Closed days
- Mondays (the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
- Official Website
- http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/ino/index.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.