In the shadow of its better-known neighbor Nakameguro, Gakugeidaigaku is a happening hub of understated style and warm community. Home to commuters, independent workers, creative kids and fashionable families, this quirky-cool Tokyo neighborhood harbors an exciting food scene.
With its name translating to “Liberal Arts University,” you would be forgiven for thinking there is a university in the area. But Gakugeidaigaku (somewhat misleadingly) no longer hosts a university. The Tokyu Line station here first opened up in 1927 as Himonya the name of the village before it became part of Tokyo in 1932.
Both exits at Gakugeidaigaku Station feed into shotengai packed with greengrocers, shops and restaurants. | Photo by Carlos Estevan Barceló
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