popular Tokyo neighbourhoods

Year after year, Kichijoji is voted best place to live in Tokyo. Yet it is not even located within the 23 wards.

A look at Tokyo’s most luxurious neighbourhoods.

Location, location and location! We explore the differences between the biggest divide in Tokyo locations: inside vs. outside the JR Yamanote train line loop that encloses the central area.

Lying a few kilometres to the west, Nakano is an atmospheric, affordable alternative to the hustle, bustle and high price tags of Shinjuku. 

Offering style, sophistication and smart living a stone's throw from Shibuya, Daikanyama is the neighbourhood that sets Tokyo's trends. 

It may not be on many tourist itineraries, but the residential neighbourhood of Itabashi is one of Tokyo's best-kept — and most affordable — secrets.

A quietly creative hub not far from Shibuya, Nakameguro offers an eclectic mix of high-end, hot trends and quirky sub-cultures. Among other things, it's a foodie's paradise built along a blossom-lined canal, and an area that rewards those who call it home.

This hip, happening and arty area raises the bar for cool in Tokyo.

Often unfairly passed over in favour of ultra-popular parts of the city like Shinjuku and Shibuya, Ikebukuro is an affordable and convenient location that deserves some attention.

A guide on things to do in Shimokitazawa — one of Tokyo's coolest and trendiest neighbourhoods