Caramel-drizzled sweets hit the streets of Kichijoji
Although Caramel Ghost House has a befittingly Halloween name, the sweets store has managed to become a year-round player in Tokyo's dessert scene.
Typhoon-flooded Musashikosugi plunges in Kanto ranking of top places to live
The Musashikosugi district in Kanagawa Prefecture plunged in this year's rankings of most desirable places to live in the Kanto region, a private survey showed Tuesday. Perceptions of Musashikosugi, which has many luxury high-rise condominiums, appear to have worsened after the area suffered flooding due ...
Seven injured in Kichijoji after elderly driver rams pedestrians near department store
A car rammed a group of pedestrians while exiting a parking lot in the trendy Kichijoji area of western Tokyo on Friday, injuring a 2-year-old boy and six other people, police and rescue workers said. The 85-year-old driver was arrested on the spot. "I may have ...
Urban revitalization and exposure spark interest in Shinagawa and Kichijoji
Desirable neighborhoods Real estate and housing company Suumo released its annual ranking of the most desirable places to live in Kanto in April and, while we acknowledge this is a little late, it did produce some interesting results. 2>1: Kichijoji topped the rankings this year, regaining ...
Tokyo craft store meets demand for LGBT rainbow goods hard to find in Japan
At first glance, Nijiiro Komachi (Rainbow Beauty) looks like any craft shop, with colorful handmade earrings, necklaces, illustrated postcards and metal badges adorning the shelves and walls. The store in Tokyo's Kichijoji district, however, has a unique mission: to support sexual minorities in Japan. Haruka ...
A 19-year-old Japanese boy denied Tuesday that he intended to kill a woman that he and an 18-year-old Romanian boy stand accused of stabbing and robbing on a street in the western Tokyo suburb of Musashino last February. The boy, whose identity is being withheld ...
An 18-year-old youth is arrested over the robbery-murder of a woman in Tokyo’s Kichijoji district after turning himself in to police and confessing to the slaying.
A 17-year-old Romanian in custody admitted Friday that he was involved in the robbery-slaying of a woman on a street in Tokyo's Kichijoji area and was promptly served an arrest warrant for the crime, police said, adding they are also looking for his 18-year-old ...
Innsyoutei: Where to wander for a springtime sakura snack
The pink mist descends and sakura fever sets in. Resistance is futile: Get out there under the petals, gaze, imbibe, revel and cavort. And then, as the evening chill sets in — as it inevitably does at this time of year — adjourn for ...
What's in a name when it comes to real estate?
Why oh why is Kichijoji such a popular place to buy a condominium?
