Koganei

Koganei (小金井市 Koganei-shi) is a city in western Tokyo.

Sanshodo in the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

Understand

Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

Get in

By train, take the JR Chuo Line from Shinjuku west for thirty minutes.

Do

• 1 Koganei Park (小金井公園), Sekinomachi 1-13-1 (the closest stations are Hana-koganei on Seibu Shinjuku Line, and Musashi-koganei and Higashi-koganei on JR Chuo Line; use buses from these stations; it's about 1.5km walk), ☏ +81 42-385-5611. 24 hr daily. This is a very large park with many different attractions. There are fields for throwing frisbees, barbeque pits for rent, free outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball fields, large open areas for picnicing, and other such park-like attractions. The park is popular whenever the weather is good. It's also a good spot in February for plum blossom viewing and March for cherry blossom viewing. It is registered as one of Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots. Free. 
• Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (江戸東京たてもの園) (in the Koganei Park). 09:30-17:30 Apr to Sept; 09:30-16:30 Oct to Mar. Closed on Mo. 29 relocated old buildings. Two of them serve as a cafe and a restaurant. \400. (updated Feb 2024)

Eat

• 1 Ganma (がんま) (A few blocks NW of Higashi Koganei Station.). A small, bright, and shiny ramen shop specializing in tonkotsu ramen. 
• 2 Patisserie Dounel (パティスリードゥネル), 鈴木町2-865-19 (walk south from Hanakoganei Station for about 10 minutes; it's just NW of Koganei Park), ☏ +81 42-401-2952. This bakery does a wide range of things: croissants, cakes, Japanese sweet biscuits, and finely detailed chocolate. There are a few tables for seating. Coffee and tea are available. 

Go next

• Musashino
• Mitaka
• Kokubunji
• Fuchu
• Kodaira
• Nishitokyo
• Kunitachi
• Tachikawa
• Akishima

Routes through Koganei

Nagoya ← Takao ←

W  E

→ Mitaka → Tokyo/Shinjuku