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Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa


This stylish, upscale hostel is pricier than average but has more amenities and services, like fresh towels every day and sheets changed every other day. The dorms are comfy and well designed, and the breakfast is a buffet of home-style Japanese cooking served in the ground-floor cafe. Shinsen is the closest station, but you can walk to Shibuya Station in 10 minutes.


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Nearby Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa attractions

1. Dōgenzaka

0.29 MILES

Dōgenzaka, named for a 13th-century highway robber, is a maze of narrow streets. Home to one of Tokyo's largest clusters of love hotels (hotels for…

2. Bunkamura

0.38 MILES

Meaning ‘culture village’, Bunkamura has a theatre, concert hall, cinema and museum. Offerings swing between commercial and artsy; the Tokyo Philharmonic…

3. Toguri Museum of Art

0.38 MILES

The Toguri Museum of Art has an excellent collection of Edo-era ceramics, displayed in informative, thematic exhibitions with English explanations – great…

4. Shibuya Center-gai

0.48 MILES

Shibuya's main drag is closed to cars and chock-a-block with fast-food joints and high-street fashion shops. At night, lit bright as day, with a dozen…

5. Hachikō Statue

0.5 MILES

Every evening, Akita dog Hachikō would go to Shibuya Station to greet his companion. It's a practice he kept up everyday for 10 years after the professor…

6. Shibuya Crossing

0.5 MILES

Rumoured to be the busiest intersection in the world (and definitely in Japan), Shibuya Crossing is like a giant beating heart, sending people in all…

7. Spain-zaka

0.51 MILES

This narrow, winding brick lane is a classic example of Tokyo-style bricolage with a mismatch of architectural styles, cutesy clothing stores and a…

8. Mag's Park

0.53 MILES

The rooftop of the Magnet by Shibuya 109 department store has the best views over Shibuya's famous scramble crossing. It's screened with plexiglass, so…