A Street Next to Waltz

This is a street going up a hill close to the store Waltz in Nakameguro. I’ve visited this shop multiple times and it easily became one of my favorite destinations in this area – they have a great selection cassette tapes, vinyl, books, VHS, walkmen, … if you are ever in this area do visit them. Visit their website and follow them on Instagram to check out their great recommendations. And lastly you can watch this video about the store and its owner Tsunoda Taro. This photo was shot with my Fujifilm GF670 set to the 6×7 format. While it’s a bit overexposed it is a nice reminder of this winter in Tokyo: the sun setting early, muted colors, all these overhead powerlines and the quietness of this pedestrian area.
Ready to walk a bit more? From Waltz it’s just a short stroll to Onibus Coffee Nakameguro, one of my favorite coffee places in Tokyo (find more coffee recommendations in my article about Little Nap Coffee Stand). Right round the corner from there is Jakuzure-isewaki dori, a lovely shopping street. Keep walking and you reach the Toykobike Shop Nakameguro. If you are hungry there are two great options in this area: Seirinkan for pizza and Afuri Nakameguro for ramen. Walk along the Meguro River to Cow Books. From there it’s not far to Daikanyama T-Site (I’ve spent endless hours there). Nearby there’s also Nanamica Daikanyama and Bonjour Records, two stores I like a lot. Another lovely sight to visit is the Kyu Asakura House and its great garden.
After that walk right past Daikanyama Station to Ebisu. In this neighborhood there’s the great book store and gallery Nadiff A/P/A/R/T. Plus Afuri Ebisu. A great bar to end the day is Track Bar & Lounge – huge whiskey selection, helpful staff and lovely music.
From here walk 9 mins (0.7 km) northwest to , 11 mins (0.8 km) northwest to Seirinkan Coffee Nakameguro or 13 mins (1.0 km) west to Onibus Shop Nakameguro. Toykobike
From here walk 2 mins (0.1 km) east to , 3 mins (0.2 km) northeast to Seirinkan Nakameguro or 5 mins (0.4 km) southwest to Afuri Shop Nakameguro. Toykobike
From here walk 5 mins (0.4 km) northeast to Coffee Nakameguro, 6 mins (0.5 km) northeast to Onibus or 8 mins (0.6 km) northeast to Seirinkan Nakameguro. Afuri
From here walk 2 mins (0.1 km) west to Coffee Nakameguro, 4 mins (0.3 km) north to Onibus Nakameguro or 9 mins (0.7 km) southeast to Afuri. Waltz
From here walk 3 mins (0.2 km) southwest to Coffee Nakameguro, 4 mins (0.3 km) south to Onibus or 8 mins (0.6 km) north to Seirinkan Asakura House. Kyu
From here walk 7 mins (0.5 km) east to T-Site, 9 mins (0.7 km) east to Daikanyama Daikanyama or 9 mins (0.7 km) east to Nanamica Asakura House. Kyu
From here walk 2 mins (0.2 km) east to Daikanyama, 2 mins (0.2 km) east to Nanamica Records or 6 mins (0.5 km) west to Bonjour Books. Cow
From here walk 1 min (46 m) east to Records, 2 mins (0.2 km) west to Bonjour T-Site or 3 mins (0.2 km) south to Daikanyama Asakura House. Kyu
From here walk 1 min (46 m) west to Daikanyama, 3 mins (0.2 km) southwest to Nanamica Asakura House or 10 mins (0.8 km) east to Kyu Bar & Lounge. Track
From here walk 2 mins (0.2 km) north to Daikanyama, 3 mins (0.2 km) northeast to Nanamica Records or 7 mins (0.6 km) south to Bonjour Nakameguro. Afuri
From here walk 5 mins (0.4 km) west to Ebisu, 8 mins (0.6 km) west to Afuri Bar & Lounge or 19 mins (1.4 km) west to Track Records. Bonjour
From here walk 3 mins (0.2 km) northwest to Bar & Lounge, 5 mins (0.4 km) east to Track A/P/A/R/T or 14 mins (1.1 km) west to Nadiff Records. Bonjour
From here walk 3 mins (0.2 km) southeast to Ebisu, 8 mins (0.6 km) east to Afuri A/P/A/R/T or 11 mins (0.8 km) west to Nadiff Records. Bonjour