Hi all,
My partner, child and I will be travelling to Japan in May, and we’re working out where to base ourselves.
We both work full time in the alternative music scene in our country so would like to stay somewhere where we can spend our downtime around music – live houses, instrument / gear stores, record stores, recording studios, likeminded people, etc.
We know both Koenji and Shimokitazawa are musical hotspots, would love to hear your thoughts on where is better to stay for us.
Given we’ll be with our young child, we want to avoid anywhere overly chaotic.
We’re also not in our 20s any more, so not really interesting in partying! Dinner, drinks and live music is an ordinary night out for us. Our kid is young but she loves going to shows too.
Ultimately, we’d like to stay somewhere we can really immerse ourselves in the scene, meet cool people, watch cool bands, etc.
Thanks in advance!