{"id":2433,"date":"2026-10-23T14:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejapanpro.com\/blog\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:51:28","slug":"nakameguro-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejapanpro.com\/blog\/it\/nakameguro-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Nakameguro Guide 2026\u201327: Meguro River, Daikanyama and the Walk to Ebisu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nakameguro is worth visiting all year, not just in cherry blossom season: this Nakameguro guide turns it into one flat walk along the Meguro River, past the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and the caf\u00e9s under the tracks, then over to Daikanyama and on to Ebisu. In late March about 800 cherry trees bloom over the river and the crowds are huge, so the rules for that week get their own section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole route is about 4 km on foot and costs almost nothing beyond coffee. Station times, opening hours and prices below were checked for 2026, with the 2027 dates that have been announced (so far, none for the sakura festival).<\/p>\n\n\n

~800<\/p>

Cherry trees on the Meguro River<\/p><\/div>

14 min<\/p>

Nakameguro Station to the Roastery<\/p><\/div>

~10 min<\/p>

Walk to Daikanyama<\/p><\/div>

\u00a50<\/p>

Meguro Sky Garden entry<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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The Meguro River at Nakameguro. Photo: Syced<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n\n

Where is Nakameguro and how do you get there?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nakameguro Station is on the Tokyu Toyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, says GO TOKYO<\/a>. It is about ten minutes from Shibuya, with Daikanyama the only stop in between on the Toyoko Line. The Hibiya Line runs on to Roppongi and Ginza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From<\/th>Route<\/th>Time<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Shibuya<\/td>Tokyu Toyoko Line<\/td>About 10 min<\/td><\/tr>
Shinjuku<\/td>JR Yamanote to Shibuya + Toyoko Line, or Yamanote to Ebisu + Hibiya Line<\/td>About 20 min<\/td><\/tr>
Tokyo Station<\/td>Marunouchi Line + Hibiya Line, or Yamanote to Ebisu + Hibiya Line<\/td>About 25\u201335 min<\/td><\/tr>
Haneda Airport<\/td>Train<\/td>About 50 min<\/td><\/tr>
Narita Airport<\/td>Train<\/td>About 1 hr 55 min<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All of these take Suica and PASMO. If you only want the Meguro River cherry blossoms, you do not have to start at Nakameguro: Meguro City itself asks visitors to spread out by using Ikejiri-Ohashi (Den-en-toshi Line) at the upstream end or Meguro Station downstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nakameguro guide walk, stop by stop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Nakameguro guide route runs downstream with the river, then turns east. Do it after 10:00, when the shops open, and finish in Ebisu for a beer. Each stop has the practical detail you need to decide whether to go in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop<\/th>Walk from previous<\/th>Cost<\/th>Il migliore per<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1. Meguro Sky Garden<\/td>3 min from Ikejiri-Ohashi<\/td>Free<\/td>A green rooftop start<\/td><\/tr>
2. Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo<\/td>About 10\u201315 min along the river<\/td>Drinks<\/td>Kengo Kuma building, roasting<\/td><\/tr>
3. Nakameguro Koukashita<\/td>Down the river to the station<\/td>Free to browse<\/td>Small shops and bars<\/td><\/tr>
4. Daikanyama T-Site<\/td>About 10 min uphill<\/td>Free to browse<\/td>Books, design, magazines<\/td><\/tr>
5. Kyu Asakura House<\/td>Next door<\/td>\u00a5100<\/td>A 1919 house and garden<\/td><\/tr>
6. Log Road Daikanyama<\/td>About 5 min<\/td>Free to browse<\/td>Craft beer, a garden path<\/td><\/tr>
7. Ebisu and the Yebisu brewery<\/td>About 10 min<\/td>Free tour; paid options<\/td>Beer history<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. Meguro Sky Garden<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A free rooftop garden, 3 minutes from Ikejiri-Ohashi Station at 1-9-2 Ohashi. GO TOKYO<\/a> lists it as open daily 7:00\u201321:00, except in bad weather. From here, walk down to the river and follow it south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Roastery opened on 28 February 2019 at Aobadai 2-19-23, in a Kengo Kuma building beside the river. GO TOKYO describes it as one of six Starbucks roasteries in the world, with a roastery, a cocktail bar, a tea floor, a bakery, a caf\u00e9 and an outdoor terrace. It is 14 minutes on foot from both Nakameguro and Ikejiri-Ohashi stations, and there is no parking, says Starbucks Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours: the Tabelog listing<\/a> gives 7:00\u201322:00 (last order 21:30), with opening moved to 8:00 from 1 October 2026; Starbucks\u2019 own page does not list hours, so check on the day. The Arriviamo bar takes reservations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Nakameguro Koukashita and the caf\u00e9s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Under the elevated tracks either side of the station, Nakameguro Koukashita is a strip of about 700 m of shops, bars and restaurants that opened on 22 November 2016<\/a> with 28 stores. GO TOKYO notes that Nakameguro Tsutaya Books anchors it. It is the best rain shelter on the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The streets around the river are full of small caf\u00e9s and specialty roasters. We cover the best ones, including Onibus Coffee Nakameguro, in our best coffee in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka<\/a> guide, so we will not repeat them here.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo. Photo: Nesnad<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n\n

4. Daikanyama T-Site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From Nakameguro, Daikanyama is about a 10-minute walk uphill, or one stop on the Toyoko Line. Daikanyama T-Site, at 16-15 Sarugakucho, was designed by Klein Dytham Architecture and completed in 2011. It is a set of three linked buildings around Daikanyama Tsutaya Books, with smaller specialty shops joined by a garden path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours vary by floor. During its summer 2026 fair the complex gave 9:00\u201322:00, per a press release<\/a>, but check the store\u2019s site before planning an early or late visit. Browsing is free.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Daikanyama T-Site. Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n\n

5. Kyu Asakura House<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Right by T-Site, Kyu Asakura House is a wooden house and garden built in 1919 for Asakura Torajiro, a former chair of the Tokyo Prefectural Assembly. It is a national Important Cultural Property and one of the cheapest sights in Tokyo, per this listing<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n