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[Earthing and sweets from Nishi-Shinjuku to Shinjuku Gyoen]

[Earthing and sweets at Shinjuku Gyoen from Nishi-Shinjuku] After taking care of business at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and Nishi-Shinjuku 🛍️ Shopping around the station There are many major apparel stores, electronics retailers, and department stores with tax-free services, such as Yodobashi Camera, UNIQLO, MUJI, Bic Camera, and Isetan, which were founded in the burnt ruins of Shinjuku after World War II, but even among the small tenant buildings, there are plenty of specialty suit makers and shoe stores. Take out anmitsu and dorayaki at the long-established coffee shop "Tokiya" 🍰Tokiya 💰Price per person: 500-1000 🕰️Opening hours: 11AM–8PM 📍Location: 1 Chome-5-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023 Browse the nostalgic izakaya district at Omoide Yokocho 🍶Nishi-Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho 📍Location: 1 Chome-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023 ⛲️Shinjuku Gyoen If you're too used to the crowds on the subway and the feel of concrete and asphalt, step barefoot on the grass, ground yourself, and do your meditation and stretching routine. You can't play musical instruments, but you're free to sketch, do personal exercises, jog, or stroll. 🕰️Opening hours: 9AM-4PM 💰Price per person: 500- 📍Location: 11 Naitomachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0014 #Domestic travel strategy #Tokyo life
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