Kichijoji
Have a cuppa coffee on a hammock in Kichijoji
Walk 5 minutes from the Kichijoji train station and venture into a café where your seat is a hammock. The café’s layout is chilled-out Japanese Bohemian theme, for which Kichijoji is well known. Following Japanese culture, one is expected to take off his/her shoes upon entering the café. The café also serves as a art gallery for Mahika Mano.
Health conscious meals are the theme in addition to their menu items of coffee and herbal tea. If you order a cappuccino (known in this café as a Manoccino), expect to have it served in a large handle-less mug that seems to feel like you’re drinking traditional Japanese green tea out of a super-sized cup, all for 650 yen.
Beer, wine, herb cocktails, and some wine are also available for the alcohol-inclined.
Unfortunately, there’s no Wi-fi connection for those in need of connectivity to the world, but if you are interested in purchasing a hammock to bring home, Mahika Mano can sell that to you to bring the Hammock 2000 vibe back home.
A time limit of 90 minutes to 2 hours is implemented. Whether or not it’s strictly enforced would most likely depend on the occupancy of the venue.
Contact details:
Hammock 2000
Mahika Mano – Hammock cafe + gallery
Sun Palace 1F, 2-8-1 Kichijoji Minami, Musashino-shi, Tokyo
tel: 042.242.5930
hours: 12:00pm-8:00pm (Sun-Thurs), 12:00pm-10:00pm (Fri-Sat)
http://mahikamano.com/ (Japanese)
Cafe Zenon (Kichijoji, Tokyo)
Located in Kichijoji, often referred to as the “Harajuku of the Chuo train line”, is a hip and trendy neighborhood on the outskirts of Tokyo that appeal to the younger crowd in their twenties. Interesting cafes abound, and located five minutes away from the Kichijoji station is CAfE ZENON.
Centered around the themes of “Manga, Cafe, and Art”, CAfE ZENON resonates a trendy and bright western vibe that is designed like a two-story studio loft, including a terrace that appears al fresco, but is encompassed by a glass cube to retain heat during the winter (and perhaps cooling during the summer?).
Inside CAfE ZENON
This toy is used as the table number card
Their specialty drink is the Zenon Tea Latte, although they also serve some alcoholic cafe beverages which are worth a try, including: Afternoon milk tea shochu and Coffee shochu.
Bonus: The men’s restroom is simple but has manga style comic etched on the wall, and a small window at eye level just above the urinal to people watch outside, though some people may or may not be fond of that idea.
For those who enjoy surfing the net at the cafe, this place has free wi-fi access for customers, so just kindly ask the staff for the password and you’ll be online in no time.
Contact details:
CAfE ZENON
2-11-3 Kichijoji Minami-machi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0003
tel: 0422.29.0711
hours: 11:00am until 1:00am / lunch: 11:00am-3:00pm
http://www.cafe-zenon.jp