Tachikawa



Tachikawa (立川市 Tachikawa-shi) is a city in western Tokyo.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site with integrated Google Translate.

Get in
Downtown Tachikawa is served by the JR Chuo line, JR Nambu line, and Tama Monorail.

See


Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園, showa kinen koen), located at a former US Air Base, the land was regained as a spacious park.

Green Belt, perfect for walking or riding a bike. It goes from Tachikawa North, to Kunitachi.

Subaru of Tachikawa (aka Car Do), one of the largest Subaru dealers featuring large amounts of aftermarket parts as well as used cars. A frequent Subaru-enthusiast tourist stop.

Do
There are several movie theaters and a department store near the station. These are somewhat busy on weekends.



Buy
There are many shopping spots, Isetan, Takashimaya SC, Lumine, Granduo, and so on. Lumine is very popular for teenagers. Isetan is a famous department store in Japan, so it might have shop clerks who can speak English or other languages. On the other hand, Takashimaya closed in 2023 and reopened in 2024 as a shopping complex - shocking the locals with cheaper shops such as Seria \100 shop, OK Store supermarket and Hama-zushi belt-conveyor sushi.

All these complexes have some café or restaurants, so you can rest while shopping.

Eat


Granduo (left at exit subway/metro) has good eating area at the 6th and 7th floor.

Go next

 * Akishima
 * Fussa
 * Akiruno
 * Hachioji
 * Kunitachi
 * Kokubunji
 * Musashimurayama
 * Higashiyamato
 * Kodaira