Okusawa Walking Guide — 15 Spots Linking Shrines, Roasters and Bakeries

Around Okusawa Station there are 15 registered walking spots, ranging from cafes to shrines. Seven of them are coffee shops or cafes, two are bakeries, two are shrines and temples, one is a bookstore, and one is a xiaolongbao cafe. Rather than trying to cover all 15 in a day, a pace of about two coffees plus one shrine feels right.

A suggested order

Starting from the station: (1) a warm-up at a chain cafe, (2) quiet time at the shrine and temple, (3) a roastery and baked sweets, (4) the bookstore, (5) the bakeries, (6) a hop between the independent coffee shops, and (7) xiaolongbao to finish. Only two spots have a registered street address — Chanoko Coffee Roastery (Okusawa 2-12-6) and Miyachi Shoten (Okusawa 5-1-4) — so the list below is ordered by theme, not by distance.

Tully's Coffee

[Tully's Coffee](/en/spot/c7f08857-6839-4343-ba75-8eef81bab232) is a chain cafe registered with Okusawa Station as its nearest station. It works as a warm-up before the independent shops, or as a place to retreat to once your legs are tired.

Okusawa Shrine

[Okusawa Shrine](/en/spot/d1b29133-bee1-46a4-b7a1-af7c02234222) is one of the two shrine-and-temple spots registered in this area. In a neighborhood with seven cafes on the list, it becomes the anchor of the walk — the place where you stop and change gears. No history or visiting hours are recorded in the data, so the grounds are something to see for yourself.

Toyokawa Inari (Soto Zen)

[Toyokawa Inari (Soto Zen)](/en/spot/a2cd91d6-7179-49ad-a9b5-cf7a62053990) is registered as a Soto Zen temple. Paired with Okusawa Shrine, it shows a side of Okusawa that is not just "the coffee neighborhood."

Chanoko Coffee Roastery

[Chanoko Coffee Roastery](/en/spot/163b4ad4-640a-48c9-ba42-9b15210ea47e) is the in-house roastery of Chanoko, a long-established coffee house in Jiyugaoka. The address is Hirai Building 1F, Okusawa 2-12-6, Setagaya-ku. It is one of only two spots here with a full address, which makes it easy to set as a destination.

Miyachi Shoten

[Miyachi Shoten](/en/spot/3bb04838-356e-4c5e-a0a4-7ddc4d2124ec) sells baked sweets and coffee, at Okusawa 5-1-4, Setagaya-ku. Its opening days and hours vary, so checking its social account (@shop_miyachi) before you go is the safe move.

Inoue Shoten

[Inoue Shoten](/en/spot/c0d0bbc0-c6aa-491b-99d3-7418ac4e99ce) is the only bookstore registered in the area. Pick up a book before your coffee stop and any of the seven cafes becomes a place you can linger.

Un Livre

[Un Livre](/en/spot/aeb7c516-8989-411b-b261-127bd34f9324) is registered with its name alone. With no details on file, the pleasure of finding out what it is stays with you.

Artisan Boulanger Culido

[Artisan Boulanger Culido](/en/spot/c34d1d3c-515a-4587-9c92-6838b953e8ec) is one of the two bakeries registered in Okusawa. Eating on the spot or saving it for tomorrow's breakfast changes how the walk ends.

Pan Kobo COMUS

[Pan Kobo COMUS](/en/spot/431a46ed-59da-45e8-b122-ddedf97859cc) is the other bread shop. With two bakeries on the list, comparing both is a perfectly good reason to walk.

ITTA COFFEE

[ITTA COFFEE](/en/spot/3a66896e-289c-410b-9433-0dba6cca78b0) is one of the coffee shops with Okusawa Station as its nearest station. Keep it in mind for when you cannot decide where to have cup number two.

Onibus Coffee

[Onibus Coffee](/en/spot/903f0afd-4356-41e2-be89-e6cb2b7bd618) is another coffee spot registered here. Combine it with Chanoko and the walk turns into a roast-comparison route.

MELLOW BROWN COFFEE

[MELLOW BROWN COFFEE](/en/spot/55736924-5fa6-49cc-9ed2-d8460484b8e9) is one of the seven cafe-category spots in Okusawa. Worth remembering as somewhere to simply sit down.

Cafe Aranciato

[Cafe Aranciato](/en/spot/9718077c-d1f7-4c16-8990-94542ad27874) is also registered as a cafe. No further details are on file, so the fastest way to judge it is to look in as you pass.

OKUSAWA FACTORY

[OKUSAWA FACTORY](/en/spot/a61a40a1-da6d-4413-aff3-40373b583931) carries the neighborhood's own name. Only the name is recorded, which makes it a good stop for anyone hunting for what "Okusawa-ness" means.

Sen Xiaolongbao Cafe

[Sen Xiaolongbao Cafe](/en/spot/b90df209-951b-4ba4-a635-b7d113425281) is the only xiaolongbao cafe among the 15. After a run of coffee and bread, it is the one spot that changes the flavor of the day.

One last tip

Only 2 of the 15 spots have a registered address, and none has budget information on file. Plan around Chanoko Coffee Roastery and Miyachi Shoten first, then pick up the rest according to your mood — that is the realistic way to walk Okusawa.