Northern Tokyo is a district of the city of Tokyo.
To know
How to orient yourself
Northern Tokyo: full screen map.
Neighborhoods
1 Nerima (練 馬), 2 Itabashi (板橋) and 3 Kita (北) are a trio of suburban neighborhoods in the north and northwest of Tokyo, bordering Saitama and outside the Tama region of Tokyo. All three lie well beyond Yamanote's centerline - close to Ikebukuro.
How to get
Subway and trains
Nerima is accessible from the Toei Oedo subway line from many points in the city, and from Seibu Ikebukuro and Seibu Shinjuku (going to stations in the southern part of Nerima-ku). The Yurakucho Line of the Tokyo Metro splits in two at Kotake-Mukaihara Station with some trains bound for Wako-shi in the prefecture of Saitama, then continuing along the Tobu Tojo line and others continue to Nerima and then cross the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
Itabashi is best covered by the Toei Mita line and a small portion of the Tobu Tojo line. Itabashi Station on the JR Saikyo Line is located in the far southeast corner of the district, barely in Itabashi.
JR East serves Kita. The JR Keihin Tohoku Line stops at Tabata, Kami Nakazato, Oiji, Higashi-Jujo, and Akabane Stations, while the JR Saikyo Line stops at Itabashi, Jujo, Akabane, Kita Akabane and Ukima Funado Stations.
| Connections |
| Ōmiya ← Urawa ← Kawaguchi ← | No.  S. | → Nippori → Ueno → Akihabara → Oimachi |
| Kawagoe ← Ōmiya ← Musashi Urawa ← | No.  S. | → Ikebukuro → Shibuya → verse  → Odaiba |
| end ← | No.  S. | → Sugamo → Jinbocho → Siba Park |
| end ← | No.  S. | → Higashi-Nakano → Shinjuku → Roppongi |
| Chichibu ← They have ← Tokorozawa ← Hoya ← | W  IS | → Ikebukuro |
| Takasaki ← Tokorozawa ← | No.  S. | → end |
| end ← | W  IS | → Wako → Urawa-Minami → Misato |
Ōmiya ← Urawa ← Toda ← into  ← | No.  IS | → Higashi-Ikebukuro → verse  → Ginza |
Odaiba ← verse  ← Tomigaya ← Nishi-shinjuku ← | S.  IS | → Ougiohashi → Kosuge → verse → Urayasu |
How to get around
What see
- 1 Hakusan shrine (白山 神社), 5 Chome-31-２６ Hakusan (Hakusan station
), ☎ 81 339481096. The shrine is the place to worship the Japanese god. There is a large shrine, a large box, and the Japanese believe the Japanese god rides there while the Japanese festival is underway. Every fall there is a festival where the Japanese take the large portable shrine through the city, walking. It is a very old tradition. You can see this festival. And Hakusan shrine is famous for the zelkova tree. There are two zelkova trees. These trees are 800 years old. It is a natural monument in Japan.
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- 2 Kyū-Furukawa Teien (旧 古 川 庭園), Nishigahara 1-chome (15 minutes from Rikugien along Hongo-dori).
¥150. Probably Tokyo's first, best-preserved Edo-era Western-style residence designed by British architect Josiah Condor. The rose garden here is also well known and blooms twice a year in May-June and October-November, and there is a Japanese garden to complement the place. 
¥150. Probably Tokyo's first, best-preserved Edo-era Western-style residence designed by British architect Josiah Condor. The rose garden here is also well known and blooms twice a year in May-June and October-November, and there is a Japanese garden to complement the place.
What to do
- 1 Akasuimon (赤水 門), 5-41 Shimo, Kita-ku (Metro line
for Akabane-Iwabuchi; go north through small roads.). The red dam may be of little interest to the casual tourist, but it does involve a leisurely stroll in a riverside park. Tokyo is low, and depends on various levees to avoid flooding. The historic red lock is no longer used, replaced by the larger (but less attractive) blue locks to the east.
for Akabane-Iwabuchi; go north through small roads.). The red dam may be of little interest to the casual tourist, but it does involve a leisurely stroll in a riverside park. Tokyo is low, and depends on various levees to avoid flooding. The historic red lock is no longer used, replaced by the larger (but less attractive) blue locks to the east.
- 2 [link not working]Asukayama Park (飛鳥 山 公園), 1-1-3 Oji (1 min from Ojii Station, JR
and meter ), ☎ 81 3-3908-9275. Asukayama Park is the first park in Japan. It has around 650 sakuras, planted by the Japanese political leader Yoshimune Tokugawa (1684-1751). People drink and eat under them when cherry blossoms bloom in spring. There are also some museums. The paper museum shows the history of paper and has a library. The Shibusawa Museum is about the famous Japanese industrialist Eiich Shibusawa (1840-1931), who played an important role in the development of Japan.
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- 3 Toshimaen (と し ま え ん), 3-25-1 Koyama, Nerima-ku (to Toshimaen station on the line
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- Hop on a train bound for Toshimaen or change trains in Nerima), ☎ 81 3 3990 8800. ¥ 1000, ¥ 500 children, plus ¥ 400 per ride; a free pass for all rides is ¥ 3800 for adults and ¥ 2800 for children. Admission to the water park is ¥ 4000 for adults and ¥ 3000 for children. 
Hours vary, see website; more often Thu-Mon 10: 00-16: 00 or 18:00. An amusement park dedicated to children with rides, small roller coasters and other carnival-type rides, as well as seven swimming pools with water slides. - 4 Niwa-no-yu (庭 の 湯), 3-25-1 Kouyama, Nerima-ku, ☎ 81 3-3990-4126. ¥ 2250 before 21:00, ¥ 1260 after. 10:00-23:00. A large, upscale "feel" adjacent to Toshimaen offering indoor and outdoor baths, Roman steam rooms, Finnish saunas, a large indoor pool (bring your bathing suit) and an upstairs area with food, drinks, massages and relaxation chairs (food, drinks and massages for an extra fee). Children are not allowed.
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- 5 Hikarigaoka Park (光 が 丘 公園), 4-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku (north of Hikarigaoka station, line ). One of the largest parks in Tokyo. It was originally maintained on a US military base. The park has large open and grassy areas for picnics, Frisbees and the like. There is also a large public swimming pool, and gym, bird watching center, small water play area, tennis courts, archery, a baseball diamond, and other facilities. A number of festivals and flea markets and special events often take place in the park (or near it) throughout the year.
Shopping
- Jūjō-Ginza (十条 銀座), Kami-jūjō 2-chome, Kita-ku (Jūjō Station on the Saikyō Line, opposite the west entrance). This covered shopping street is the best way to see how everyday people shop and what they buy.
How to have fun
- 1 United cinema Toshimaen (ユ ナ イ テ ッ ド シ ネ マ 豊 島 園), 4-15-20 Nerima nerima-ku (2 minutes from Toshimaen station is ), ☎ 81 3-5912-9400. 1800 yen for adults, 1500 yen for university and high school students, 1000 yen for junior and senior, 900 yen for children (from 3 years old). This cinema has 9 screens and special seats. It can accommodate around 2372 spectators. There are some shops, you can buy food, popcorn and ice cream, drinks and film products.
- 2 Karaoke (カ ラ オ ケ ア ン ド ラ イ ブ ス テ ー ジ), 4-15-15 Nerima, Nerima-ku (1 minute from Toshimaen station), ☎ 81 3 3557-5771. A karaoke venue in Toshimaen; when you enter the room, choose your favorite songs and sing. If you search for the song and type its number into the karaoke machine, the voiceless music starts automatically so you can sing along to the music. You can also eat many types of foods and drinks.
- Cartagena, 4F, 7-1-1 Shakujii-cho, Nerima-ku (next to the railway crossing Shakujii-Koen station to the west), ☎ 81 3-5372-0103. Beer, rum and other deinks start at ¥ 500. Sun-Thu 19: 00-24: 00, Fri-Sat all night. A cozy and friendly place to dance and drink, probably Nerima's first Latin bar. The owner is a lady who once lived in Colombia; speaks english and spanish. There is a salsa event on the weekends.
Where to eat
A Japanese radish, called Nerima radish. (練 馬 大 根) It is long and about 1 meter long, it has a spicy taste, when you eat it, you should eat it for spice, you can buy it at the supermarket in Nerima city.
Where stay
Few options, better consider more abundant choices a Ikebukuro, or a Bunkyo for better access to Kita.
