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City in Kantō, Japan
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Koganei (小金井市 Koganei-shi) is a city in western Tokyo.
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An outdoor museum that preserves a collection of historic middle-class Japanese buildings.
小金井公園
This is a very large park with many different attractions. There are fields for throwing frisbees, barbeque pits for rent, free outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball fields, large open areas for picnicing, and other such park-like attractions. The park is popular whenever the weather is good. It's also a good spot in February for plum blossom viewing and March for cherry blossom viewing. It is registered as one of Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots.
江戸東京たてもの園
29 relocated old buildings. Two of them serve as a cafe and a restaurant.
がんま
A small, bright, and shiny ramen shop specializing in tonkotsu ramen.
パティスリードゥネル
This bakery does a wide range of things: croissants, cakes, Japanese sweet biscuits, and finely detailed chocolate. There are a few tables for seating. Coffee and tea are available.
By train, take the JR Chuo Line from Shinjuku west for thirty minutes.
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