Nishi-Tokyo-shi
Nishitokyo is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.
Nishitokyo is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 206,047, and a population density of 13,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 15.75 square kilometres (6.08 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Nishi-Tokyo-shi
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ajinomoto Stadium
The Tokyo Stadium, currently known as Ajinomoto Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium was founded at Kantō Mura, the redevelopment area formerly used by United States Forces Japan, in March 2001.
6.9 km · multi-purpose stadium in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Ghibli Museum
The Ghibli Museum is a museum showcasing the work of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli. It is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, a western city within the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, in Japan.
4.4 km · art museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Hitotsubashi University
Hitotsubashi University, formerly known as Tokyo University of Commerce, is a public research university in Tokyo, Japan. The university has campuses in Kunitachi, Kodaira, and Chiyoda.
9.1 km · national university in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 04Inokashira Park
Inokashira Park is a park which straddles Musashino and Mitaka in western Tokyo, Japan. Inokashira Pond and the Kanda River water source, established during the Edo period, are the primary sources of the Kanda River.
4.3 km · park in Musashino and Mitaka, Tokyo · Wikipedia - 05Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is an open-air museum located within Koganei Park, Tokyo, Japan.
2.6 km · museum · Wikipedia - 06Musashino Art University
Musashino Art University or Musabi is a private university in Kodaira, Western Tokyo, founded in 1962 with roots going back to 1929. It is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
8.2 km · university in Kodaira, western Tokyo · Wikipedia - 07University of Electro-Communications
The University of Electro-Communications is a national university in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It specialises in the disciplines of computer science, the physical sciences, engineering and technology.
7.8 km · Japanese University · Wikipedia - 08Tama Cemetery
Tama Cemetery in Tokyo is the largest municipal cemetery in Japan. It is split between the cities of Fuchu and Koganei within the Tokyo Metropolis.
5.2 km · cemetery in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 09International Christian University
International Christian University is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo. With the efforts of Prince Takamatsu, General Douglas MacArthur, and BOJ Governor Hisato Ichimada, ICU was established in 1949 as the first liberal arts college in Japan.
4.3 km · university in Tokyo · Wikipedia - 10Musashinonomori Park
Musashinonomori Park is a park in the Musashino región of the Japanese metropolis of Tokyo.
5.6 km · park in Japan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Skytower West Tokyo
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Things to do
- 01DyDo Drinco Ice Arena
- 02Tamako Jitenshado
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Where to eat
Restaurants are found in concentration near Tanashi Station.
- 01Abiskar
- 02Dropkick
This restaurant specializes in okonomiyaki and has a well-stocked bar.
- 03RAJ
An Indian restaurant that makes for a good late evening stop.
- 04Texas
- 05Ichikawa
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Getting to Nishi-Tokyo-shi
- Airports
- Tokyo Haneda (HND), 30 km · Narita (NRT), 77 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 94 km
- Stations
- Chōfu Airport, 6.1 km · Ogikubo Station, 7.7 km · Kichijōji Station, 4.5 km · Chōfu Station, 8.2 km · Higashi-Fuchū Station, 7.4 km
- Narita → Nishi-Tokyo-shi71 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · ¥950–1,290
- Omitama → Nishi-Tokyo-shi93 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · ¥1,180–1,610
- Makinohara / Shimada → Nishi-Tokyo-shi159 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · ¥2,290–3,120
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Nishi-Tokyo-shi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Nishi-Tokyo-shi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inHitchhiking into Tokyo is pretty easy, but hitchhiking out is considerably more difficult.
- Get inIt's definitely possible for determined cheapskates though, see Hitchhiking in Japan for a detailed list of tested escape routes from the city.
- Get inKokusai Kogyo Bus (国際興業バス) Keisei Bus (京成バス) Keikyu Bus (京急バス) Keio Bus (Japanese Website) (京王バス) Kanto Bus (関東バス) Nishi Tokyo Bus (Japanese Website) (西東京バス) Odakyu Bus (Japanese Website) (小田急バス) Odakyu Highway Bus (小田急ハイウェイバス) Seibu Bus (西武バス) Tobu Bus (Japanese Website) (東武バス) Tohoku Kyuko Bus (東北急行バス) One of the great ports of the world, Tokyo also has domestic ferry services to other points in Japan.
- Get inHowever, none of the regular international ferries to Japan call at Tokyo.
- Get inThe main long-distance ferry terminal is , on an artificial island adjacent to Odaiba in Tokyo Bay.
From Wikivoyage: Tokyo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Nishi-Tokyo-shi
Nishi-Tokyo-shi is 10 km from Tokorozawa, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.