Ichikawa
Discover Ichikawa
Ichikawa is situated in the western part of Chiba Prefecture, facing Tokyo, across the Edogawa River. Located approximately 20 km away from Tokyo Metropolitan area, the city has fully developed into a residential area. You are unlikely to come here for the local attractions, but if you're looking for a slice of "real Tokyo" that's still only 20 min away from the city center, staying here might be a viable option. Ichikawa can be accessed from Tokyo by 35.729128139.90771 JR Ichikawa station (JR市川駅), 19 min away on the Chuo-Sobu and Sobu Rapid lines, and 35.7218139.92692 JR Motoyawata station (JR本八幡駅), on the Chuo-Sobu and Toei Shinjuku subway line.
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Getting There
Multiple OptionsIchikawa can be accessed from Tokyo by 35.729128139.90771 JR Ichikawa station (JR市川駅), 19 min away on the Chuo-Sobu and Sobu Rapid lines, and 35.7218139.92692 JR Motoyawata station (JR本八幡駅), on the Chuo-Sobu and Toei Shinjuku subway line. If coming in by plane, 35.723867139.9280583 Keisei Yawata (京成八幡駅) on the Keisei Main Line has frequent services directly from Narita Airport (1 hr), with some through trains to Haneda Airport as well. Keisei Yawata is 300 meters down the road from JR Motoyawata, with the Toei Shinjuku line platform connecting the two. There are plenty of train lines crossing Ichikawa in a east-west direction, but for north-south travel public transport is limited to poky buses that crawl along the narrow, surprisingly congested streets. (This is one of the few areas of Tokyo that was not flattened by bombing in World War II and still retains its old street plan.) Bicycling is thus quite popular....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
There are plenty of train lines crossing Ichikawa in a east-west direction, but for north-south travel public transport is limited to poky buses that crawl along the narrow, surprisingly congested streets. (This is one of the few areas of Tokyo that was not flattened by bombing in World War II and still retains its old street plan.) Bicycling is thus quite popular.