Machida (2005-05-11)
If you like to shop, Machida (
) is a good place to
visit. Just thirty five minutes from Shinjuku (
) on the express
Odakyu Line (
), it is quite easy to get there. JR Line also has
trains to Machida, but the fare ( 890 yen/ US$8.5) is over twice as
much as Odakyu Line's trains (360 yen/US$3.5), so don't bother with JR
trains.Your shopping can get started as soon as you get off the train at
Machida where there are numerous shops inside the station. Odakyu
line's station is also directly connected to Odakyu department store
enabling one to go inside the store without having to leave the
station.
Once you get out of the station and on to the street level, there
are tons more shops waiting for shoppers. In addition, there is a
long elevated pedestrian walkway with department stores and large
franchised stores on its sides. But don't let your browsing and
window shopping stop there, there are even more shops in the many
alleys and smaller shopping streets further away from the train
stations.
A serious shopper can plan on spending the entire day in Machida till they drop.
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