shops & food
Shops & Food
Eat, shop and pick up souvenirs in Higashimurayama. Ambassador Iku introduces, by genre, the shops we could confirm from public information. Facts are sourced; every short note is Iku's own.
This page is not official information from Higashimurayama City; it is a personal project by ambassador Iku. Listings are factual introductions based on sources and do not rank or rate shops against one another. Hours, closing days and Google ratings change — always confirm with each shop's official info and the latest Google Maps before visiting.
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Toshimaya Sake Brewery
豊島屋酒造
The town's proud brewery, makers of “Kinkon” and “Okunokami.”
About a 20-min walk from the east exit of Higashimurayama Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku line) along Fuchu-kaido toward Tokorozawa.
Pole Star Factory Shop
ポールスタア 直売所
Factory shop of the heritage sauce maker behind Higashimurayama black yakisoba.
Near Kumegawa / Higashimurayama stations (Seibu Shinjuku line).
Sasamoto Dango-ten
笹本だんご店
A beloved shop grilling fragrant dango to order.
Kumegawa-cho, Higashimurayama. Near Kumegawa Station.
Ippuryu “Mochiman” Japanese Sweets
和菓子処 一風柳「餅萬」
A Kumegawa-cho sweets shop famous for its “Daijobuda” buns.
Kumegawa-cho, Higashimurayama. Near Kumegawa Station.
Tonkatsu Katsuichi
とんかつ かつ一
A Sakaecho spot to fill up on freshly fried tonkatsu.
Sakaecho, Higashimurayama. Between Higashimurayama and Kumegawa stations.
Momotose — restored old-house cafe
縁ひらく庭 百才（ももとせ）
A community-restored old-house space with a cafe.
Kumegawa Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku line). Along Fuchu-kaido.
L'automne — Akitsu main shop
ロートンヌ 秋津本店（L'automne）
An authentic patisserie by an award-winning chef, right by Shin-Akitsu Station.
About 1 min from Shin-Akitsu Sta. (JR Musashino line) / 4 min from Akitsu Sta. (Seibu Ikebukuro line).
Tsuchiya
土家
Carefully handmade soba in an old house in Noguchi-cho.
Near Higashimurayama Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku line), close to Shofukuji in Noguchi-cho.
Noguchi Seimenjo
野口製麺所
Springy, authentic handmade udon run by a noodle maker.
About 10 min from the west exit of Higashimurayama Sta. (Seibu Kokubunji / Shinjuku lines).
Taguriya Genji
手繰りや 玄治
A Sakaecho soba house for handmade noodles from domestic buckwheat.
About 4 min from the south exit of Kumegawa Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku line).
Italian Dining SATORU — Akitsu
イタリアンダイニング SATORU 秋津店
Casual Italian — pasta and pizza — right by Shin-Akitsu Station.
About 3 min from Shin-Akitsu Sta. (JR Musashino line); near Akitsu Sta.
Men-Don Dining Musha
麺.丼 Dining 夢者
A specialist in soupless and mixed noodles, right by Shin-Akitsu Sta.
About 1 min from Shin-Akitsu Sta. (JR Musashino line) / 3 min from Akitsu Sta. (Seibu Ikebukuro line).
Chinese Restaurant Bonten — Higashimurayama
中華料理 ぼん天 東村山店
A hearty neighborhood Chinese spot — black yakisoba on the menu too.
Near Kumegawa Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku line), Kumegawa-cho.
Kikuya — handmade udon (main shop)
手打ちうどん きくや本店
A Musashino udon institution famed for its meaty dipping udon.
About 10 min from Musashi-Yamato Sta. (Seibu Tamako line), Megurita-cho.
Sawadee Thai — Kumegawa
タイ料理 サワディー 久米川店
Authentic Thai food, just steps from Kumegawa Station.
About 2 min from the south exit of Kumegawa Sta. / 7 min from Yasaka Sta. (Seibu Tamako line).
Ramen Nagomi — Kumegawa
ラーメン専門店 和 久米川店
A ramen shop by Kumegawa Sta., loved for abura-soba and tsukemen too.
About 1 min from the south exit of Kumegawa Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku line).
Yakitori Nojima
焼き鳥野島
A stand-up grilled-offal bar by Akitsu Sta., marked by its yellow roof.
Right by the south exit of Akitsu Sta. (Seibu Ikebukuro line); near Shin-Akitsu Sta.
Gochisouya Pokkura
ごちそうや ぽっ蔵
An izakaya by Higashimurayama Sta. proud of its charcoal grill and fine sake.
About 1 min from Higashimurayama Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku line).
Takagi Noboo
高木のぶぅ
Hearty Jiro-style ramen, right by Shin-Akitsu Station.
About 1 min from Shin-Akitsu Sta. (JR Musashino line) / 7 min from Akitsu Sta.
Encuentro
Encuentro（エンクエントロ）
A pizza-izakaya by Kumegawa Sta. with real wood-fired pizza.
About 4 min from the south exit of Kumegawa Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku line).
Masumoan
ますも庵
A shop by Higashimurayama Sta. proud of its stone-milled juwari soba.
A short walk from Higashimurayama Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku line), Honcho.
Yokohama Iekei Ramen Musashiya — Akitsu
横浜家系ラーメン 武蔵家 秋津店
Rich Yokohama iekei ramen, right by Shin-Akitsu Station.
Near Shin-Akitsu Sta. (JR Musashino line) and Akitsu Sta. (Seibu Ikebukuro line).
Unakei
うな圭
Proper eel and kaiseki in Hagiyama-cho, glazed in well-steeped tare.
Near Yasaka Sta. (Seibu Tamako line; also reachable from Kodaira), Hagiyama-cho.
Akitsu Saketen
秋津酒店
A casual izakaya by Shin-Akitsu Sta., open into the late night.
About 1 min from Shin-Akitsu Sta. (JR Musashino line); near Akitsu Sta.
Hamameshi Kaisen Fish
浜めし 海鮮 ふぃっしゅ
A diner run by a live-fish wholesaler, proud of its fresh fish set meals.
Aoba-cho. About 4 min from the “Shimosato 6-chome” Seibu bus stop (away from train stations).