Four hot spots in Tokyo to visit with On running shoes.

With the Olympics just around the corner, Tokyo , a city that is undergoing rapid change. So, what kind of places should one visit in order to enjoy Tokyo in a more active manner? For this issue, we caught up with a group of runners who usually run lightly in the suburbs of Tokyo on a particular day. Here we introduce some of the most noteworthy spots in Tokyo that they stop by while running, including stores, galleries, route maps, and other places that can be enjoyed from a runner's point of view.

Photo_Masaru Furuya

Model_Iori Matsudaira, Mami Wakao, Tessei Wakita, Yuya Uemura

Edit_Hiroshi Yamamoto

. 2. Drive down the tree-lined street to the café at Shoin Shrine.

The next destination was a cafe and bar in Shoin Shrine. On the way, the group decided to take a route as they pleased, such as running along a street with beautiful ginkgo trees or stopping at the Shoin Shrine grounds at dusk. Running and stopping repeatedly, we slowly make our way along the 4.5-kilometer route for 30 minutes, appreciating the changing seasons in the surrounding scenery.

Ah, it smells like winter! ." said Mr. Wakao.

The shopping street at dusk feels nostalgic.

which opened last March in the Shoin Jinja Dori shopping street.By&By Coffee&Baris a café and bar that is open in the morning, a café by day, and a bar for drinks by night. Open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. the next morning, it is a favorite among locals as a place that is open any time of the day.

The store's popular menu items are the Cafe Latte (500 yen) and the seasonal Mint Mocha (560 yen).

The name "By&By" is taken from the name of the owner, Mirai Egawa, and means "by and by" at the end of English sentences, which means "a little further into the future. Incidentally, Mr. Egawa is a senior in Matsudaira's high school.

. Bottles of sake lined up on the walls and original goods are eye-catching.

The stylish, open-plan interior, with its poured concrete and marble-designed counters, is a place where even a slightly sweaty person in running clothes will look good. It is a mysterious space where even slightly sweaty running clothes look good.

Don't miss the latte art by Mr. Egawa, who honed his skills at the "STREAMER COFFEE COMPANY.

The coffee beans are an original blend roasted by Yamamoto Coffee, which has been in business for more than 50 years.

"Didn't we already start entering that race?" ." "Let's run the next race in these shoes. Coffee in one hand and running talk in the other. In the end, they seemed to have settled on the idea of participating in a relay race together at the beginning of the new year.

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