Kamata is located in the south of Tokyo district within Ota City and it’s only a 10-minute train ride from Haneda Airport.  Kamata district actually embodies two faces: First it is known as the home of small industrialists that backed up Japan after the war.  Second, Kamata is also trying to restore the film industry that prospered before the war happened – although this was never been easy, there are still a lot of people who tried their best to gradually make it happen.

Kamata is the epitome of a place right before a war, however after the war this place never fully claimed its popularity and developed into more of an industrial area for many small scale and starter factories. Thus, Kamata studio was force to relocate to Kanagawa Prefecture and continue their efforts to revive the area’s film industry.

You don’t need to worry, you can still experience and reminisce about the old Kamata that up until now is still much adored by the locals and foreigners in the area. This place just simply produces a different atmosphere that does not exist in many other areas of Tokyo, which makes Kamata a great place to establish yourself while visiting Tokyo.

Here are a few reasons why you diffidently need to stay in Kamata when visiting Tokyo.

Let’s start with the Location.  Kamata area is easily accessible by two crossing stations and that would be JR Keihin Tohoku Line and Keikyu Main Line – that connects Shinagawa with Kawasaki and Yokohama as well as the line in Keikyu Airport that goes all the way to Haneda Airport, with that getting around the city wouldn’t be that hard knowing with all these kinds of accessibility it couldn’t be easier to plot your itinerary and visit most of the place gem at ease.

 

Next is the Tourist Spots.  Kamata is a place that is not yet fully discovered by many tourists – which is basically a good thing.  With that being said, less tourists means you can savor every moment of the place and of course take good selfies and pictures with less exposure from the photo bombers.  There are actually plenty of things to do and explore in the area from parks to temples and of course the best part is to experience the public bathhouses, here are a few that activities that you might want to try.

• Plum Garden (Ikegami Baien) is a strolling park that is mostly covered by plum trees. This park is greatly popular between February and March.
• Kugahara-yu (Public Bath and Natural Hot Springs) is a public bath that is famous for its natural hot spring.
• A glimpse of Theater in Kamata, this place devote itself to show both Japanese classics and latest movies just like any other cinema’s that we know, however kindly note that none of the films shown here have an English subtitle that means (watch at your own risk).

Basically, Tokyo is definitely known for having pricy hotels and the more you get to the center of the place the higher the price range goes.  In the Kamata area, you can actually find quite a number of affordable furnished apartments to live in.  For furnished apartments in Kamata, let KaguAruoo help you.  The newest apartment rental site that helps you find amazing fully furnished apartments online. Secure the perfect furnished apartment right before arriving in Japan without worrying about providing paperworks, not to mention the amount of money you should put in before actually confirming your stay. Guaranteed no deposit, no key money, no broker’s fee and no guarantor.

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