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Aobadai, Tokyo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Aobadai is a four-chōme district of Meguro in Tokyo, with Bunkamura and the Toguri Museum of Art among the addresses within reach.
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Where to stay in Aobadai
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Aobadai keeps to four chōme of streets, so the reasons to book sit a short walk beyond them, among them Bunkamura, the Shoto Museum of Art, and the Toguri Museum of Art. Four chōme leave little room for hotels. Visitors after the Tokyo Anime Center or SHIBUYA SKY often stay closer to those doors, and Aobadai reads as the calmer alternative for anyone happy to walk.
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The Bunkamura walk
The route out of Aobadai toward Bunkamura, with the Bunkamura Museum of Art and the Tokyo Anime Center on one round.Find hotels in The Bunkamura walkslow mornings between the Shoto Museum of Art and the Toguri Museum of ArtThe Shoto museum blocks
Streets running from Aobadai to the Shoto Museum of Art, with the Toguri Museum of Art a block further and SHIBUYA SKY beyond. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in The Shoto museum blocksHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Aobadai
What are the main landmarks in Aobadai?
Bunkamura anchors the list. The Bunkamura Museum of Art shares that name, and the Shoto Museum of Art, the Toguri Museum of Art, and the Museum of Imaginary Narrative Arts push the gallery count higher within a short walk of the district edge. SHIBUYA SKY and the Tokyo Anime Center answer different appetites.
The archaeological site recorded as Higashiyama Shell Mound sits among them.
What is the history of Aobadai?
Aobadai took its name in 1966. The ground beneath it runs far older, since the archaeological site recorded as Higashiyama Shell Mound counts among the landmarks tied to this part of Meguro, in Tokyo. Four chōme carry the district.
Its record as a named district stays short beside that.
Where is Aobadai?
Aobadai occupies the northern portion of Meguro in Tokyo, Japan, four chōme of streets with the Shoto Museum of Art on the walk out.
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What is the best area to stay in Aobadai?
The Bunkamura walk: evenings at Bunkamura and the Bunkamura Museum of Art. The Shoto museum blocks: slow mornings between the Shoto Museum of Art and the Toguri Museum of Art.
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Updated October 2026