My home town Oi-machi(大井町) city is located next to Shinagawa (south district of Tokyo) and I think the location is very convenient for foreign tourists.
So in this article, I will introduce the Oimachi city.
What exists in Oi-machi ?
Oimachi city is not a big city and it doesn't have any famous spots for sightseeing.However you can stay in quiet circumstances and feel Japanese everyday life syle.
There are several hotels, some Ramen noodle shops, many convenience stores, Gyu-don(Beef bowl) shops, a 100 yen shop, shopping centers ,and discount electric store "LABI Oimachi" and so on.
You can enjoy various foods and shopping as the same as Oimachi citizens.
You can also enjoy modern style Japanese public bath (Ofuro-no-osama(お風呂の王様), which means the king of bath)
It is located in Ours Inn Hankyu shopping center.
There are small old‐fashioned streets and restaurants.
You can see many druken office workers in week days...
Furthermore, 3 trains are stopped at Oimachi railway station. so you can go to major spots such as Shnjuku, Shibuya, Tokyo, Akihabara,and Odaiba directly by train without transfering.
So I think the location of Oimachi is very convenient for foreign tourists
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Access from/to Haneda Airport
You can come to Oimachi from Haneda Airport directly by Keikyu Limousine Bus.You will get off a limousine bus in front of the west exit of Oimachi railway station.
After getting off, you can see two high buildings of "Ours Inn Hankyu Hotel" in front of your eyes as shown in the above photo.
The left building is its Single Tower "S", and the right building is Twin Tower "T".
Sinse they are reconstructed in 2011-2014, so they have new and modern facilities.
The bus stop for Haneda Airport is located in front of the shopping center "Ito Yokado".
A limousine bus for Haneda Airport departs from Bus Stop No.3.
It takes about 30 minutes from Oimachi to Haneda (depending on traffic condition).
You can also access to Haneda Airport by trains but I think using bus is more comfortable because you can sit down and store your baggage to its cargo space.
I am willing to introfuce more things about Oimachi in later articles.
