'''Mitaka (_O__)''' is a city in Tokyo prefecture.
Get in
By train
Mitaka is a major stop on the JR '''Ch?? line'''(______). Ch?? trains depart from Tokyo Station on platforms 1 and 2 (34 minutes; \380), and from Shinjuku on platform 12 (15 minutes; \210). Fast trains designated '''Special Rapid''', including Ch?? Special Rapid (________ ch??-tokkai), Ome Special Rapid (___~____ ?me-tokkai), and Commuter Special Rapid (________ ts?kin-tokkai), stop at Mitaka. However, some '''Limited Express''' trains do not.
Mitaka is also the end point of the thru-service connecting the Tokyo Metro '''Tozai line''' (______) to the Ch?? via its terminal at Nakano.
See
'''Ghibli Museum''' - Mitaka is home to the famed animator Hayao Miyazaki's "Mitaka Ghibli Forest Museum." To visit the museum, you will need to purchase a ticket at a Lawson's convenience store. Currently tickets are __1000, less for children. You can walk there in 15 minutes, or a bus is available from Mitaka Station for __300 round-trip.
'''Mitaka City Gallery of Art''' - The gallery is in the topmost floor of the Coral building, immediately adjacent to Mitaka station. Features special exhibits four times a year. Hours are 10:00-20:00 (admission ends at 19:30). Their address is CORAL 5F, 3-35-1 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka-shi, and they can be contacted at 0422-79-0033.
Do
'''MISHOP''', the [http://www1.parkcity.ne.jp/mishop/english/index_e.html Mitaka International Society for HOSpitality], is an association for cultural exchange between Japanese volunteers and international visitors. MISHOP hosts various cultural events and also operates fee-based Japanese lessons. Alternatively, a system for connecting students with volunteer language partners is available for those who wish to learn Japanese on the cheap. All that is required is a __1000 membership fee for students. The MISHOP center is on the main street south of Mitaka Station, less than 5 minutes' walk.
Buy
'''LONLON''' - There is a Lonlon at Mitaka station. While not as big as the one at Kichijoji, there is a bakery, food, a restaurant, a couple beauty/salon stores, and a flower shop.
'''Coral Mitaka''' (_R_____O__) is a mid-size building immediately to the south of Mitaka station that is home to many small shops, selling items such as clothing, groceries, specialty food, and other items. Additionally, the art gallery is on the top floor.
Eat
'''Indira''' is an Indian restaurant a block off the main '''Ch?? D?ri''' street. About 10 minutes' walk from Mitaka Station
Learn
'''International Christian University''' http://www.icu.ac.jp/index_e.html
Drink
Sleep
Contact
[http://www.city.mitaka.tokyo.jp/english/index.html Welcome to Mitaka City!] - the Mitaka municipal website.