Log Road Daikanyama

Daikanyama's new shopping mall is not really a mall at all. Rather, it's a collection of free-standing shops and cafés – including Kirin's craft beer brewery, LA clothing retailer Fred Segal, and Kamakura's Nor Cal-inspired Garden House Crafts – that all open up onto a pretty paved lane featuring wooden benches and greenery.

This is better than we expected – when we first heard about the new opening, we were imagining yet another building complex. While there is not quite enough here to keep you busy for hours, it's far more inviting to imagine sitting outsite on a terrace and enjoying a craft beer or latté before browsing the outdoor pop-up shops, which are set to change on a regular basis.

Log Road Daikanyama is built on top of the old Tokyu line tracks (very close to the current tracks) north of Daikanyama Station. Look forward to fresh, warm doughnuts with various flavours including matcha green tea and maple bacon, available at Fred Segal's food section; Fred Segal’s 'kitchen truck' offering savoury dishes and a range of drinks; and six different kinds of craft beers at Kirin's Spring Valley Brewery.

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