How do I get to Obscura Laboratory?

The nearest station is Sangen-jaya (Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line). Obscura Laboratory is in Sangenjaya, Tokyo.

How much does Obscura Laboratory cost?

Obscura Laboratory is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.

Cafe

Obscura Laboratory

Name: Obscura Laboratory
Address: Sangenjaya, Tokyo, JP
Price range: ¥

Obscura Laboratory is the roastery storefront of Obscura Coffee Roasters, the outfit that put Sangenjaya on Tokyo's specialty coffee map from 2009. Beans are roasted on site and hand brews are poured to order on Chazawa-dori.

Nearest station Sangen-jaya (Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line)

Cost ¥

Time needed 30 min

Best time Late morning

Insider tip

It's mostly takeout, so grab a hand drip and wander Chazawa-dori towards the Sankaku Chitai alleys.

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What's on near Obscura Laboratory

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Performance

Hatenai: Yomigaeru Haha-hen (Sis Company, Theatre Tram)

果てない～甦る母篇～

7 Nov to 6 Dec Theatre Tram, Setagaya Public Theatre, Sangenjaya

Time 13:00, 14:00, 17:00 or 18:00 depending on the day

A play written and directed by Ryota Hohrai for Sis Company, staged in Theatre Tram with four dark days within the run.

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Nearby

Sangenjaya Neighbourhood · 5 min walk Locals call Sangenjaya Sanja, and it's the more workaday cousin of Shimokitazawa: less curated, more lived-in, with one of the best izakaya alleys in... Carrot Tower Observation Deck Viewpoint · 5 min walk Carrot Tower's free 26th-floor observation lounge sits above Sangenjaya Station, looking back over Shibuya and Tokyo Tower one way and out towards... Tokyu Setagaya Line Landmark · 5 min walk The Tokyu Setagaya Line is one of Tokyo's two surviving tram lines: two-car trains running five kilometres and ten stations from Sangenjaya to... Sangenjaya Sankaku Chitai Nightlife · 5 min walk Sangenjaya's Sankaku Chitai, the triangle zone, is wedged between Setagaya-dori and Tamagawa-dori: a knot of lantern-lit alleys packed with tiny... Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen Nightlife · 15 min walk Coaster is a relaxed Shimokitazawa craft beer bar with rotating taps of beer from around the world and a kitchen doing full meals, not just snacks,... Good Heavens Pub Nightlife · 17 min walk Good Heavens is a British pub squeezed into Shimokitazawa, with imported ales, fish and chips and football on the screen.

Around Sangenjaya

Two stops from Shibuya, an izakaya maze and Tokyo's other tram

Sangenjaya, Sancha to the people who live there, is the workaday cousin of Shimokitazawa. It's less curated and more lived-in, and it's home to one of the best izakaya mazes in the city. It sits two stops from Shibuya, has one of Tokyo's best free views, and is where the Setagaya Line tram starts.

Sangenjaya has 5 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 1 neighbourhood, 1 bar, 1 viewpoint, 1 cafe and 1 landmark. Read the Sangenjaya guide.

Good to know

How do I get to Obscura Laboratory?: The nearest station is Sangen-jaya (Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line). Obscura Laboratory is in Sangenjaya, Tokyo.
How much does Obscura Laboratory cost?: Obscura Laboratory is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Obscura Laboratory?: Plan for 30 min.
When is the best time to visit Obscura Laboratory?: Late morning.

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