Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Higashikurume Shi

This page is for locations in the city of Higashikurume in Tokyo. This city is not part of my book Tokyo Stroll.

For information on Tokyo Stroll and this web supplement see Tokyo Stroll Supplement home page

For users of the Organic Maps, Maps.Me and Google Maps apps the items below have bookmarks you can import into those apps to make navigation easier.
Instructions and links are on the Viewing Locations in Organic Maps, Maps.Me, Google Maps, or Google Earth page.

Some entries on this page may include a note that says "Description to be added soon ." These entries are for items I felt should be listed even if the description is not ready to assist those who wish to plan a trip. When possible I included a link to an official web page, I suggest also doing web searchs for more information.

Higashikurume (東久留米市)

Official pages for each of the cities and towns of will have sections of interest to visitors. These will likely be labeled as dealing with culture, tourism, or events.
Higashikurume official site: http://www.city.higashikurume.lg.jp

Koyamadai Archeological Park (小山台遺跡公園)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Higashi-Kurume Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)
WEB: https://www.city.higashikurume.lg.jp/shisetsu/kouen/1001505/1002267.html

Black Jack and Pinoko Statue (ブラック・ジャック＆ピノコ像)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Higashi-Kurume Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)

Black Jack Manhole Covers (ブラック・ジャック のデザインマンホール蓋)

There are six manhole covers scattered about the city of characters from Osamu Tezuka's famous Black Jack series. I was fortunate enough to track down a web site that had their map coordinates so you can locate them even without my bookmarks. The locations are: Black Jack (Blue) [35°45'30.5"N 139°31'47.4"E], Black Jack (Green) [35°44'33.3"N 139°30'40.0"E], Black Jack and Dr. Kiriko [35°45'51.8"N 139°32'26.9"E], Black Jack and Pinoko [35°44'42.7"N 139°30'20.0"E], Pinoko (red) [35°45'20.2"N 139°31'23.4"E], Pinoko (blue) [35°46'21.3"N 139°32'38.7"E]

Spring Water Fairy Rurume-chan Custom-Designed Manhole Covers (湧水の妖精るるめちゃん のデザインマンホール蓋)

Higashikurume City's mascot character Rurume-chan also has manhole covers scattered about the city. Again I am including their map coordinates so you can locate them even without my bookmarks. Rurume-chan (pink) [35°45'37.6"N 139°32'03.4"E], Rurume-chan (blue) [35°45'37.1"N 139°32'01.0"E], Rurume-chan (green) [35°45'59.1"N 139°32'38.6"E], Rurume-chan (yellow) [35°45'03.1"N 139°29'38.4"E]

Minamisawa Hikawa Shrine / Minamisawa Hikawa Jinja (南沢氷川神社)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Higashi-Kurume Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)
WEB: http://www.hikawa-jinja.jp