Shimokitazawa

I visited Japan for a few months, around 8 or 9 years ago. I really like the neighbourhood Shimokitazawa, although I felt a little self conscious about it because it seemed to have the reputation for being a neighbourhood for people slightly younger than I was, though I didn't feel old there ever. A few times I went for free dinner at the Hare Krishna temple that was there, or am I confusing neighborhoods?

I would tend to hang out in Shimokitazawa till quite late in a little bar that was primarily dedicated to playing Velvet Underground records. Then I would walk home, navigating by looking out for the tall buildings of Shinjuku in the distance. From Shinjuku I knew the way home on foot by heart. The walk home would take three hours I think, but maybe that was partially due to taking an indirect and inefficient route.