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. A trip to the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka is already on lots of visitor’s itineraries and Tachikawa is just 20 minutes or so along by train. Forgetting Ghibli, I’d recommend stopping off at Kichijōji on the way back from Showa Kinen Koen.
Kichijoji is ideal as a base; fast transit options to Shinjuku Shibuya and Tokyo Eki, lots of food and drink options, inokashira koen. Usually rates in top places Japanese want to live in Japan.