Ochanomizu

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Ochanomizu (Japanese: 御茶ノ水) is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan. It extends from the Yushima section of Bunkyo-ku to the Kanda section of Chiyoda-ku. Meiji University has a campus in Ochanomizu. Ochanomizu Station on the Chūō Line lies in this area. Prior to the Great Kantō earthquake, Ochanomizu University was also there; after the earthquake, it moved to its present location in the Ōtsuka neighborhood of Bunkyo-ku.

Ochanomizu is famous for its many musical instrument stores as well as many Ski and Snowboard stores all located a short walk away from the Station and is the go to place for all budding musicians looking for a bargain.

The place means "water of the tea" and takes its name after the river from which water was extracted to make the shogun's tea during the Edo period.

Ochanomizu is only the name of a station in Northern Kanda. Ochanomizu Station (both JR and Marunouchi lines) is convenient to access Yushima Confucian Shrine and Kanda Myojin.