Tokyo » Shimokitazawa, Sangenjaya
Shimokitazawa and Sangenjaya are home to tourist attractions such as Todoroki Valley, Setagaya Art Museum, and Bajikouen, tourist events such as Setagaya Furusato Kumin Festival, Setagaya Ume Festival, Setsubun Festival events and Shinto Kagura, and local gourmet foods such as sukiyaki, motsunabe, and soba.
Shimokitazawa, Sangenjaya, and Futakotamagawa are areas with a mixture of old and new, including places with retro scenery such as student towns, places blessed with nature with lush waterfront scenery such as the Tama River riverside, and commercial areas with many new shopping spots such as the area around Futakotamagawa Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line. It is an area with a mix of old and new.
Shimokitazawa, nicknamed "Shimokita," is widely known as a student town because of its proximity to Kokushikan University Setagaya-Umegaoka Campus, Meiji University Izumi Campus, and the University of Tokyo Komaba Campus, etc. The area is also strongly colored as a town of youth and fashion due to the large number of students.
Since it is also an area where youth culture such as theater and music is developing, there are many small theaters, live music clubs, record stores, and secondhand bookstores, but it is also crowded with unique stores such as general merchandise stores and secondhand clothing stores, mainly for young people.
Shimokitazawa also has many restaurants that cater to students, such as Western-style restaurants and ramen stores that serve hearty, inexpensive, and delicious food at reasonable prices that even students can easily afford.
Sangenjaya, sometimes called "Sancha," is a busy area, but it also retains a retro atmosphere with the Echo Nakamise shopping street and Suzuran Street in front of the station. It is also known as a town where many celebrities live, making it a popular residential area along with Jiyugaoka and Kichijoji as a "town to live in".
Futakotamagawa, often nicknamed Futako or Nikotama, is a relatively natural area of Tokyo, with residential areas forming the core of the town. Around the station are large commercial facilities such as Takashimaya S.C. and Futakotamagawa Lions Shopping Center, which are bustling with stores offering a variety of food, clothing, and housing.
In addition, Yanagikoji, a cluster of restaurants and other stores consisting of the six buildings of "East Corner," "West Corner," "South Corner," "Nishikicho," "Maruume," and "Nakakaku," which were built in the image of Kyoto town houses, is popular among tourists as a place with a unique atmosphere that mixes elegance and modernity.