Setagaya-ku, Special ward in Tokyo, Japan
Description
Setagaya-ku is a special ward in western Tokyo that extends across gentle hills and flat residential neighborhoods crisscrossed by rail lines. The ward contains several universities, broad residential areas with low houses, and parks scattered between shopping streets and temples.
History
42 villages gradually merged during the Edo period into a rural area outside the capital before being incorporated into Tokyo City in 1932. The postwar reform of 1947 shaped the current special ward from these incorporated territories.
Culture
Gotokuji houses countless Maneki-neko figurines that draw visitors to its temple halls, while the narrow lanes of Shimokitazawa have become an evening hub for local theater groups and musicians. The streets around Sangenjaya and Kyodo stations preserve small shops and restaurants where neighbors meet for conversation.
Practical
Multiple rail lines cross the ward from east to west, linking smaller stations to the major hubs of Shibuya and Shinjuku within 15 to 30 minutes. Local buses fill gaps between stations and connect the parks and shopping districts across the ward.
Did you know?
The Todoroki Valley dips suddenly between residential streets, revealing a wooded stream that flows through bamboo and deciduous trees. A small shrine stands at the bottom of the ravine where water glides over flat stones.
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Gōtoku-ji
580 m
Carrot Tower
1.5 km
Setagaya City Hall
13 m
Setagaya Public Theatre
1.5 km
Saishō-ji
1.3 km
Setagaya Daikanyashiki
765 m
Hanegi Park
1.3 km
Shinganji
1.8 km
Jissoin
1.1 km
Enshō-ji
1.6 km
Jōtoku-in (Setagaya-ku)
1 km
Komadome-Hachiman-jinja
941 m
Theatre Tram
1.5 km
Shōkō-in
920 m
Shoukokuji
130 m
Daikichi-ji
426 m
福昌寺
1.6 km
Jyozaiji
877 m
Sakuragi-iseki
991 m
Enko-in
440 m
三界寺
1.6 km
善養院
1.8 km
Jōshō-ji
1.2 km
Setagaya Local History Museum
785 m
Sōen-ji
1.6 km
Kan'nō-ji
1.1 km
Manzoku-in
861 m
善性寺
1.3 km
Ikejiri
Komazawa
Sangen-Jaya
Setagaya
Miyasaka
Umegaoka
Kitazawa
Okusawa
Oyamadai
Yōga
Sakura-Shinmachi
Shinmachi
Futako-Tamagawa
Tamagawa-Denen-Chōfu
Todoroki
Nakamachi
Higashi-Tamagawa
Futasawa
Ōkura
Kamata
Kitami
Kinuta
Kinuta Park
Seijō
Soshigaya
Chitosedai
Funabashi
Kasuya
Kamikitazawa
Kamisoshigaya
Kyūden
Hachimanyama
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