Chitose-Funabashi, where Morishige Hisaya lived for years and trains arrive to a music-box version of "Shiretoko Ryojo"
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From November 2019, every train arriving at Chitose-Funabashi Station, from the first train of the day to the last, has been preceded by a music-box version of "Shiretoko Ryojo" playing as it pulls in. This song was written and composed by the actor Morishige Hisaya, who lived for many years in the Funabashi area here.
On the first anniversary of his death, Setagaya City named the City road leading from the station to his former home Morishige-dori. In 2014, a bust of him in his role as Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof was erected in front of the station.
The station sits in Funabashi 1-chome, an entire area of shopping streets; to the north, 2-chome and 3-chome are residential areas.
Based on our street photos, sidewalks rank 91st among 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, and cleanliness ranks 87th — the two highest-ranking categories for this neighborhood. There are shopping streets on both the north and south sides of the station. In May 2025, a Maruetsu supermarket opened about 70 meters north of the station.
To the south, Sakuragaoka 5-chome has the City-run Sakuragaoka Library and Sasahara Elementary School, and 2-chome has Sakuragaoka Junior High School. During commuting hours, neither the Rapid Express nor the Express stops at this station; only the Semi Express and Local trains stop, along with trains that through-run to the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.
Public transit ranks 317th among 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the weakest category for this neighborhood. Convenience of daily life also ranks toward the lower end, at 283rd.
Funabashi 1-chome, where the station is located, was rated at level 4 out of 5 for fire risk in the earthquake risk survey published by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 2018. So from December 2022, new construction or renovations above a certain scale here are in principle required to be built to quasi-fireproof standard or higher.
The name Funabashi is generally thought to come from the fact that this area was once wetland, and a boat bridge (funabashi) was built to make it easier to get across. In 1889, Funabashi Village merged with Karasuyama, Kyuden, and other villages to form Chitose Village.
In 1927, Odakyu built a station here. In 1936, Funabashi was incorporated into Setagaya City.
From 2001, the railway was gradually elevated, and in September 2004 a quadruple-track section, with two tracks in each direction, was completed. After the timetable revision in March 2018, the Semi Express began stopping at this station.
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Hospitals with inpatient beds (2020 data), public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area, high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores. Many Tokyo junior high students attend private schools, so junior high catchments are only a guide.
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