Den-en-chofu, a high-class residential area laid out a century ago, with ginkgo avenues radiating out from the fountain roundabout
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In 1923, this area began selling residential plots under the name "Den-en Toshi Tamagawadai" (Garden City Tamagawadai). From the fountain roundabout at the west exit, several roads radiate outward, linked together by concentric ring roads lined with ginkgo trees on both sides. When people talk about the upscale residential area "Den-en-chofu," they're mainly referring to this fan-shaped block of streets at the west exit.
On the Ota City side, most of this area is zoned exclusively for low-rise housing, and it's also a scenic protection district. In 2020, 66% of households here were homeowners, compared to just over 40% for Ota City as a whole. The homeowner ratio is even higher in 3-chome, at about 85%.
Based on our street photos, greenery ranks 23rd among 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the highest-ranking category for this neighborhood. Cleanliness also ranks 26th.
Within the neighborhood are Ota City's Den-en-chofu Elementary School, Setagaya City's Hachiman Elementary School, and Den-en-chofu Futaba Elementary School.
Outside the neighborhood, in 1-chome, there's Tamagawadai Park, stretching about 600 meters along the riverside terrace; on clear winter days, you can see Mount Fuji from the observation plaza.
Most of this neighborhood is low-rise residential, with only about 85 people per hectare in 2020, and residents aged 65 and over making up about 26%. Convenience of daily life ranks 331st, and healthcare ranks 374th, the weakest category for this neighborhood.
For shopping, there's mainly the shopping center above the station and the shopping street on the east side; the west side only has a few scattered shops.
In Ota City's 1-chome through 4-chome (excluding 5-chome), there's a district plan: the minimum lot size for residential areas is 165 square meters, with a height limit of 9 meters. Apartment buildings with more than 4 units also cannot be built. The building standards from the time of the original plot sales have also been carried forward to today through the neighborhood association's "Den-en-chofu Charter".
In 1918, Shibusawa Eiichi and others established Den-en Toshi Kabushiki Kaisha (Garden City Company). His son Shibusawa Hideo requested that the west side of the plots for sale use semicircular radiating streets, with roads alone accounting for about 18% of the whole area.
When incorporated into Tokyo City in 1932, residents on the Tamagawa Village side hoped to be incorporated into Omori Ward together, but this was unsuccessful, so it became Tamagawa Den-en-chofu in Setagaya City.
The station opened in 1923 as Chofu Station, and wasn't renamed until 1926. The Western-style old station building was demolished in 1990 and restored in 2000 as a symbol of the 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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