A low-rise area of detached houses between two rivers, with a paddy field in Suginami City's largest park
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Hamadayama 2-chome to 4-chome, sandwiched between the Zenpukuji River to the north and the Kanda River to the south, is mostly low-rise single-family houses. Kashiwanomiya Park in 2-chome is about 4.3 hectares, the largest park owned by Suginami City, with a lawn, a pond, a Japanese garden, and a tea house. On the south side of the park there's a paddy field that recreates the rural scenery that could still be seen along the Kanda River until around 1965.
Coming out of the station and heading north, the Hamadayama Main Road shopping street runs all the way to Inokashira-dori. The shopping street has two supermarkets, Seijo Ishii and Seiyu.
From our street photos, greenery ranks 48th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the top-ranked item in this neighborhood; cleanliness ranks 98th, also near the top. Kashiwanomiya Park is about a 5-minute walk from the station, and there are many dog walkers and joggers.
In spring, the cherry blossoms along the Kanda River all bloom together. The station is only served by the Inokashira Line Local, and it takes about 14 minutes to Shibuya.
Daily shopping ranks 350th out of 395 neighborhoods, and healthcare ranks 342nd, the two lowest-ranked items in this neighborhood. The station's entrance/exit is only on the north side, so people living to the south have to cross the level crossing on the Kichijoji side first, where the gates often stay down for a long time.
According to local legend, during the Edo period this area belonged to Hamadaya, a rice merchant in Naito-Shinjuku, and was covered with pine and sawtooth oak forests. Locals called the forest by the character for "mountain" (yama), and "Hamadaya's yama" became Hamadayama.
This area also had another common name, "Kashiwanomiya," used from the Edo period until around 1945. The sports ground of the Industrial Bank of Japan was sold to Suginami City when the bank merged, and it opened as Kashiwanomiya Park in 2004, with the old name preserved in the park's name.
Suginami City originally planned to complete an underground passage connecting to the south side of the station by fiscal year 2024, but this was called off in 2023 due to failed negotiations with the landowner. As of July 2026, the City has commissioned a real estate appraisal survey to try to renegotiate with the landowner, and will also consider alternative plans depending on the situation.
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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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