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Inagi / Inagi-Naganuma

稲城・稲城長沼

Inagi / Inagi-Naganuma, a station-front town by the Tama River, with a full-size Armored Trooper robot standing outside the station

Street Environment 7.3 · Convenience 5.8

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01First impressions

In front of the south exit of Inagi-Naganuma Station, Pear Park has a full-size statue of the robot "Scopedog" from the anime Armored Trooper Votoms. The shopping street in front of the station is called Pearly Road, running along the old Kawasaki Kaido. This neighborhood is almost exactly the town of Higashi-Naganuma, starting from the Tamagawa in the north, with both the Nambu Line and the Keio Line running through the town.

Many people here live in rented housing: in 2020, about 54% of housing was private rentals, compared to just 31% for Inagi City as a whole. About four in ten households are single-person, and people aged 20 to 39 make up about a quarter, both higher than the city average.

02What works

Both stations have supermarkets and shopping centers in front of them: Inagi-Naganuma Station has Aeon Town Inagi-Naganuma, and the north exit of Inagi Station connects directly to a Keio shopping center. Inagi City Hall is near Inagi Station.

The flatland along the Tamagawa in Inagi has grown rice since ancient times, and the Daimaru Yosui canal was built in the Edo period; today, Inagi's pears are famous as "Tamagawa pears". Based on our street photos, greenery ranks 83rd among 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the best of the seven categories for this neighborhood.

03Heads-up

Higashi-Naganuma is long and narrow from north to south, stretching from the Tamagawa to the hills. We count how many supermarkets and convenience stores each home can reach on foot; for everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 387th among 395 neighborhoods, the weakest of the seven categories. Keio's Special Express and Express trains don't stop at Inagi Station, so transit ranks 227th, in the lower-middle range.

04A bit of history

This area was called Naganuma Village in the Edo period, renamed Higashi-Naganuma Village in 1878. In 1889, it merged with five neighboring villages to form Inagi Village, and "Inagi" was a newly coined name at that time. No historical records can confirm its origin; it's said to have been chosen between two candidates, Inaho and Inagi, reflecting that this area produced good rice and had once had several castles or forts.

In 1927, the Nambu Railway opened, and Inagi-Naganuma Station opened. In 1974, Keio Inagi Station opened, set up as the eastern gateway to the Tama New Town, though due to the terrain, the station itself is not within the New Town's boundaries.

05What's coming

Land readjustment (redrawing blocks and widening roads) covering about 10.6 hectares centered on Inagi-Naganuma Station is still underway. The project is scheduled to run through fiscal year 2044. The Nambu Line's elevated tracks are already complete, and now it's the turn of the station plaza area south of the station and the blocks north of the station.

Compiled by TidyMap with AI from public sources · updated 2026-10 · 7 sources

Scores

Compared with the 395 Tokyo neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)

Street Environment7.3No. 164
Cleanliness9.0No. 213
Buildings7.7No. 335
Sidewalks5.0No. 184
Greenery7.4No. 83
Convenience5.8No. 357
Transit6.3No. 227
Everyday shopping4.8No. 387
Healthcare6.6No. 370

What's here

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  • Scopedog Statue (Inagi Pear Park)A full-size robot statue standing in the park by Inagi-Naganuma Station's south exit.
  • Inagi Daiichi Elementary SchoolCatchment covers 28%
  • Inagi Daisan Elementary SchoolNearby・Catchment covers 27%
  • Inagi Dairoku Elementary SchoolNearby・Catchment covers 21%
  • Inagi Daiyon Elementary SchoolNearby・Catchment covers 21%
  • Minamiyama Elementary SchoolNearby・Catchment covers 3%
  • Inagi Daiyon Junior High SchoolNearby・Catchment covers 39%
  • Inagi Daiichi Junior High SchoolNearby・Catchment covers 33%
  • Inagi-Daisan Junior High SchoolNearby・Catchment covers 28%
  • Kyosaikai Sakurai Hospital0.9 km away
  • InagiInagi Station sits on the Keio Sagamihara Line, near Inagi City Hall.
  • Inagi-NaganumaInagi-Naganuma Station is an elevated Nanbu Line stop with a shopping street and mall right outside.
  • Aeon Town Inaginaganuma

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.

131 blocks · Curated boundary · Data version 2026-10-30

How are these measured?

Compared against the Tokyo neighborhoods in this guide; metrics without enough data are not ranked. Shopping counts convenience stores plus the nearer of a supermarket or a traditional market (public and private retail markets); night markets, vendor zones and shopping-street shops are not counted. Transit is rail-first with a lower weight for buses.

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