Itabashi, the first post town on the Nakasendo — the old street still walkable, with a memorial tower to the Shinsengumi's Kondo Isami near the station
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The west exit area was Itabashi-shuku, the first post station on the Nakasendo during the Edo period, and you can still walk the old Nakasendo route today. About a minute's walk from the east exit stands a memorial tower for Kondo Isami and the Shinsengumi corps members, raised in 1876 at the initiative of former Shinsengumi member Nagakura Shinpachi, with 110 names carved on its side. JR Itabashi Station sits right on the boundary of three wards: the east exit is in Kita City, the west exit is in Itabashi City, and most of the platform is in Toshima City.
The Saikyo Line's Rapid and Commuter Rapid trains both stop at this station, reaching Shinjuku with no transfer. The station is built on an embankment, and outside the exit in the middle of the platform there's a tunnel-like free passage connecting the east and west sides.
Within walking distance there are three stations: JR Itabashi Station, the Toei Mita Line's Shin-itabashi Station, and the Tobu Tojo Line's Shimo-itabashi Station, which is outside the neighborhood. In 2019 the east and west exit ticket gates were merged, so you can now move between the two sides inside the station.
For everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 63rd out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, and for healthcare it ranks 65th; both grocery shopping and medical care conditions are near the top in Tokyo.
In 2020, this neighborhood had about 272 people per hectare. For greenery, it ranks 354th out of 395 neighborhoods, which is the weakest aspect of this neighborhood.
This neighborhood spans three wards: Itabashi, Kita, and Toshima. Three construction projects are underway at the west exit, not due to be completed one by one until fiscal 2027 through 2029, so the area in front of the station will remain under construction for the next few years.
In 1868, Kondo Isami was executed near Itabashi-shuku, though the exact location is no longer known. The memorial tower in front of the east exit stands near the former execution ground, and a memorial service is still held around the anniversary of Kondo Isami's death each year.
In 1885, Nippon Railway opened Itabashi Station, which handled both passengers and freight from the start. Freight service was gradually phased out; at its peak there were 4 round-trip freight trains a day, and this ended in 1996.
The Itabashi-guchi redevelopment in Itabashi 1-chome at the west exit is a 34-story building with about 390 housing units from the 6th floor up, scheduled for completion in October 2027. The basement level will have a passage connecting to outside the ticket gates of Itabashi Station, and the 4th and 5th floors will house public-interest and childcare support facilities.
Also at the west exit, the roughly 0.6-hectare Nishiguchi district, currently mostly made up of old buildings with small shops downstairs and housing upstairs, is likewise undergoing redevelopment. The station plaza is to be transformed from car-centered to people-centered, with completion targeted for fiscal 2029.
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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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