Kanamachi — a new mall rises by the station, while Japan's first rooftop driving school still runs up top
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In the north-south passage at Kanamachi Station, announcements remind cyclists to get off and walk their bikes through. There are few other ways to cross the railway nearby, so residents who aren't riding often walk through here too. Walking your bike out the north exit, you'll find MARK IS Katsushika Kanamachi, a shopping mall that opened in 2025, with a driving school on the roof.
This driving school opened on the roof of the old mall in 1973, and at the time it was Japan's first licensed driving school set up on the roof of a commercial facility. The new mall has a supermarket, and underground there's bicycle parking for about 1,200 commuter bikes.
Back at the south exit, across the way is Keisei-Kanamachi Station, and on that side stands the 41-story mixed-use building Venasis Kanamachi, which houses a City library.
For healthcare, it ranks 234th among Tokyo's 395 neighborhoods. Trains toward central Tokyo run through Kita-Senju and Nishi-Nippori, connecting directly to the Chiyoda Line.
Most buses depart from the south exit, with routes to Shibamata, Mizumoto Park, Shin-Koiwa and Ueno. The buses to Shibamata run even more frequently than the Keisei Kanamachi Line, which has only three stations.
The former right-of-way of the dedicated railway that used to carry paper, northwest of the station, has mostly become a walking path.
JR only stops Local trains on the Joban Line at Kanamachi. In 2020, about 152 people lived per hectare in this neighborhood.
Judging from our street photos, this neighborhood ranks 314th among Tokyo's 395 neighborhoods for sidewalks, and 326th for greenery, both in the lower range.
Kanamachi Station opened in 1897. Kanamachi Water Purification Plant was completed in 1926, drawing water from the Edogawa River. The pointed-cap intake tower on the riverbank lies outside this neighborhood, and it appeared in "It's Tough Being a Man".
Northwest of the station there used to be the Mitsubishi Paper Nakagawa Plant, and the dedicated railway that carried paper remained in use until 2003. After the plant closed, Katsushika City invited Tokyo University of Science to the site, and the Katsushika Campus opened in 2013.
The next phase at the north exit is a 40-story residential tower, scheduled for completion in November 2030, with the whole redevelopment area totaling 900 housing units. The same plan also includes widening the sidewalk along Rikadaigaku-dori.
As of January 2026, Katsushika City's policy is to use BRT (dedicated-lane buses) to allow the freight line Shinkin Line to carry passengers. The route would run from Shin-Koiwa to Kanamachi, with a target opening in the latter half of the 2030s.
Compared with the 395 Tokyo neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
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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