Kinshicho: old downtown on the south side, new quarter to the north, locals dancing under the elevated tracks on summer nights
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The atmosphere differs between the north and south sides of the station. The south exit is the long-established bustling area, with the station building, a movie theater, and a natural hot spring facility. The north exit is a newly redeveloped district, with a shopping mall, a concert hall, and hotels; in the evenings and on holidays, you can sometimes see street musicians performing in front of the station on both sides.
Every summer, a two-night Kawachi Ondo bon dance festival is held under the elevated tracks outside the south exit, with locals from children to adults dancing enthusiastically. Most homes are in Kotobashi south of the station and Taihei to the north, which together account for about two-thirds of the population. In this neighborhood, nearly 6 out of 10 households live alone, higher than Sumida City as a whole; more than half of homes are rented.
For everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 15th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, with a supermarket and a large electronics store right in the station building. Overall convenience of daily life ranks 55th.
For getting around, the JR Sobu Line Rapid and Local trains both stop here; the Hanzomon Line runs direct with no transfer all the way to Shibuya. Sumida Triphony Hall at the north exit is the home venue of the New Japan Philharmonic; it's the place to go for classical music at the north exit.
The bon dance venue is Tategawa Shinsui Park under the Shuto Expressway elevated tracks, about a 6-minute walk from the south exit. Musicians and lead singers are brought in to perform live from places like Osaka, rain or shine.
Based on our street photos, greenery ranks 321st. For green space, head to Kinshi Park, about a 3-minute walk from the north exit, which has a lawn, a fountain, and a baseball field.
The neighborhood's name comes from the former Kinshibori, located roughly near today's Hokusai-dori street at the north exit. In 1894, the Sobu Railway opened Honjo Station here, and in 1915 it was renamed Kinshicho Station.
The company Koto Rakutenchi was founded in 1937, and the Rakutenchi Building stands at the south exit. The north exit was originally a freight station; after freight operations ended in 1966, the area was redeveloped, and Sumida Triphony Hall opened in 1997.
In 2025, Tokyo Metro and Tobu Railway reached a basic agreement: when the planned extension of the Yurakucho Line to Sumiyoshi opens, trains will run through services connecting with the Hanzomon Line and Tobu Railway. The opening target is the mid-2030s, and Sumida City expects this to make travel from Kinshicho toward bay areas such as Toyosu more convenient.
In March 2025, the City also completed a neighborhood vision for 2040, sketching out a north-south free passage and a greened station plaza, though this remains just a concept.
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