An old Edo post town where office workers soak at the bathhouse, then stop for a drink in the bar alleys
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Among the sento in the Senju area, one is a 3-minute walk from Kita-Senju Station, and some of its users are office workers who go out for a drink after their bath.
The drinking spots are right at the west exit. The west exit has a long, narrow street called Tokiwa-dori, nicknamed "Drinking Alley," where small shops of about 4 to 5 tsubo line up, old and new mixed together. In the side alleys branching off from it, bars line up one after another too.
Turn north onto the old Nikko Kaido; this street from the Edo period is today the Shukubamachi-dori shopping street. Old shops and warehouses still remain along the street, and there are also many cafes converted from old houses.
Adachi City used the sites of former schools to attract 5 universities, so Senju now also has a side where students come and go; one minute from the east exit is Tokyo Denki University.
Within an area of about two kilometers square around Senju, there are still 6 sento today. The north and east sides of the neighborhood are right up against the Arakawa River, where the riverbed offers open sky.
As for medical care, among 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, it ranks 87th for healthcare. The station has JR, the subway, Tobu, and the Tsukuba Express, five lines in total to choose from.
In 2020, about 215 people lived per hectare in this neighborhood.
The station is a major transfer point for five lines, and it gets very crowded during peak hours.
From our street photos, it ranks 350th for cleanliness and 365th for greenery.
In 1594, Senju-Ohashi Bridge, just outside the neighborhood to the south, was built, spurring the development of the Senju area. In 1625, Senju-juku was built, initially consisting of only Senju 1-chome to 5-chome.
Senju-juku, together with Shinagawa, Itabashi, and Naito-Shinjuku, was known as one of the four post towns of Edo, housing about 10,000 people, making it the largest post town in Edo. In 1689, when Matsuo Basho set out on the Oku no Hosomichi, he also departed from here.
Later, when school mergers freed up land, the Adachi City Office used it to attract universities to move in. In 2006, Tokyo University of the Arts opened its Senju Campus in a closed elementary school, and art spaces on the streets increased accordingly.
The redevelopment of the area in front of Kita-Senju Station around Senju-Asahicho near the east exit had its urban planning decision finalized in June 2026.
The plan calls for a 29-story building above ground, with commerce and childcare on the lower floors and housing on the upper floors, expected to be completed in fiscal year 2031.
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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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