Gonsuke-zaka, a long, gentle slope outside the station, with live music venues tucked between the restaurants
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Coming out of Meguro Station, ahead is Gonnosuke-zaka, a long and gentle slope lined mainly with restaurants, with live performance spaces mixed in.
Away from the station front, the streets are a mix of buildings, apartments, and houses. The former site of a bus depot on the east side was built in 2017 into an office building and two tower apartment blocks, with about 900 trees planted between the two.
Another slope, Gyonin-zaka, is one of the steepest slopes in the city, with handrails installed along the road. Not long after going down the slope, on the left is Daien-ji Temple, which enshrines 520 stone Buddha statues; at the bottom of the slope is the Meguro River, and once across the river, Shimo-Meguro 2-chome flattens out.
For everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 78th among 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo. Based on our street photos, the neighborhood's environment ranks 89th.
The station serves four lines: the JR Yamanote Line, the Tokyu Meguro Line, the Namboku Line, and the Mita Line. Both the Namboku Line and the Mita Line through-run with the Tokyu Meguro Line.
Hotel Gajoen Tokyo in Shimo-Meguro 1-chome opened in 1928 as a high-class Japanese restaurant, and its interior is known as the "Dragon Palace of the Showa era". The wooden building inside, Hyakudan Kaidan, is a Tangible Cultural Property designated by Tokyo Metropolis.
In 2020, about 224 people per hectare lived in this neighborhood. There are many slopes here—it's downhill all the way from the station to the Meguro River, and uphill all the way in the opposite direction. This neighborhood spans two districts: the station and Kami-Osaki belong to Shinagawa City, while Shimo-Meguro, Meguro 1- to 3-chome, and Mita 1-chome belong to Meguro City.
In the Edo period, Shimo-Meguro was still farmland, but many people visited Otori Shrine and Meguro Fudoson outside this neighborhood. Coming down Gyonin-zaka, crossing Taiko-bashi bridge over the Meguro River, along the roughly 1-kilometer road to the gate of Meguro Fudoson, shops selling bamboo shoot rice, millet mochi, and candy lined both sides of the road at that time.
Daien-ji Temple, halfway up Gyonin-zaka, was the starting point of the Meiwa Great Fire of 1772. Meguro Station opened in 1885, when this area was Osaki Village, not Meguro Village. Even now, the surrounding area is mostly called Meguro, and even the Sanma Festival is held separately by each of the two cities.
Shimo-Meguro Elementary School, a Meguro City-run school right next to the Meguro River in Meguro 2-chome within this neighborhood, is set to be rebuilt. Starting April 2029, it will first move into temporary school buildings, with the new building scheduled for completion in 2033. Originally the school was to be rebuilt together with the Meguro City citizens' center, but that part of the plan has been paused and is being reconsidered.
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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