Nippori's fabric street in old downtown Tokyo, about a kilometer of cloth shops that draw everyone from students to elders
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Walk three minutes from the south exit of Nippori Station and you'll come out onto Nippori Chuo-dori. For about a kilometer along this street it's all fabric shops, selling kimono and dress fabrics and clothing accessories—everyone from students to older folks comes to this textile street.
The Nippori area is a mix of small factories, shopping streets, and housing all packed together. In 2020, about 20,000 people lived in the 3 chome that make up this neighborhood, with people in their twenties and thirties making up about a third—higher than Arakawa City as a whole. Over half the households are single-person, and renters make up about 45%—both figures higher than Arakawa City overall.
For everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 10th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, which is the highest-ranking item for this neighborhood; overall convenience of living ranks 28th. Inside the station there's ecute Nippori, where you can get bento, deli food, and bread without even leaving the station. The three tall buildings next to the station are Sun Mark City Nippori, which connects directly to the station, with housing and shops in the same building.
Nippori Station is served by the Yamanote Line, the Keihin-Tohoku Line, the Joban Line, and Keisei, with even the Skyliner stopping here. There's a mid-station ticket gate between JR and Keisei, so you can transfer without leaving the station.
In 2020, this neighborhood had about 300 people per hectare. Based on our street photos, cleanliness ranks 378th, which is the weakest item for this neighborhood. Greenery ranks 344th, and there's relatively little greenery as well.
This place used to be called Niihori. During the Kyoho era it began to be written as Nippori, meaning a village you could spend all day in without getting tired of it. In 1749, Nippori became an official place name.
In 1905, Nippon Railway opened a station here. In the early Taisho era, a group of merchants who had been dealing in used textiles and offcut fabric in Asakusa moved together to the then-quiet area of Nippori and Mikawashima. The textile street began gathering together from this point.
Nippori-cho was incorporated into Tokyo City in 1932, becoming part of Arakawa City; in 1966, the residential address system was implemented, splitting it into Higashi-Nippori and Nishi-Nippori. In front of the station there used to be a corner with wholesale shops for traditional snacks, and in 2008 the Nippori-Toneri Liner opened. Arakawa City took the opportunity to redevelop the west, central, and north areas in front of the station together, building what is now Sun Mark City Nippori.
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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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