Nishi-Ogikubo, a street of forty-odd antique and secondhand shops, with several secondhand bookshops open late
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There are no high-rise buildings in front of Nishi-Ogikubo Station, and no station building either. There are over 40 antique, curio, and secondhand shops scattered throughout Nishi-Ogi, most of which open late, and most aren't open yet in the morning.
There are actually quite a few secondhand bookstores open late into the night, and book lovers call this place "Jimbocho at night" (Jimbocho is Tokyo's secondhand bookstore street). What livens up after dark is Yanagi Koji on the south side of the station, a lane with the air of a black market, lined with bar after bar.
From the north exit, you walk into Nishi-Ogi Ichiban-gai, and at the end it connects to the bus route commonly known as Kotto-dori. The shops along the shopping street at the north exit are of all kinds, while the south exit is almost entirely restaurants.
Healthcare ranks 143rd out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the highest-ranking category for this neighborhood.
Myojin-dori runs north-south across the station, with some shops piling furniture and old tools out front, and others with windows full of stationery. Hobbit Village, where several countercultural shops cluster together, is also well known in Nishi-Ogikubo.
Shoan, south of the station, is mainly a residential area. From Shoan, you can also take the Keio Inokashira Line, outside this neighborhood, to Kugayama Station or Mitakadai Station.
The Chuo Line Rapid stops at Nishi-Ogikubo on weekdays, but not on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, when you can only take the Local. In 2020, about 195 people lived per hectare in this neighborhood.
Based on our street photos, the streetscape ranks 376th out of 395 neighborhoods. Greenery ranks 392nd, the weakest category for this neighborhood.
After people connected to the Army and the national railway, along with artists, built homes in Nishi-Ogi, refined shops and restaurants followed.
From the 1970s onward, coffee shops became part of everyday culture in Nishi-Ogi. Around the 1980s, Nishi-Ogi turned into an antiques district, and at its peak there were 70 specialty shops centered around Kotto-dori.
From the 2000s, general stores and variety shops increased in number, and from the 2010s onward, more and more cafes with their own distinct style have opened.
Urban Planning Road Hojo Line No. 132 runs from Ome Kaido to Nishi-Ogikita 3-chome within this neighborhood, a total length of 606 meters. The road will be widened from 11 meters to 16 meters, with one purpose being to enhance the station plaza.
Construction is planned to begin first at the Ome Kaido end, with completion scheduled for March 2030, though the schedule may be adjusted. As of the end of March 2025, 28.5% of the necessary land had been acquired.
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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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