Streets at the foot of the Skytree, which lights up each night in pale blue, Edo purple or orange
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Tokyo Skytree is lit up every night until midnight, with three base themes: "Iki," the color of the Sumida River; "Miyabi," Edo purple; and "Nobori," orange. Which one is tonight's theme is announced daily on the official website.
This neighborhood's station is Oshiage Station, served by four lines. Trains bound for Shibuya on the Hanzomon Line depart from this station all day long, a direct train with no transfer to Shibuya.
For public transit, this neighborhood ranks 59th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, and overall convenience of daily life ranks 77th, both in the top tier. Through-service trains from Oshiage Station reach both Haneda and Narita airports.
After Tokyo Skytree opened, bus routes increased all at once, and now you can go directly from Oshiage to Kinshicho, Ueno, Tokyo Station, and Haneda Airport.
Oshiage and Narihira face each other across the Kitajikken River, with Tokyo Skytree on the north bank in Oshiage 1-chome. The riverside has been developed with a waterfront terrace and a boat landing, and a pedestrian-only bridge connects the two banks.
In 2020, this neighborhood had about 227 people per hectare. Judging from our street photos, greenery ranks 280th, in the lower tier for Tokyo.
The elevation of the railway around Tokyo Skytree Station is not yet complete; from fiscal year 2025, work is underway on the elevated bridge for the siding tracks, with the project scheduled to run through fiscal year 2028 (planned).
When Oshiage Station opened in 1912, it was the terminal station of the Keisei Line. After the Toden streetcar was abolished in 1972, Oshiage became just an ordinary through station, and commerce declined along with it.
In 2003, the Tobu Line and the Hanzomon Line connected in, and Oshiage once again became a terminal station. In 2006, the former shunting yard site between the two stations was chosen as the site for the new broadcast tower, and Tokyo Skytree Town opened in May 2012.
That same year, the neighboring Narihirabashi Station was renamed Tokyo Skytree Station.
In March 2025, the Tobu Line's outbound track was moved onto the elevated structure, and the level crossing on Sakurabashi-dori has already been removed. Next, the platform at Tokyo Skytree Station will be shifted about 150 meters to the east.
Accompanying road work will also take place: the sidewalk on Kototoi-dori will be widened from 2.5 meters to 4 meters, and a new traffic plaza will be built at the north exit of Oshiage Station.
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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