Beside Sengakuji, resting place of the forty-seven ronin, a row of tower blocks lines the national road
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Sengakuji is located in Takanawa 2-chome, within the neighborhood. In 1703, the Ako Roshi (the Forty-Seven Ronin) were buried here; their graves, along with that of their lord Asano Naganori, are a nationally designated historic site. After Shirokane-Takanawa Station opened in 2000, tower apartments became increasingly prominent along Sakurada-dori (National Route 1) from 2004 and 2005 onward.
Among the more than 13,000 people living in Takanawa 1-chome and 2-chome, about 20% are aged 65 or older, higher than the average for Minato City as a whole; the homeownership rate is also close to half, also higher than the city average. Every year in early April and on December 14, Sengakuji holds the Gishi-sai festival honoring the loyal retainers.
Public transit ranks 25th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the highest-ranking category for this neighborhood. There are two stations in this neighborhood: Shirokane-Takanawa Station, served by the Namboku Line and the Mita Line, and Sengakuji Station, served by the Toei Asakusa Line and the Keikyu Line.
At Shirokane-Takanawa Station, the Namboku Line and Mita Line share platforms, so transferring between trains going the same direction just means crossing to the other side of the platform, with no gates in between. Near Exit 1 are the Minato City Takanawa Area General Branch Office (a branch of the City office), the Takanawa Library, and a City citizens' center.
Daily shopping ranks 101st, placing it in the top tier among 395 neighborhoods; healthcare ranks 173rd, the lowest-ranking category for this neighborhood. The two stations' rail lines are completely different from each other.
The name "Takanawa" comes from "Takanawahara" in a Sengoku-era war chronicle, meaning a straight road atop a highland, said to refer to Nihon-enoki-dori, which runs through the hills. After the Kan'ei Great Fire of 1641, Sengakuji was rebuilt on its current site by order of Tokugawa Iemitsu. By the late Edo period, Takanawa was a famous spot for viewing the moon during the Nijurokuya-machi vigil.
In 1968, Sengakuji Station opened along with the extension of the Asakusa Line. More than thirty years later, in 2000, Shirokane-Takanawa Station finally opened; its provisional name had been "Seishoko-mae". Because the station sits right on the border between Shirokane and Takanawa, the local neighborhood association had already renamed itself the "Shirotaka Chokai," and in the end the station adopted its current name.
The Namboku Line is planned to be extended from Shirokane-Takanawa to Shinagawa; construction began in November 2024, and Tokyo is aiming for an opening sometime in the mid-2030s. Passenger numbers are expected to increase after the opening of Takanawa Gateway Station, but Sengakuji Station's platform is only 5 meters wide, so it needs to be widened. The redevelopment of about 1.3 hectares near the station to widen it will include commercial, office, and residential buildings, with construction scheduled for completion 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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