A quiet residential area south of Tama Reien Cemetery, with a row of weeping cherry trees in Japan's first park cemetery
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Momijigaoka is a residential area south of Tama Reien Cemetery. The cemetery itself is outside the neighborhood—it's Japan's first park cemetery, with plenty of greenery spread across its 128 hectares, and there are weeping cherry trees along the Nishi 3-go-dori area inside the grounds. Senryu-ji, in Momijigaoka 2-chome, has the cemetery right in front of its gate.
In the past, there was almost nothing here besides the temple and stone masons' shops, surrounded by pine forest. It was only after the war that houses gradually increased, turning it into the residential street it is now, west of Tama Station.
In 2020, people aged 20 to 24 made up about 7.4% of this neighborhood, higher than Fuchu City's overall 5.9%. The station's subname is Tokyo Gaidai-mae, and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies is just east of the station, outside the neighborhood.
From our street photos, greenery ranks 95th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, landing in the middle of the pack—the best ranking this neighborhood has. The Tamagawa Line started running the Cycle Train, which lets you bring your bicycle aboard, starting in 2021. Since April 2023, riders have also been able to walk their bikes in and bring them aboard at this station.
Local buses all depart from the east exit, and you can ride direct to Chofu Station or Mitaka Station with no transfer. Momijigaoka's community hub is the Momijigaoka Culture Center, a 12-minute walk from the station. Inside are a public hall, a children's center, and a senior citizens' welfare center, closed on national holidays.
Daily shopping ranks second from the bottom out of 395 neighborhoods, sidewalks rank 392nd, and healthcare ranks third from the bottom—all among the last few places. Public transit ranks 286th. The Seibu Tamagawa Line is a single-track, isolated line with 4-car trains, and you have to ride to Musashi-Sakai before you can connect with the JR Chuo Line.
When the station opened in 1929, it was called Tama-Bochimae, because right next to it was one of Japan's largest public cemeteries at the time. In 1941, the Army's Chofu Airfield was built near the station, and after the war it became the US military's "Kanto Mura," which wasn't returned until 1974.
In the second half of the 1990s, development plans for the former site east of the station were finalized one after another, and nearby residents started questioning the station name's use of "cemetery". In 2000, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies relocated here, and the following year a police school moved in too, so ridership on the Tamagawa Line increased sharply. In March 2001, the station name was changed to Tama Station.
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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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