The name period-drama constables called themselves by, now office blocks with flats tucked between them
In Japanese period dramas, constables refer to themselves as "Hatchobori". This is because in the Edo period, the official residences of the yoriki and doshin (mid- and low-ranking officers) under the town magistrate were located in this area. The place name itself comes from a canal dug during the Kan'ei era, eight cho long, about 872 metres. Today's Hatchobori is a neighborhood where office buildings, shops, and apartments are all mixed together. Far more people work here than live here: in 2021, Hatchobori 1-chome through 4-chome had over 35,000 workers, while in 2023 only about 3,700 people actually lived here. Hatchobori Station sits right in the middle of this office district, where the Hibiya Line and the JR Keiyo Line connect.
Getting around is very convenient: public transit ranks 17th among Tokyo's 193 neighborhoods, and about 100,000 people pass through this Hibiya Line station every day. Daily convenience ranks 11th, right near the top. Walking south from the station to Minato 1-chome brings you to Teppozu Inari Shrine. The shrine is said to have been founded in 841, and because it stood at the entrance to Edo's waterways, it was worshipped by sailors from all over; the grounds also hold the only Fuji-zuka in Chuo Ward. Sakuragawa Park near the station takes its name from Sakuragawa, another name for the Hatchobori canal. On the Kamejima River to the east of the station stand Kamejima Bridge and Takabashi.
The area around the station is an office district, so it gets very quiet at night. The transfer passage between the Hibiya Line and the Keiyo Line has only stairs, no escalators. Greenery ranks 73rd, putting it in the middle of the 193 neighborhoods. If you live in Shinkawa on the other side of the Kamejima River, you can reach Hatchobori Station by crossing Takabashi, or reach Kayabacho Station outside the neighborhood by crossing Reiganbashi.
In 1624, Teppozu Inari Shrine was relocated to where the Sakuragawa flowed into the Kamejima River, near today's Minato 1-chome. According to tradition, in 1660 the wealthy merchant Kawamura Zuiken dug the Shinkawa canal, and sake wholesalers gathered along its banks. In the 1931 redistricting, several surrounding towns were merged to form today's Hatchobori. From 1948, Shinkawa was filled in to dispose of wartime debris, leaving only the place name behind. The Hibiya Line opened in 1963, Nishi-Hatchobori was merged in 1969, and the Keiyo Line began service in 1990. The area around Minato 2-chome saw forced land buyouts during the bubble economy, and by the early 2000s had become a mix of old houses and parking lots. In November 2017, the redevelopment building there was completed.
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