Kami-itabashi Station on the Tobu Tojo Line, from Kami-itabashi south of the tracks to the quiet homes of Nakadai and Wakagi to the north
Kami-itabashi Station is an elevated station, with two separate shopping streets connected to the north and south exits respectively. The north exit connects to the Kamiitabashi Kitakuchi shopping street, and the south exit connects to the Kamiitabashi Minamikuchi Ginza shopping street, with vegetables, meat shops, fishmongers, bookstores and small restaurants lined up all the way. Walking south from the south exit to Kawagoe Street, you'll find a few large zelkova trees along the way, called the 'Go-hon Keyaki' (five zelkovas). When the street was widened in the early Showa period, the former village head of Kamiitabashi Village, Iijima Yajiro, donated land on the condition that some of the zelkova trees from his family's residential grove be preserved, which is why these trees remain today.
From March 2023 onwards, semi-express trains also stop at this station, taking you to Ikebukuro in just one stop, approximately 7 to 9 minutes, and about 11 minutes on local trains. Heiwa Park, on the north exit side, is located in Tokiwadai 4-chome, and the municipal Chuo Library moved here in 2021; adjacent to it is the Itabashi Bologna Picture Book Hall, which houses picture books from approximately 100 countries and about 30,000 volumes. Medical and pharmacy access ranks 82nd among Tokyo's 155 neighbourhoods, mid-table, though still this neighbourhood's best ranking.
Our street view photos rarely capture trees and green spaces; greenery ranks 149th in the Tokyo 155 neighbourhood. The neighbourhood environment ranks 148th, also falling in the lowest tier. Public transportation ranks 146th, with only the Tobu Tojo Line serving the area, and no express trains or above stop here. The south exit station-front redevelopment begins construction in 2025 and won't be completed until the end of 2028, so the area around the south exit will remain under construction until then.
The name Kamiitabashi comes from the early Edo period, when Itabashi Village was divided into Kamiitabashi Village and Shimoitabashi Village. The station opened in June 1914. After the war, in 1946, a line called the Keishi Line was built from here, running all the way to the American military's Grant Heights, which is now Hikarigaoka. This line only carried regular passengers briefly from late 1947 to early 1948, and was abandoned in 1959.
The Kami-itabashi Station South Exit Station Front East Area redevelopment on the south exit covers approximately 1.7 hectares in Kamiitabashi 1st and 2nd chome, and will construct 3 buildings with approximately 427 residential units. The same plan will also create a 3,900 square metre station front plaza and open a new 16-metre-wide road. The Tokyo metropolitan government announced the scheduled completion date as December 2028.
Compared with the 155 Tokyo neighbourhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
88 blocks · Curated boundary · Data version 2026-10-02
Compared against the Tokyo neighbourhoods in this guide; metrics without enough data are not ranked. Shopping counts convenience stores plus the nearer of a supermarket or a traditional market (public and private retail markets); night markets, vendor zones and shopping-street shops are not counted. Transit is rail-first with a lower weight for buses.
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