No station of its own, yet home to Tokyo's third-busiest fruit and vegetable market
Kita-Shinjuku doesn't have its own station, but it has one of Tokyo's wholesale produce markets. Yodobashi Market in 4-chome opened in 1939, and an average of 700 to 1,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables pass through it every day. Its trading volume is second only to Ota and Toyosu among Tokyo's produce markets, yet the site is only about 2.4 hectares. Outside the market is a town of about 26,000 people, with about 13,000 people working here—half the population. Getting around by train takes some walking first: from Yoroi Shrine it's about 8 minutes to JR Okubo Station, and about 9 minutes to Higashi-Nakano Station.
For everyday shopping, it ranks 36th among Tokyo's 219 neighborhoods, in the top part. For greenery, it ranks 54th; Kita-Shinjuku Park was built on the former site of Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, which stood there from 1928 to 1975. Otakibashi, over the Kanda River just outside the neighborhood's northern border, is said to be where Kitajo Makoto, lyricist of the song "Kanda River", was driving past when he remembered his student days.
No single station represents this area: among real estate listings, the nearest station is Okubo Station for about 40%, Higashi-Nakano Station for over 30%, and the rest are Nishi-Shinjuku Station and Nakano-sakaue Station. So public transit ranks 125th, in the middle of the 219 neighborhoods. Healthcare ranks 140th, a little below the middle. Based on our street photos, buildings rank 166th, in the lower part. The 2-chome area to the south is an office district, with 6,174 workers; the 35-storey Shinjuku Front Tower is located here.
The name Yoroi Shrine is said to come from when Yamato Takeru left his armour here during his eastern campaign. This area was originally Kashiwagi Village, which was incorporated into Tokyo City's Yodobashi Ward in 1932. Yodobashi Market opened in 1939, merging 13 private markets. In 1971, the residential address system was implemented, and Kashiwagi 2 to 4-chome and most of 5-chome became today's Kita-Shinjuku 1 to 4-chome. From fiscal 1998 to 2015, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government carried out about 4.7 hectares of redevelopment in the 1- and 2-chome area, building about 660 housing units. Shinjuku Front Tower was part of this.
For the expansion and improvement of Yodobashi Market, basic design was completed in fiscal 2022, and detailed design work was done in fiscal 2023. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has scheduled construction for fiscal 2024 to 2026. The reason is that the site is too narrow relative to its trading volume and the facilities have aged, and the narrow site also makes renovation difficult.
Compared with the 219 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.
60 blocks · Curated boundary · Data version 2026-10-12
Compared against the Tokyo neighborhoods 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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