Along the only Toden line still running, small factories and houses huddled together in this old downtown district
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Kumanomae stop is on the Toden Arakawa Line, a 12.2-kilometer line that is the only one remaining after Toden's lines were discontinued one by one. The two platforms sit across from each other on either side of Ogubashi-dori, in Higashi-Ogu 3-chome and 6-chome respectively.
Next to the platform is an elevated station, the Nippori-Toneri Liner, which only opened in 2008. The surrounding Higashi-Ogu area is packed together with small factories, shopping streets, and houses, with a still very strong old-downtown atmosphere.
The shopping street next to the station is called Happy Mall Kumanomae.
Healthcare ranks 100th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the highest-ranking item for this neighborhood. Judging from our street photos, street cleanliness ranks 245th, slightly below the middle.
The large stretch of greenery outside the neighborhood is Ogunohara Park in Higashi-Ogu 7-chome; the site was originally a factory belonging to Asahi Denka Kogyo, and the park opened in 1993. The park has lawns, ponds, and wetlands, free and open all day.
There are two lines here, yet public transit ranks only 150th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, right in the middle. The Nippori-Toneri Liner gets crowded in the mornings, and for several years running it has been one of the most congested lines in the country.
Higashi-Ogu 3, 5, and 6-chome have been designated as a Specific Development Area for Fire Resistance Promotion, and most of the main living streets throughout the area are less than 6 meters wide. The Arakawa City Office subsidizes the rebuilding and demolition of old wooden houses, aiming to raise the fire-resistance rate to 70% by 2030.
North of the stop there was once a Kumano Shrine; in 1878 it was merged into Hachiman Shrine. When the stop opened in 1913, it still took its name from that shrine. In the Meiji era, Ogu was still farmland; after a substation was built there, it had become an industrial area by the Taisho era. Between the Taisho and Showa eras, Ogu Onsen hot springs welled up, and restaurants and geisha houses clustered together into a sangyo-chi entertainment district.
In 1932, Ogu town was merged into Arakawa City, Tokyo City, and "Ogu" stopped being the name of an administrative unit. Today it survives in the town names Higashi-Ogu and Nishi-Ogu.
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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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