Minami-Ogikubo, a villa district once home to writers and musicians, where three former residences are now open as gardens
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In the Taisho era through the early Showa era, Ogikubo was a villa district on the outskirts of Tokyo; back then people said "Kamakura in the west, Ogikubo in the east". Writers, musicians, and other cultural figures settled here one after another, and three of their former residences were later turned into gardens by Suginami City Office, all on the south side of Ogikubo Station.
Of the three, the closest to the south exit of Ogikubo Station is Otaguro Park, about a 7-minute walk away; it was originally the home of music critic Otaguro Motoo, and in late autumn there are illuminated autumn leaves, with free admission. Further south, the low-lying land along the river used to flood often and couldn't be built on, which is why a large stretch of land was left as the Zenpukuji River Green Space.
This neighborhood covers Minami-Ogikubo 1 through 3-chome and Ogikubo 1 through 3-chome, and there is no station within the neighborhood. In 2020, about 27,000 people lived here, roughly 167 people per hectare.
From our street photos, building appearance ranks 103rd out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the highest-ranked item for this neighborhood. Greenery ranks 189th, in the middle range.
For commuting, most people walk to Ogikubo Station just outside the north edge of the neighborhood, with real estate listings typically showing walks of 9 to 18 minutes. Ogikubo Station is the starting point of the Marunouchi Line, with trains bound for Shinjuku departing from here.
Public transit ranks 353rd out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the weakest item for this neighborhood. Daily shopping ranks 354th, also in the lower range. Ogikubo 1-chome straddles both banks of the Zenpukuji River, and the stations shown in real estate listings are spread across three stations, with no single station accounting for more than half.
In the torrential rain of September 4, 2005, both Minami-Ogikubo and Ogikubo were on Suginami City's list of affected areas. Suginami City Office asks residents to check their home's flood depth using the Tokyo Metropolitan Disaster Prevention app.
The land where Tekigaiso stands was, in 1927, a residence designed by Ito Chuta at the request of Irisawa Tatsukichi. In 1937, Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro bought it, and elder statesman Saionji Kinmochi renamed it Tekigaiso.
The Ogikubo Conference of 1940 was held here, and in December 1945 Konoe also took his own life in the study here. Suginami City acquired it in 2014, and after restoration it opened in December 2024 as Tekigaiso Park.
Suginami City Office collectively calls the three gardens the "Ogikubo Three Gardens," and signage guiding visitors around the station is scheduled for construction in fiscal 2026 to 2027. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government began work in 2025 on an underground regulating reservoir for the upper Zenpukuji River, with the project area including Minami-Ogikubo 1-chome and Ogikubo 1 and 2-chome, with construction scheduled to run through fiscal 2041.
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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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