Cherry blossoms along the Shakujii River, one of Itabashi City's Ten Scenic Views, just north of the station
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Naka-itabashi Station's north side sits right against the Shakujii River, with a whole row of cherry trees along the bank. These trees were planted from the late 1970s through the 1980s, lining the river from this area all the way to Kaga, and were chosen by the City as one of Itabashi's "Ten Scenic Views".
East of the station exit is the Naka-itabashi shopping street, and in recent years more and more apartment buildings have gone up in the town. The neighborhood covers both banks of the river—Naka-itabashi, Yayoicho, Nakacho, and Futabacho—and extends south to Oyaguchi-kitamachi and Oyaguchi-Kamimachi, with about 30,000 people living there in 2020.
Oyaguchi-Kamimachi has Nihon University Hospital Itabashi, affiliated with Nihon University School of Medicine, with close to a thousand beds and an emergency and critical care center. For medical care and pharmacies, this neighborhood ranks 95th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, near the top—the highest-ranking category for this neighborhood.
Commuting relies on the Tobu Tojo Line, 4.0 km from Ikebukuro. This station is served only by Local trains that stop at every station; outside early morning and late night, most Local trains wait here for faster trains to pass. Public transit ranks 207th, in the middle.
From our street photos, street cleanliness ranks 357th, near the bottom—the weakest category for this neighborhood. Buildings rank 248th, also somewhat below the middle.
Based on points taken every 40 meters within the neighborhood on the Geospatial Information Authority's flood maps, about 40% of the points fall within the anticipated flood zone, with more than half of those at 0.5 to 3 meters. Over 80% of Oyaguchi-kitamachi and about 70% of Naka-itabashi are affected.
In 1926, Tobu set up a temporary station here that only operated in summer. The following year, a swimming facility called Itabashi Yusenen opened by the river, drawing water from the Shakujii River into a 25-by-50-meter pool, and the temporary station opened each summer for swimmers.
In 1933 the temporary station became the official Naka-itabashi Station, named for sitting between Kami-itabashi and Shimo-itabashi stations. There was never historically a post town or village called Naka-itabashi here; the town name "Naka-itabashi" was not newly established until 1957.
A City survey from May 2026 found that the cherry trees along the riverbank, planted more than 40 years ago, have roots pushing up the footpath, and the trees themselves are declining in vigor. The City plans to draw up a "Shakujii River Walkway Conservation Concept" in fiscal 2026 to decide how to renovate the riverside footpath.
In front of the station, a neighborhood development council was formed in March 2025 and is set to run until March 2027, working out an overall plan for the area while also factoring in the future grade-separation of the Tojo Line railway.
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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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