Umezato, a neighborhood the residents named themselves, with several old temples among the houses
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The name Umezato was chosen by the people who lived here themselves. When the residential address system was implemented in 1968, the authorities originally planned to merge this area into Horinouchi or Narita. Residents felt these two names evoked funeral parlors and Naritasan, so they proposed the name themselves: "the village facing Ome Kaido".
Umezato today is mainly residential, with several temples in the town including Shinseiji and Seikenji. Walking south into Horinouchi 3-chome brings you to Myohoji, famous since the Edo period for warding off bad luck.
This neighborhood covers Umezato 1- and 2-chome, Horinouchi 3-chome, and Matsunoki 1- to 3-chome, south of Ome Kaido. In 2020 about 24,000 people lived here, roughly 186 per hectare. Shin-koenji Station sits right beneath Ome Kaido, with the station building straddling the northern border of this neighborhood; its address falls on the north side, in Koenji-minami 2-chome.
From Shin-koenji, the Marunouchi Line reaches Shinjuku in 5 stops with no transfer. There's also a Shibu 66 bus from in front of the station that goes direct to Shibuya Station.
For daily shopping, this neighborhood ranks 217th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, in the middle range — the highest-ranking category for this neighborhood. Cross Ome Kaido heading north and you'll find Look Shopping Street, which runs all the way to Koenji Station.
For public transit, this neighborhood ranks 310th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, in the lower range. From Matsunoki 3-chome it's about 10 minutes on foot to Shin-koenji Station; 1- and 2-chome are farther from the station and residents often rely on buses.
Looking at our street photos, sidewalks rank 357th, the weakest category for this neighborhood.
The Zenpukuji River flows along Matsunoki 1- and 2-chome, both inside the neighborhood. The flood inundation hazard zones for the Kanda River basin announced by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 2024 include the Zenpukuji River. Based on points taken every 40 meters within the neighborhood from the Geospatial Information Authority flood map, a little over 20% of points fall within the hazard zone, mostly under 0.5 meters; Matsunoki 1-chome, along the river, has the highest share, a little over 40%.
For the flood depth at your own home, the City office asks residents to check the flood risk map on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's disaster prevention app.
Myohoji was originally a convent of the Shingon sect, and changed to the Nichiren sect during the Genna era (1615–1624). The statue of Nichiren at the temple is famous for its power to ward off bad luck, and worshippers have flocked here since the Edo period; the classical rakugo story "Horinouchi" is also set here.
The iron gate on the temple grounds was completed in 1878 and is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. In 1926, the head priest of Myohoji also founded the junior college and junior/senior high schools of Tokyo Rissho.
Compared with the 395 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.
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