Shirokane and Takanawa combined in the station name, walk south to Sengaku-ji where the Ako loyal retainers rest
You won't find "Shirokane-Takanawa" as a place name on a map—it's a station name made by combining Shirokane and Takanawa. The provisional station name before opening was actually "Seishoko-mae," but Seishoko (Kakurinji) is some distance from the station, located in Shirokanedai outside the neighborhood. The station sits right on the boundary between Shirokane and Takanawa, and the local neighborhood association had already renamed itself the "Shirotaka Neighborhood Association," which is how the current name was settled on. In September 2000, the Namboku Line and Mita Line were extended to Meguro, and Shirokane-Takanawa Station opened along with them. Around Exit 1 you'll find the Minato City Takanawa Area General Branch Office (a branch office of the ward office), Takanawa Library, and the Takanawa community centre. Walking south from the station to Takanawa 2-chome brings you to Sengakuji, where the Ako Loyal Retainers rest.
Transferring here is smooth: the Namboku Line and Mita Line share platforms, so you can switch to a train heading the same direction just across the platform, with no gates in between. Among Tokyo's 193 neighborhoods, this one ranks 14th for public transit and 35th for everyday convenience, both in the top tier. After the station opened, tower apartments became increasingly prominent along Sakurada-dori (National Route 1) starting around 2004 and 2005.
For everyday shopping it ranks 93rd, landing in the middle of the 193 neighborhoods; for medical care it ranks 141st, toward the lower end. There are two stations in this neighborhood: Shirokane-Takanawa Station to the north, and Sengakuji Station in Takanawa 2-chome to the south, served by the Toei Asakusa Line and the Keikyu Line. The two stations are on completely different lines, so when looking at properties, check first which station is closer.
The name "Takanawa" comes from "Takanawa-hara" in a Sengoku-period war chronicle, meaning a straight road across high ground, said to refer to Nihon-enoki-dori, which runs through the hills. After the Kan'ei Great Fire of 1641, Sengakuji was rebuilt in Takanawa. In 1703 the Ako Loyal Retainers were buried here, and their graves along with that of their lord Asano Naganori are all designated National Historic Sites. By the late Edo period, Takanawa was a noted spot for viewing the moon during Nijurokuya-machi (waiting for the moonrise on the night of the 26th day of the lunar month). Sengakuji Station opened in 1968 along with the Asakusa Line extension, more than thirty years before Shirokane-Takanawa Station.
The Namboku Line is planned to extend from Shirokane-Takanawa to Shinagawa: the urban plan was announced in June 2024, Tokyo Metro broke ground that November, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is targeting opening in the mid-2030s.
Compared with the 193 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, and parks of 1 ha or more. Many Tokyo junior high students attend private schools, so junior high catchments are only a guide.
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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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