Over 10,000 households live in the Takashimadaira danchi, with a cherry-lined greenway running through it and a wooded bluff line to the south
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The walking path that cuts through the Takashimadaira danchi runs above the culverted Maeyatsu River, now a greenway lined with cherry trees. South of the danchi is Tokyo Metropolitan Akatsuka Park, where a 2.3-kilometer cliff line is covered in a mixed woodland, part of which is a wild bird sanctuary.
Residents began moving into the danchi in 1972, with 10,170 households in total. About two-thirds of 2-chome is rental danchi housing, and about half of 3-chome is for-sale danchi housing.
This neighborhood covers the area around Takashimadaira and Shin-Takashimadaira stations. In 2020, around 41,000 people lived here, about 163 per hectare.
Greenery ranks 85th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, in the top range — the highest-ranking category for this neighborhood. Both the greenway and Akatsuka Park are within the neighborhood.
Commuting relies on the Toei Mita Line, a direct train with no transfer through Otemachi and Hibiya to Meguro. Public transit ranks 245th, in the lower range.
From our street photos, buildings rank 376th out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the weakest category for this neighborhood. Daily shopping ranks 339th, in the lower range; supermarkets are on both the east and west sides of the station.
Based on our own calculation using points taken every 40 meters within the neighborhood from the Geospatial Information Authority's flood maps, about three-quarters of the points fall within the anticipated flood zone, and about two-thirds of those are 3 meters or deeper. Daimon, Yotsuba 2-chome, Tokumaru 7- and 8-chome, and Akatsuka 8-chome in the south are all under 30%.
The City's flood handbook says to consider staying home only if the house is sturdy, has a floor above the flood level, and the water is expected to recede within 3 days. Otherwise, go to a relative's or friend's home or an evacuation shelter before the trains stop running.
Takashimadaira was originally a wetland on the south bank of the Arakawa River, called Tokumarugahara in the Edo period. In 1841, gunnery expert Takashima Shuhan conducted a Western-style artillery drill here. His headquarters was at Shogetsu-in in Akatsuka 8-chome, within the neighborhood.
After the Meiji era it was developed into paddy fields, producing 70% of Tokyo's rice in the early Showa period. In 1965, the danchi plan was finalized, and it was named Takashimadaira, combining Takashima Shuhan's surname with hira, meaning flatland. In 1968 the station opened as Shimura Station; residents objected that the area was not Shimura, so it was renamed Takashimadaira Station the following year.
UR's danchi redevelopment will start with Block 33 in 2-chome. According to the City's October 2025 newsletter, the old school building in the redevelopment area around the former Takashima Seventh Elementary School will be demolished from 2026 onward. UR's new buildings there are planned to begin construction from 2029 onward and be completed from 2033 onward.
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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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