A residential area the Toden tram runs through, with a Meiji-era red-brick brewing research factory now an Important Cultural Property
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In Takinogawa 2-chome, you'll find a Meiji-era red brick factory at the former Brewing Experiment Station site park. It was the National Brewing Experiment Station's No. 1 Factory, completed in 1904; it researched sake, but its design was based on German beer breweries.
The Toden Arakawa Line's Takinogawa-itchome stop sits at the center of the neighborhood, with Asukayama and Nishigahara-yonchome stops 0.4 km to the east and west respectively. JR Oji Station is about 610 meters away in a straight line, and the Toei Mita Line's Nishi-Sugamo Station is about 740 meters away; both are outside the neighborhood.
This neighborhood had about 15,700 residents in 2020, roughly 228 people per hectare. The station most often listed in rental listings isn't JR or the subway, but the Toden stop — across three chome, that's about two-thirds of listings.
From our street photos, street cleanliness ranks 50th among 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, in the top tier — the highest-ranking category for this neighborhood. Public transit ranks 157th, in the middle tier, with the JR and subway stations all outside the neighborhood.
There's more to walk to than just the red brick factory. In Nishigahara-yonchome, Nishigahara Minna no Koen is centered on a lawn plaza, and also has a wading pool and an ecology pond, open all day, free of charge.
From our street photos, buildings rank 347th among 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the weakest category for this neighborhood. Medical and pharmacy services rank 298th, also in the lower tier.
To commute by JR or subway, you'll need to walk a stretch first, or take the Toden to the Oji-ekimae stop to transfer.
The name Takinogawa comes from the Shakujii River to the north. The river cuts a valley through the Kaga area of Itabashi, and because the current runs fast there, it came to be called "Takinogawa".
In 1904, the National Brewing Experiment Station was established in what was then Takinogawa Village. In 1995, the station moved to Hiroshima under a government policy of relocating national institutions, and the original site was turned into a park; the No. 1 Factory was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 2014.
Nishigahara-yonchome went through a similar path: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies moved here in 1944, then relocated to Fuchu in 2000, and with disaster prevention in mind, most of the former site was turned into a park in 2010.
In June 2026, Kita City issued a public call for proposals to investigate how the former Brewing Experiment Station site park, the No. 1 Factory, and the surrounding park could be put to use. On June 26, the top-priority negotiating partner was already selected, but when the utilization will begin has not yet been announced.
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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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