Tobitakyu Station, also signed "Ajinomoto Stadium-mae": packed on match days, otherwise a quiet residential town
Tobitakyu Station's secondary name is "Ajinomoto Stadium-mae", and the stadium, home ground of the J.League clubs FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy, is a few minutes' walk from the north exit. But the stadium and the neighbouring Keio Arena TOKYO are both in Nishimachi to the north, outside this neighbourhood. The neighbourhood itself is Tobitakyu 1- to 3-chome, north and south of the station, where farm plots sit between the houses and you can still spot the odd vineyard or pear orchard.
On days without a match, this is a quiet residential area. In our street photos, buildings rank 65th of Tokyo's 167 neighbourhoods; that is only mid-table, but it is still the best of this neighbourhood's seven categories. Public transport ranks 82nd, and normally the station is served by Local trains plus Rapid trains at some times of day. On days with events at the stadium, Special Express and Express trains make extra stops too. A few minutes' walk north of the north exit, by the old Koshu Kaido, there is a Maruetsu supermarket.
When the stadium hosts an event, tens of thousands of people pour in and the station area is packed solid. To avoid the crowds heading home afterwards, you can walk 700 metres east to the next station, Nishi-Chofu, though only Local and Rapid trains stop there. There are not many shops here, and everyday shopping ranks 161st of 167. Work out in advance where you will see a doctor, too: medical and pharmacy access ranks 163rd, this neighbourhood's weakest category.
There are two stories about where the name Tobitakyu comes from. One says that in the age of the shoen estates this was land granted out by a lord named Tobita. The other says it was land belonging to the Hiden-in of Musashi Province (an ancient institution that took in the poor and sick), called "Hidenkyu", and that the name was later written as Tobitakyu. In the Edo period the Koshu Kaido, an old pilgrims' road to Mt. Fuji and the road to Tokorozawa all passed through this area. The station opened in 1916. Before the stadium opened in March 2001, the station was rebuilt with its building above the tracks, and the platforms were widened to cope with crowds after games. In 2017 a roundabout was added at the south exit as well. Since 2018 the train-approach melodies have been two songs that FC Tokyo fans sing to cheer on the team.
Compared with the 167 Tokyo neighbourhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
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