The flat streets between JR Yanokuchi and Keio Yomiuri-Land stations, with the Benten-dori shopping street and the Amelia mall, and Chofu just across the Tama River
Yanokuchi Station on the JR Nambu Line and Keio Yomiuriland Station on the Keio Sagamihara Line are both in Yanokuchi, and it's about a 15-minute walk between the two stations. The Benten-dori shopping street connects the two stations. This neighbourhood covers the flat land north of the Keio Line, near the Tama River; the southern boundary of the neighbourhood is the Keio Line itself, with Keio Yomiuriland Station sitting right on that line.
Between the two stations, Amelia Inagi shopping centre has a supermarket, a drugstore, a bookshop, and a hundred-yen shop. Besides housing, the flat land north of the station still has pear orchards. Inagi's pears are famous as "Tamagawa pears," and there's even a variety called "Inagi". The name Benten-dori comes from Benten Cave, south of the Keio Line; the hills there are called Minamiyama, which isn't part of this neighbourhood, and that's also where Giants Town, the Yomiuri Giants' farm team home ground, is located. From the south side of Keio Yomiuriland Station, you can take a cable car straight up to the Yomiuriland amusement park. Looking at our street photos, of the seven categories, greenery scores best, ranking 107th — about mid-table.
Since 2014, Rapid trains on the Nambu Line no longer stop at Yanokuchi, and Special Express and Express trains on the Keio side don't stop at Yomiuriland Station either. Public transport ranks 165th out of 180 neighbourhoods. Supermarkets are mostly concentrated around Amelia and under the elevated tracks at Yanokuchi Station, so people living near the Tama River have to walk a fair distance to shop; daily shopping ranks 176th.
In the Kamakura period, the area from Daimaru to Yanokuchi was the territory of the samurai Inage clan, and was known then as Ozawa district. Nambu Railway opened in 1927, and Yanokuchi Station was established. Keio Yomiuriland Station opened in 1971, when it was the terminus of the Sagamihara Line. "Keio" was added to the station name because Odakyu Line already had a Yomiuriland-mae Station. Tsurukawa Kaido, the road next to the station, used to have only one lane each way, no pavement, and a level crossing, causing daily traffic jams. Between 2004 and 2005, Yanokuchi Station was elevated, and Tsurukawa Kaido was widened at the same time. In 2007, Amelia shopping centre opened on the former site of the Coca-Cola factory.
Land readjustment covering about 16.8 hectares around JR Yanokuchi Station has been underway since fiscal year 1992, and the city government has scheduled completion for fiscal year 2044. The station plaza on the south side of the station is already finished, and work is now focused on the area north of the station. Nearly 400 buildings have to be relocated, and by the end of fiscal year 2025 about half had been moved.
Compared with the 180 Tokyo neighbourhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
135 blocks · Curated boundary · Data version 2026-10-04
Compared against the Tokyo neighbourhoods 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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