Otsuka
Minami-Otsuka, Toshima
A peaceful, safe neighbourhood with a quiet local life, where supermarkets, small restaurants and the Toden tram are a short walk from your door, and Ikebukuro is one stop away.
5 minto Shin-Otsuka Station
1 stopto Ikebukuro from Otsuka
250 mto the supermarket
300 mto a convenience store
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12 places
A short ride away
By JR Yamanote Line from Otsuka Station 1 stop Ikebukuro Department stores, anime shops and a big-city evening.
1 stop Sugamo Jizo-dori, an old-fashioned shopping street.
2 stops Komagome Rikugien, a classic Edo-period garden.
Things to Do
Every month: Sugamo Jizo-dori fair days on the 4th, 14th and 24th Minami-Otsuka · 5 minutes on foot New Year at Tenso Shrine Neighbours make their first shrine visit of the year here, under two very old ginkgo trees. It is busiest on the first three days of January.
Sugamo · 1 stop on the Yamanote Line Hatsu-Jizo at Sugamo The first big fair of the year at Togenuki Jizo falls on 24 January. Stalls line Jizo-dori and the temple holds services through the day.
Korakuen · 2 stops on the Marunouchi Line Plum blossoms at Koishikawa Korakuen The garden's plum grove is usually at its best in February. A quiet walk for a cold, bright day.
Sunshine City · about 15 minutes on foot Sunshine Aquarium A rooftop aquarium with sea lions and penguins that seem to fly overhead. Most of it is indoors, so it suits a cold afternoon.
Komagome · 2 stops on the Yamanote Line Weeping cherry at Rikugien The garden's great weeping cherry usually blooms in mid to late March. In some years the garden opens in the evening with the tree lit up.
Myogadani · 1 stop on the Marunouchi Line Cherry trees on Harimazaka A wide slope lined with about 120 cherry trees, a short walk from the station. The Bunkyo Sakura Festival is held here from late March to early April.
Asukayama · 6 stops on the Toden tram Cherry blossoms at Asukayama Park An Edo-era blossom spot with around 600 trees, usually at its best from late March to early April. The tram runs right past the park.
Komagome · 2 stops on the Yamanote Line Azaleas at Komagome Station Banks of azaleas line the tracks at Komagome, usually at their best in mid to late April. You can see them from the platform.
Otsuka Station · 8 minutes on foot Roses along the Toden tram About 1,200 rose bushes grow beside the tracks between Otsuka-ekimae and Mukohara. The Otsuka Rose Festival opens in May, when the spring roses are at their best.
Local sweet shops · on foot Kashiwa-mochi for Children's Day Around 5 May, Japanese sweet shops sell kashiwa-mochi, rice cakes filled with sweet bean paste and wrapped in an oak leaf. The leaf is not eaten.
Hakusan · via Sugamo, then 2 stops on the Mita Line Hydrangeas at Hakusan Shrine About 3,000 hydrangeas fill the shrine and the small park beside it during the Bunkyo Hydrangea Festival in early to mid June. A small Fuji mound, usually closed, opens during the festival.
Sunshine City · about 15 minutes on foot A rainy day at the planetarium Konica Minolta Planetarium Manten runs shows from morning into the evening, with a few lie-down seats at the front.
Koshinzuka · 2 stops on the Toden tram Bon odori at Taisho University Students at Taisho University run a two-evening bon odori, usually in early July, and local people are welcome to join the dance.
Asakusa · about 40 minutes by train Sumidagawa Fireworks Tokyo's best-known fireworks display, usually on the last Saturday of July. Crowds are heavy, so go early or watch from further along the river.
Minami-Otsuka · on foot Tokyo Otsuka Awa Odori Dance groups parade along Minami-Otsuka-dori and the square by Otsuka Station, usually on a Saturday evening in late August. It has been held here since 1972.
Arakawa-yuenchimae · 11 stops on the Toden tram Arakawa Amusement Park A small, old-fashioned amusement park run by Arakawa Ward, reopened in 2022 after renovation. It suits families with young children, and the tram ride there is part of the fun.
Minami-Otsuka · 5 minutes on foot Tenso Shrine festival The local shrine holds its main festival in mid-September, when portable shrines are carried through the surrounding streets.
Ikebukuro · 1 stop on the Yamanote Line Fukuro Matsuri Ikebukuro's big autumn festival begins in late September with a parade of neighbourhood portable shrines. A weekend of dance, including the Tokyo Yosakoi, follows in October.
Otsuka Station · 8 minutes on foot Autumn roses on the Toden line The roses beside the tracks bloom a second time in autumn, and the Otsuka Rose Festival returns in October.
Ikebukuro · 1 stop on the Yamanote Line Halloween in Ikebukuro The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival fills the streets around the station over a weekend in late October.
Komagome · 2 stops on the Yamanote Line Autumn leaves at Rikugien The maples usually turn from late November into early December, and the garden opens in the evening for light-ups. Evening tickets may need to be bought in advance.
Kishibojinmae · 4 stops on the Toden tram Tori-no-ichi at Zoshigaya On the days of the rooster in November, Otori Shrine holds a fair of decorated bamboo rakes, bought for luck in business. The dates change each year.
Korakuen · 2 stops on the Marunouchi Line Late colours at Koishikawa Korakuen The garden's maples usually peak from late November to early December, reflected in the large pond.
Local bathhouses · on foot A yuzu bath on the winter solstice On the solstice, around 21 or 22 December, many neighbourhood sento float yuzu citrus in the bath. It is said to keep colds away for the year ahead.
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