Last updated March 31, 2024
A casual stroll on a Toden streetcar
24. Sugamo, Oji, Arakawa
Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) is the only streetcar line remaining in Tokyo today. Take a leisurely trip from Sugamo to locations such as Asukayama while enjoying the simple landscape along the line reminiscent of yesteryear.
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Route
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- Start JR, Toei SubwaySugamo Station [Front Exit, Exit A1]
About 4 minutes on foot
About 240 meters - Spot1 Sugamo Jizo-dori Shopping Street / Koganji Temple (About 800 meters)
About 1 minute on foot
About 50 meters - Station Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)Koshinzuka Station
About 6 minutes by train
4th stop - Station Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)Asukayama Station
About 7 minutes on foot
About 400 meters - Spot2 Asukayama Park / Three museums at Asukayama (About 400 meters)
About 2 minutes on foot
About 100 meters - Station Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)Oji-ekimae Station
About 3 minutes by train
3rd stop - Station Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)Arakawa-shakomae Station
About 1 minute on foot
About 50 meters - Spot3 Toden Omoide Hiroba
About 1 minute on foot
About 50 meters - Goal Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)Arakawa-shakomae Station
- Information used in the creation of this website was current as of January 2023
- Indicated route travel times are calculated based on a speed of about 60 meters/minute
Route Details
There is also useful information for when you actually visit a spot, such as the time required, details on restrooms, and travel time between spots.
Explanation of PictogramsNote Items are indicated in dark blue if applicable.
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- Wheelchair-accessible restroom (located within the ticket gates at train and subway stations unless noted otherwise)
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- Nursing area (with diaper-changing table, unless noted otherwise)
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- Written communication possible through communication boards or paper
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- Osotomate-friendly facility
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- Parking for the impaired
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- Explanations, etc. available through tactile maps or in Braille
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Start JR, Toei SubwaySugamo Station [Front Exit, Exit A1]
The course starts at the front exit of JR, Toei Subway Sugamo Station.
For station details, refer to the JR East website and the Toei Subway website operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation website.Toei Subway website operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation
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About 4 minutes on foot
About 240 meters -
Spot1 Sugamo Jizo-dori Shopping Street About 30 minutes
Known as "Grandma’s Harajuku," the 800-meter-long Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street is lined with lots of street stalls on "Togenuki Jizo" fair day.
Accessibility Information
No level differences so even wheelchairs can move smoothly. Caution should be exercised on busy days such as weekends.
Restroom Information
There are wheelchair-accessible restrooms located at Koganji Temple.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
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- Address
- Toshima-ku
- Fee
- -
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
- Official Website
- http://www.sugamo.or.jp/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot1a Koganji Temple (Togenuki Jizoson) About 10 minutes
Koganji Temple is fondly known as "Togenuki Jizoson." "Togenuki" (needle removal) comes from an Edo period tale in which a needle accidently swallowed by a woman came out of a Jizo after she drank a good luck charm. The "Arai-Kannon" on the grounds is also popular.
Accessibility Information
There are no steps or inclinations at the entrance or on the grounds so moving about is easy. There is a ramp (13 degrees) at the side of the main temple building to allow wheelchair access (assistance required). Exercise caution on temple fair days (days with a 4 in the date) as it becomes very crowded.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom in the Koganji Temple Hall Restroom Information
There are two restrooms with wheelchair access adjacent to the national route at the "Koganji Temple restrooms." One of them has ostomate facilities and a station for changing diapers.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3917-8221
- Address
- 3-35-2, Sugamo, Toshima-ku
- Fee
- Free admission
- Hours
- Gates open: 6:00 - 17:00 (20:00 on the 4th, 14th and 24th)
- Closed days
- None
- Official Website
- https://sugamo.or.jp/prayer/koganji/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 1 minute on foot
About 50 meters Travel Tips You will have to cross the tracks near Koshinzuka Station. Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) Koshinzuka Station
About 6 minutes by train
4th stop Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) Asukayama Station
About 7 minutes on foot
About 400 meters Travel Tips You will have to cross the tracks from Asukayama Station to the crosswalk on the Asukayama Park side. You can go around to the JR Oji Station side and take an inclined elevator, Asukarugo, to avoid the long slope up to Asukayama Park. -
Spot2 Asukayama Park About 2 hours (including visits to the three museums)
Tokugawa Yoshimune planted cherry trees and opened this park for the people of Edo to enjoy. Many visitors come to this famous site for viewing cherry blossoms. There are 3 museums on the park grounds.
Accessibility Information
There is an inclined elevator (Asukarugo) on the JR Oji Station side of the park, allowing access to the peak (operates between 10:00 and 16:00). Some paths are not paved, but pose no obstacles to wheelchairs. There are sections with a steep slope (max. inclination: 10 degrees).
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on north side of general purpose ground Restroom Information
All four public restrooms in the park are wheelchair-accessible and have diaper-changing stations. (open 8:00 - 19:00).
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3908-9275 (Asuka Sakura Park group; Designated nagement)
- Address
- Kita-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Free (some sections are closed)
- Closed days
- Free
- Official Website
- https://www.city.kita.tokyo.jp/d-douro/bunka/koenichiran/asukayama.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot2a Kita City Asukayama Museum
The permanent display introduces the history of Kita-ku from antiquity to contemporary times, as well as its nature and culture, for visitors to experience the lifestyle of the people back then.
Accessibility Information
There are braille and tactile maps for guidance, and if bookings are made in advance a curator will accompany you and allow you to touch the exhibits (clay pots, etc.)
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on 1st floor Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with seats for changing diapers) on each floor.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3916-1133
- Address
- 1-1-3, Oji, Kita-ku
- Fee
- ¥300 (Discounts available for seniors, people with impairments, and caregivers; inquire for details.)
- Hours
- 10:00 - 17:00 (Ticket sales up to 16:30)
- Closed days
- Mondays (the following day if the Monday is a national holiday)
- Official Website
- https://www.city.kita.tokyo.jp/hakubutsukan/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
The exhibits can be handled if bookings are made in advance.
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Spot2b Shibusawa Memorial Museum
This is a museum on the life and achievements of Shibusawa Eiichi. Aside from the main exhibition hall, part of his old estate, the Bankoro tea house and Seien Bunko library, which were built in the Taisho period, are open to the public.
Accessibility Information
People in wheelchairs can tour the main hall with no problems. An unpaved path must be passed to reach Seien Bunko, which also has a level difference at the entrance. Wheelchairs cannot be used in Bankoro.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on 1st floor Restroom Information
There are wheelchair-accessible restrooms located on the 1st floor.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3910-0005
- Address
- 2-16-1, Nishigahara, Kita-ku (inside of Asukayama Park)
- Fee
- ¥300 (Caregivers discounts available, inquire for details)
- Hours
- Main Hall, Bankoro, Seien Bunko: 10:00 - 17:00 (last entry: 16:30)
- Closed days
- Mondays (the following weekday if the Monday is a national holiday), the day after a national holiday
- Official Website
- https://www.shibusawa.or.jp/english/index.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
The life and achievements of Shibusawa Eiichi, who built the foundations of the recent economic society of Japan, are introduced here.
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Spot2c Paper Museum
The paper manufacturing process, history, types and applications, arts and crafts made from paper, as well as a model of the world’s first paper making machine and materials on handmade Japanese washi paper are on display here.
Accessibility Information
Wheelchair users can tour the facility with no problems.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on 1st floor Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (including seats for changing diapers) are located on the 1st floor.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3916-2320
- Address
- 1-1-3, Oji, Kita-ku (inside of Asukayama Park)
- Fee
- ¥400 (Free for people with impairments, half price for caregivers. Inquire for details.)
- Hours
- 10:00 - 17:00 (last entry: 16:30)
- Closed days
- Mondays (except national holidays), Weekday immediately following holiday, and temporary closure
- Official Website
- https://papermuseum.jp/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 2 minutes on foot
About 100 meters Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) Oji-ekimae Station
About 3 minutes by train
3rd stop Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) Arakawa-shakomae Station
About 1 minute on foot
About 50 meters Travel Tips You will have to cross the tracks to get to Toden Omoide Hiroba. -
Spot3 Toden Omoide Hiroba (Toden Memorial Square) About 20 minutes
In this space built in the image of nostalgic tram stops, two historically valuable Toden streetcars are on display. A mock-up of a tram driver’s seat and dioramas that show the area along the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line).
Accessibility Information
There are two trams on display, and four steps must be climbed to enter a tram. The plaza has tactile paving.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities) in the plaza.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3893-7451 (Arakawa Train Office)
- Address
- 8-33-7, Nishiogu, Arakawa-ku
- Fee
- Free admission
- Hours
- Saturdays and national holidays: 10:00 - 16:00
- Closed days
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- Official Website
- https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/toden/kanren/omoide.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
Be sure to visit the famous tram cars of the past from the heyday of the Toden era.
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About 1 minute on foot
About 50 meters Travel Tips Some sections do not have sidewalks. Exercise caution. -
Goal Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)Arakawa Shakomae Station
The course finishes at Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) Arakawa Shakomae Station.
For station details, see the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) website (Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government).
Sightseeing spots in the area between
Sugamo, Oji and Arakawa
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Spot5 Shinshoji Temple
The Jizo on the grounds is the third of the six Jizo statues of Edo.
Gofunai 88th Place, the 33rd temple
Gofunai Enma mairi 44th place, 29th temple
Enshrined statue of StupaAccessibility Information
An absence of level differences or inclines at the entrance/exit and on the grounds enables smooth wheelchair movement.
Restroom Information
There are no wheelchair-accessible restrooms.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3918-4068
- Address
- 3-21-21, Sugamo, Toshima-ku
- Fee
- Free entry to grounds
- Hours
- -
- Closed days
- None
- Official Website
- https://www.sugamo.or.jp/prayer_detail02.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot6 Hokutopia (observation lobby)
The observation lobby on the 17th floor has windows on three sides. This is Kita City’s proud viewing site where you can take in sights from Asukayama Park to TOKYO SKYTREE®, Saitama Shintoshin, and the Chichibu mountains. It is scheduled to be closed from April 2025 to March 2027 due to renovation work.
Accessibility Information
The view can be enjoyed from a wheelchair. There are no wheelchair-accessible restrooms in the 17th floor observation lobby, however they can be found in 12 places in Hokutopia.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on 10th floor Restroom Information
There are 12 wheelchair-accessible restrooms, but not in the viewing lobby. Ostomate facilities are provided in the 10th floor restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-5390-1100
- Address
- 1-11-1, Oji, Kita-ku
- Fee
- Free admission
- Hours
- 8:30 - 22:00
- Closed days
- Irregular holidays
- Official Website
- https://www.hokutopia.jp/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.