Map & Info

Nakano-ku

Nakano City Office
Address: 4-8-1Nakano, Nakano-ku
Tel: 03-3389-1111
Open: 8:30am-5:00pm, from Monday to Friday (closed on National Holidays)
Access: 3 minute walk from North Exit of JR "Nakano Station"

Nakano City Central Library
This library boasts a collection of approx. 480,000 books, and is rich in media rooms, etc.
The library is not a separate building, but occupies the basement and 1st floor of a larger structure.
Access: 7 minute walk from "Nakano Station" on JR Chuo, Sobu, Subway Tozai Lines

Nakano Broadway
From the 1st to the 4th floors, this department store has over 300 stores, with the 4th floor up used as residential housing.
Besides restaurants and clothing stores, there are many various other establishments, such as clinics and law firms.
Competition is fierce, and stores change quite frequently.
Access: North Exit of JR "Nakano Station", walk straight through the Sun Mall shopping street to arrive.

Araiyakushi
This temple was built in 1586 due to a Yakushi Nyorai statue discovered in the hole of a plum tree, which should have been destroyed in a battle.
It is widely believed to be a "guardian of the eyes" and "guardian of child-rearing".
Because the main temple is a hidden Buddha, it is only shown in the year of the tiger.
Access: 5 minute walk from "Araiyakushimae Station" on Seibu Shinjuku Line; 5 minute bus ride from North Exit of "Nakano Station" on JR Chuo Line

Nakano Sunplaza
This integrated facility includes lodging, wedding chapel, music, and other items, and the 1st through 4th floors are a concert hall.
It is a famous Nakano landmark, wherein many various events are held.
Access: 1 minute walk from North Exit of "Nakano Station" on JR Chuo, Sobu, and Tokyo Metro Tozai Lines.

Tetsugakudo Park
Philosopher Inoue Enryo, who also founded Toyo University, created this park, and after his death, it was donated to Nakano City.
As its name (tetsugaku means philosophy) indicates, it is themed on philosophy. Snapshots of thinking can be found throughout, and it is a park with a unique atmosphere. It is also famous as a place for sakura trees.
On its north side is a sports facility with baseball fields, tennis courts, and an archery range.
Access: 12 minute walk from "Araiyakushi Station" on Seibu Shinjuku Line; 12 minute walk from "Ochiai Minami Nagasaki Station" on Toei Oedo Line