Landmark & Tower · Den-en-chofu
Den-en-chofu Old Station Building 田園調布駅 旧駅舎
The red-roofed, mansard-style 1923 station house of Tokyo's first garden suburb, faithfully rebuilt in 2000 as the centrepiece of the fan of tree-lined streets radiating from it.
About
Den-en-chofu was planned in the 1920s by Shibusawa Eiichi's company as a garden city on the English model, with streets radiating like a fan from the station. Its original 1923 station building, a European cottage design with a steep two-stage mansard roof, became the symbol of Tokyo's most exclusive residential neighbourhood. When the tracks were moved underground the building was demolished in 1990, but residents campaigned for its return and it was reconstructed in 2000 on the west side, now purely decorative. Stand at the station plaza and walk the ginkgo-lined avenues that fan out from it to see grand houses and gardens; in late November the ginkgo turn brilliant yellow.
Highlights
- Rebuilt 1923 station house with a mansard roof
- Radial street plan of Tokyo's first garden suburb
- Ginkgo avenues glowing yellow in late November
- Grand residences and gardens along quiet lanes
- Fountain plaza in front of the station
Tips
- Exit on the west side of Den-en-chofu Station to face the building
- Walk the central avenue first, then loop back via the side streets
- Tamagawadai Park and its burial mounds are a 10-minute walk
- Be discreet with photos of private homes
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