Statue & Monument · Sakura-shinmachi

Sazae-san Statues of Sakura-shinmachi サザエさん銅像（桜新町）

Twelve bronze statues of the family from Sazae-san, Japan's longest-running TV anime, around Sakura-shinmachi Station, where creator Hasegawa Machiko lived and where her art museum stands.

About

Sazae-san began as a newspaper comic strip by Hasegawa Machiko in 1946 and has been a Sunday-evening TV anime since 1969, recognised as the longest-running animated TV series in the world. Hasegawa lived in Sakura-shinmachi in Setagaya, and in 2012 the local shopping associations installed 12 bronze statues of the Isono family around the station: Sazae, Masuo and little Tarao, Katsuo, Wakame, father Namihei, mother Fune and Tama the cat. The family stands together by the station exits, while another Sazae greets visitors on Sazae-san Dori, the street leading to the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum, which shows her collection and an exhibition on Sazae-san. In spring the avenue is lined with cherry blossoms.

Highlights

• The Isono family in bronze at Sakura-shinmachi Station
• Sazae-san Dori with illustrations and statues
• Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum nearby
• Cherry-blossom avenue in spring
• Quiet residential Setagaya neighbourhood

Tips

• The statues are spread across several exits; walk around the station before heading down Sazae-san Dori.
• The Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum is ticketed and closed on Mondays; the statues are free.
• Visit in early April when the Sakura-shinmachi avenue is in bloom.

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• Setagaya Daikan Yashiki & Boroichi-doriLocal Secret · 1.1 km away
• Komazawa Olympic ParkPark · 1.8 km away
• Gotokuji TempleTemple · 1.9 km away
• Setagaya HachimanguShrine · 1.9 km away
• Shoin Jinja & Shoin-jinja-doriLocal Secret · 2.0 km away