Living experience review of Higashi nakano / Sobu line and Oedo line

Overview

It is a nice neighborhood with close stations and shopping streets. There are two main stations on walking distance and it is clean and quiet.

Nick name

Cristina Hidalgo

Nationality

Spanish

The nearest station

Higashi Nakano (13min walk)

Other stations

Nakano station (15min walk), Nakano araiyakushimae (15 min walk)

Period of your stay

July 2021 to July 2022

Satisfaction of area
4.0

Describe your favorite shops, restaurants, parks etc. in this area

Favourite shop: Nakano Broadway

Favourite restaurant: tendon tenya

Favourite park: heiwa no mori koen



What I don’t like this area

The train tracks are very close to the houses and they cut the streets making you take detours to arrive to your destination. 

Other things I would like to mention

None.

Map of the station

Travel time to major stations

  • 24 min to Tokyo station
  • 4 min to Shinjuku station
  • 12 min to Shibuya station
  • 18 min to Roppongi station
  • 18 min to Ikebukuro station
  • 25 min to Shinagawa station
  • 29 min to Ueno station
  • 26 min to Ginza station
  • 20 min to Omotesando station

Market price

 Purchase (Condominiums)Rent
Studio – 1K22,962,500 JPY84,800 JPY
1DK – 2DK35,986,400 JPY134,300 JPY
2LDK – 3DK56,565,700 JPY208,500 JPY
3LDK – 4DK75,398,500 JPY253,700 JPY
More than 4LDK
*as of Feb 8th 2023

Facilities and other information

Ward office: Nakano-ku

Park: Nakano Kuritsu Sakurayama Park

Gym: Gold’s Gym Higashi-Nakano Tokyo / FASTGYM24

Supermarket: Summit store Higashi-Nakano / LIFE Higashinakano / Seijo Ishii

Type of area: rather residential

For family or single: rather single