Area · Setagaya
HANEGI
A quiet residential neighbourhood, right beside the park.
LIVE
The streets, the houses, the people
One stop from Shimokitazawa, or fifteen minutes on foot. Push past the noise and Hanegi turns remarkably quiet. Houses follow the rise and fall of the hill, and at the top of the slope Hanegi Park opens out across some eight hectares — few residential pockets in Setagaya sit this close to that much green. The park sets the character of the neighbourhood. Its plum grove began with 55 trees in 1967 and now numbers around 670 across 60 varieties; from February into March the Setagaya Plum Festival draws people from well beyond the ward. Inside the park, Hanegi Play Park opened in 1979 as Japan’s first permanent adventure playground, and the sign reading “play freely, at your own risk” is still standing. In 2020 Shimokita Senrogai changed the face of the area, built along the land freed up when the Odakyu line went underground. Bookshops and small restaurants now run the 1.7km from Setagaya-Daita to Shimokitazawa, and the hot-spring inn Yuen Bettei Daita opened by the station. Two stations on two lines put Shibuya nine minutes away and Shinjuku twelve — and the house you come back to is still quiet. It is not a showy address. But if what you want is a walk through the park to the station in the morning and the same walk home in the evening, Hanegi is a very strong answer.
EAT
Restaurants and cafés
FUGLEN Hanegi Park
FUGLEN blends seamlessly into the peaceful neighborhood bordering the natural surroundings of Negi Park. It is a popular café known for its light-roast coffee—originating in Oslo, Norway—and a sophisticated atmosphere featuring mid-century vintage furniture.
Shimokita Senrogai / BONUS TRACK
The 1.7km of new neighbourhood created when the Odakyu line went underground. BONUS TRACK, opened in 2020, gathers bookshops and small restaurants along a walk that runs from Setagaya-Daita to Shimokitazawa.
Shimokitazawa（Sta.）
小田急線でひと駅1分、徒歩でも十数分。古着屋、書店、ライブハウス、飲食店——東京でも指折りの密度の街が、生活圏の隣にあります。
Universal Bakes and Cafe
羽根木公園や世田谷代田駅からもほど近い緑豊かな遊歩道沿いにある、行列の絶えない人気店。卵・乳製品・白砂糖などの動物性食材を一切使わない「100%ヴィーガン」のパンと焼き菓子を提供しています。
Chick Flick Bake
海外のダイナーを思わせるスタイリッシュなカフェ。看板メニューの本格クラフトハンバーガーやチキンオーバーライスを目当てに、多くの人が訪れる人気店です。
CULTURE
Galleries, shops, architecture, books
Yuen Bettei Daita
A hot-spring inn that opened in front of Setagaya-Daita station in 2020. The baths take day visitors, so it works as an extension of home.
Schools
区立代田小学校や羽根木公園に隣接する梅丘中学校をはじめ、周辺にはインターナショナルスクールも点在。充実した教育環境です。
PERSONALIZE GYM LIBERTAD
完全予約制・少人数制のサポート特化型ジムとして、会員それぞれのニーズに合わせたトレーニングメニューの作成やサポート体制が評判です。
WALK
Parks, paths and street scenes
Hanegi Park
A municipal park adjacent to the project site. Spanning approximately 79,650 square meters of undulating terrain, the park features a plum grove with around 670 trees across 60 varieties. The "Setagaya Plum Blossom Festival," held from February to March, is a seasonal highlight of spring in Setagaya. The park also includes tennis courts, a library, and a play park for children.
ACCESS
Transport and journey times
- Shimokitazawa1min
- Shinjuku13min
- Otemachi27min
代々木上原で東京メトロ千代田線に乗換
- Shibuya8min
Map
RESIDENCE
THE GRANDUO in this area
We chose Hanegi because a site that borders a park is something Tokyo does not offer twice. Hanegi Park runs along one edge of the site; to the south, the THE GRANHAUS houses continue the line. Taken together the two projects form roughly 90 metres of frontage — we were designing a piece of street, not a single building. Six minutes on foot from the station, a few dozen paces from the park. It is not a flashy address, but we believe it is the kind that improves with time.
