Setagaya-ku2

5-27-14 Kitami, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

15-minute walk from Seijogakuen-mae Sta. on the Odakyu Line
2-minute walk from Jidayubori-koen-mae bus stop on the bus route from Seijogakuen-mae Sta. on the Odakyu Line

9:30-16:30

Free

Jidayubori Park's Old Farm House Garden
TEL:03-3417-8492

Monday (If a Monday falls on a public holiday closed on the following day) and New Year period.

Jidayubori is another name for the water irrigation system (Rokugo Yosui) built under the supervision of Koizumi Jidayu. A real rice paddy has been created here and buildings from the late Edo era such as farmhouses, plastered warehouses, sheds, and a fire-fighting hut have been brought in and reconstructed in the garden.

Setagaya 1-chome area along the street known as Boroichi-dori and surrounding areas.

5-minute walk from Kamimachi Sta. or Setagaya Sta. on the Tokyu Setagaya Line.

Every year in December 15,16 and January 15,16.

Free

Boroichi market Preservation Association
1-23-5 Setagaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0017
TEL 03-3439-1108

City of Setagaya, Setagaya District Administration Office, Community Activities Division
4-22-33 Setagaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-8504
TEL 03-5432-1111
FAX 03-5432-3032

The Boroichi Fair's name came from the mid-Edo era when there was a flourishing trade of boro, or scraps of cloth, for patching farming clothes or for weaving into straw sandals. About 700 stalls are set up side by side, stretching about a kilometer along Boroichi Dori in Setagaya 1-chome. About 800,000 visitors swarm to this fair in four days.

Hanegi Park 4-38-52 Daita, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

5-minute walk from Umegaoka Sta. on the Odakyu Line.
7-minute walk from Higashi-matsubara Sta. on the Keio Inokashira Line.

About one month from early in February.

Free

City of Setagaya, Kitazawa District Administration Office, Civic Affairs Department, Setagay Call service provided by Setagaya City Hall
TEL:03-5432-3333
FAX:03-5432-3100

About 700 pink and white plum trees of over 60 varieties bloom to the delight of about 400,000 visitors annually. Events such as special tea offering, haiku presentations, photo sessions and sticky-rice cake making are held.

Around 4 and 5 chome of Kita- Karasuyama

Free

Karasuyama Teramachi is a town of temples, with 26 temples concentrated in the area surrounded by greenery. The town first developed when 22 temples were relocated here en masse after being burned out of Tokyo's Shitamachi (downtown) areas such as Asakusa, Tsukiji, Honjo and Arakawa as a result of the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. Called "Little Kyoto", a quiet demeanor blessed with history and nature has been created.

1-22-26 Todoroki, Setagaya-ku

3-minute walk from Todoroki Sta. on the Tokyu Oimachi Line.

Free

Regional Development/Disaster Prevention Section, Regional Development Division, Tamagawa District Administration Office
TEL:03-3702-1603

Stretching about a kilometer at the southern end of the Musashino Plateau is a valley, one of the few in Tokyo. As you walk down the Golf Bridge entrance stairs, a 3-minute walk from Todoroki Station, a path stretches downstream along the Yazawagawa River. Zelkova, quercus and dogwood trees sway to the wind, the river murmurs, and wild birds sing. You'll find it hard to believe that you're in the city when you come in contact with this natural environment. As you pass under the Tamazawa Bridge downstream, the valley gradually widens and becomes more gentle. The path continues to the Todoroki Valley No. 3 ancient tomb, Fudo-no-taki waterfall and Todoroki Fudo famous for its cherry blossoms.