Tokyo Futako Tamagawa
About the Futako-Tamagawa Camera
This camera covers Futako-Tamagawa in Setagaya ward, where the Tama River forms the boundary between Tokyo and Kanagawa. The open riverbanks here are unusually wide for the city.
The district was substantially rebuilt over the 2010s. The Futako-Tamagawa Rise development reshaped the area around the station with offices, retail and housing, and the arrival of a major corporate headquarters shifted the daytime population noticeably. It went from a comfortable residential suburb to something closer to a secondary business centre.
The river is the constant. The banks are used for running, cycling, baseball and barbecues, and because the floodplain is deliberately kept clear the sky here is far more open than in most of Tokyo. That makes it a good place to watch weather arriving from the west, and the river level is worth checking during heavy rain and typhoons.
Highlights & Nearby
- •Watch for: the Tama River and its level, riverbank activity, open sky and approaching weather
- •Nearby: Futako-Tamagawa Rise, Tamagawa riverside park, Setagaya, Kawasaki across the river
- •Note: the river level is worth checking during heavy rain and typhoons
