is located in
Setagaya
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...
,
Tokyo, Japan, on the north-east bank of the
Tama River. The area surrounding the station is commonly called Futako-Tamagawa, and often refers to the Tamagawa and Seta districts of
Setagaya
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...
, but there is no precise definition. It is colloquially referred to as "Futako" (フタコ) or "Nikotama" (ニコタマ), from an alternate reading of the first three kanji characters in the name.
Lines
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Tōkyū Corporation
**
Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line (DT-07)
**
Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It extends from in Shinagawa, Tokyo to in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.
Stations
All-stations "Local" services are classified as blue and green. The latter r ...
(OM-15)
Station layout
Surrounding area
The east side of Futako-Tamagawa station is mostly occupied by the
Futako-Tamagawa Rise
The complex comprises an upscale retail shopping series, high-rise apartment towers, and cultural space near the Futako-Tamagawa Station/transportation hub. Located to the east of the FT station on the Tama River marking the southern metropolit ...
complex. The shopping center, located on the west side, is a branch of the
Takashimaya department store chain. It opened as
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
's first suburban shopping centre in 1969, and kick-started the development of similar stores around Japan.
St. Mary's International School students use this station as a primary way to get to school.
Rakuten
() is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered around Rakuten Ichiba, its businesses include financial services utilizing financial technology, as well as digital content and communicati ...
also has its corporate headquarters adjacent to this station.
*
Komazawa University
, abbreviated as 駒大 ''Komadai'', is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist trad ...
(Futakotamagawa campus)
History
*April 1, 1907 (Tram) has been started, and the station opened as .
*March 1, 1924 (Tram) started.
*July 15, 1927 started from Tamagawa Station to
Mizonokuchi Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.
Lines
Mizonokuchi Station is served by the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and Tōkyū ...
.
*November 1, 1929 started. And opened.
*December 25, 1929 Futako-Tamagawa Line was integrated into Oimachi Line.
*March 10, 1939 Tamagawa Station was renamed to .
*December 1, 1940 Yomiuri-Yuen Station and Futako-Tamagawa Station were integrated, and the name became .
*July 1, 1943 Mizonokuchi Line was integrated into Oimachi Line.
*October 20, 1944 Futako-Yomiurien Station was renamed to Futako-Tamagawa Station.
*August 1, 1954 Futako-Tamagawa Station was renamed to .
*October 11, 1963 Oimachi Line was renamed to Den-en-toshi Line.
*May 10, 1969 Tamagawa Line and Kinuta Line were abolished.
*April 7, 1977 started.
*August 12, 1979 The name of Oimachi Line was revived.
*August 6, 2000 Shin-Tamagawa Line was renamed to Den-en-toshi Line. And, Futako-Tamagawaen Station was renamed to Futako-Tamagawa Station.
Further reading
* - Published online on January 3, 2017
External links
Futako-Tamagawa Station
{{Coord, 35.611582, 139.626778, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1907
Railway stations in Tokyo
Stations of Tokyu Corporation
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line
Tokyu Oimachi Line
Setagaya