is a district within
Suginami Ward of
Tokyo
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in
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. It is further divided to five neighbourhoods of and four neighbourhoods of . Historically it formed a unitary village of Kami-Ogikubo together with the modern-day
Kamiogi district of Suginami.
Characteristics
The area has
Nishi-Ogikubo Station
is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Nishi-Ogikubo Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) and Chūō-Sōbu Line.
Station layout
The station h ...
serving the
JR Chūō and Sōbu lines. The neighbourhood is primarily residential, and is known to have a high concentration of shops specialised in antique curiosas and second-hand books, as well as establishments that play live music.
Near Nishiogikubo station, the headquarters of the Japanese animation studio
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, mostly known for its work on the
Rebuild Of Evangelion
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anime series, is located.
Neighbouring municipalities
*
Musashino City
*
Mitaka City
*
Nerima Ward
Major institutions
* Oomiya-mae Kasuga Jinja (shrine)
* Nishiogikita municipal library
*
Igusa Hachimangu (shrine)
*
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
, often abbreviated to TWCU or , is an independent Protestantism, Protestant university in Tokyo, Japan.
Founding
TWCU was established by Nitobe Inazō (1862–1933), an author, diplomat and educator, who was appointed as the first president in ...
* Sekine public swimming pool
* Tokyo Aviation College
* Ogikubo Junior High School
External links
Nishiogiology urban studies research site西荻ナビ
Neighborhoods of Tokyo
Suginami
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