Sangenjaya

Sangenjaya 三軒茶屋
District
Sangenjaya intersection
35°38′34.67″N 139°40′11.82″E / 35.6429639°N 139.6699500°E / 35.6429639; 139.6699500
Country	Japan
City	Tokyo
Ward	Setagaya
Population  (September 1, 2019)[1]
• Total	13,108
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
Postal code	154-0024[2]
Area code	03

Sangenjaya (三軒茶屋) is a district of Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as Sancha (三茶) for short. It is home to many bars, cafes and restaurants. Some major streets include National Route 246, Setagaya-dori and Chazawara-dori.

Sangenjaya, located in Setagaya Ward, is one of the well-known commercial areas and, like Jiyugaoka and Kichijoji, often ranks high on lists of "most desirable places to live". Its proximity to Shibuya, reputation as a neighborhood where many celebrities reside, and its influence on the cafe boom have led to it being described as a "fashionable" and "trendy" area. The neighborhood also retains a retro charm with its Eko Nakamise shopping street and Suzuran Street near the station.

The Carrot Tower, a mixed-use building constructed as part of urban redevelopment projects, serves as a landmark near Sangen-jaya Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Tokyu Setagaya Line, though it is officially located in Taishido, not Sangenjaya.

Located in the central part of Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, it is bordered by Shimo-Meguro to the east, Nozawa, Kamimeguro to the south, Wakabayashi to the north, and Taishido to the north.

Formerly part of Nakahikizawa Village, Shimo-Hikizawa Village, Taishido Village, etc., within Ebara District. Sangenjaya was officially designated as a place name with the establishment of Setagaya Ward in 1932 (Showa 7).

The name "Sangen-jaya" (literally "three tea houses") derives from the presence of three tea houses, Shigaraki (later Ishibashirou), Sumiya, and Tanakaya, located near the bifurcation of the Oyama Road and Noborito Road, bustling with the temple visitation boom from the mid-Edo period. This name had already become common by the early 1800s ^[3].

Setagaya Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Sangenjaya 1-chome is zoned to Nakazato Elementary School (中里小学校) and Mishuku Junior High School (三宿中学校). Sangenjaya 2-chome is zoned to Sangenjaya Elementary School (三軒茶屋小学校) and Komazawa Junior High School (駒沢中学校).^[4]

Sangen-jaya Station on the Den-en-toshi Line is located at the north end of this district.

The area is the basis for a district called Yongen-Jaya in the video game Persona 5 and its spin-offs, just outside of Shibuya.^[5] Sangenjaya was also featured in the Tv Drama Tokyo Girl (2016 TV series) as the neighborhood of the protagonist.^[6]

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Setagaya, Tokyo

Districts

Setagaya Area	Geba Ikejiri (1, 2, 3-chome, 4-chome [1-ban to 32-ban]) Kamiuma Komazawa (1, 2-chōme) Kyōdō Mishuku Miyasaka Nozawa Sakura Sakuragaoka Sangenjaya Setagaya Taishidō Tsurumaki Wakabayashi
Kitazawa Area	Akatsutsumi Daita Daizawa Gōtokuji Hanegi Ikejiri (4-chome [33-ban to 39-ban]) Kitazawa Matsubara Ōhara Sakurajōsui Umegaoka
Tamagawa Area	Fukazawa Higashitamagawa Kaminoge Kamiyōga Komazawa (3, 4-chōme) Komazawakōen Nakamachi Noge Okusawa Oyamadai Sakurashinmachi Seta Shinmachi Tamadzutsumi Tamagawa Tamagawadai Tamagawaden'enchōfu Todoroki Yōga
Kinuta Area	Chitosedai Funabashi Kamata Kinuta Kinutakōen Kitami Okamoto Ōkura Seijō Soshigaya Unane
Karasuyama Area	Hachimanyama Kamikitazawa Kamisoshigaya Kitakarasuyama Kasuya Kyūden Minamikarasuyama

Education

• Showa Women's University
• Komazawa University
• Komaba Junior and Senior High School, University of Tsukuba
• Nihon University
• Nippon Sport Science University
• Kokushikan University
• Sanno Institute of Management
• Tokyo City University
• Tokyo University of Agriculture
• Central Theological College, Tokyo
• The British School in Tokyo
• Showa Women's University Junior-Senior High School

Major stations

• Meidaimae (Keio)
• Sangen-jaya (Tokyu)
• Shimo-kitazawa (Keio, Odakyu)
• Shimo-takaido (Keio, Tokyu)