Tsudanuma

Tsudanuma (津田沼) is a district of Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 7-chōme. The name “Tsudanuma” is also used to refer to the area around Tsudanuma Station ranging over Narashino and Funabashi cities.

Tsudanuma 津田沼
Keisei Tsudanuma Station
Tsudanuma Tsudanuma
Coordinates: 35.6823°N 140.0229°E / 35.6823; 140.0229
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Chiba Prefecture
City	Narashino City
Population  (September 2017)[1]
• Total	15,736
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal code	275-0016[2]
Area code	047[3]
Vehicle registration	Narashino

Etymology

The name Tsudanuma came from kanji characters of three villages: Yatsu (谷津), Kuguta (久々田), and Saginuma (鷺沼).^[4]

Character

Tsudanuma is a residential area, largely by virtue of being a commuter suburb of Tokyo. It is mentioned in Haruki Murakami's novels 1Q84, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, and Sputnik Sweetheart.

Demographics

The population as of October 31st 2017 is shown below.^[1]

Chōme	Households	Population
1-chōme	673	1,188
2-chōme	1,679	3,337
3-chōme	1,947	3,782
4-chōme	612	1,212
5-chōme	1,012	2,010
6-chōme	853	1,851
7-chōme	1,139	2,386
Total	7,917	15,766

Transportation

Rail service

The Tsudanuma area is directly served by three stations:

• Tsudanuma Station (JR East Sōbu Main Line)
• Keisei Tsudanuma Station (KS Keisei Main Line, KS Keisei Chiba Line, and KS Keisei Matsudo Line)
• Shin-Tsudanuma Station (KS Keisei Matsudo Line)

Bus service

There is a fleet of Shin-Keisei buses which depart from JR Tsudanuma station.

Taxi service

Taxis are available at all three railway stations.

Commerce

Shops and department stores surround JR Tsudanuma station.

• Aeon Mall Tsudanuma (Tsudanuma 1-chōme)
• Ito Yokado Tsudanuma (Tsudanuma 1-chōme)
• Kanadenomori Forte (Kanadenomori 2-chōme)
• Mina Tsudanuma (Tsudanuma 1-chōme)
• Morisia Tsudanuma (Yatsu 1-chōme)
• Tsudanuma Parco (Maebara-Nishi 2-chōme, Funabashi City)

Education

There are a number of public schools in the area as well as the Chiba Institute of Technology and O-Hara Graduate School. For continuing education, Narashino Bunka Hall (習志野文化ホール) is located on the south exit of JR Tsudanuma station.