誰がこのブログ読んだのですか？
いつも訪問者０ですが急に訪問者が増えました。
何についての記事を書いた日だったかな？
「住んでいないからこそわかる、街の魅力」を日本語と英語で書いた日でしたね。
杉並区について興味を持ってくれたのかな？
じゃあ今日は阿佐ヶ谷の話をもう少し詳しく書こうかな。
Who read this blog?
I usually have zero visitors, but suddenly the number of visitors has increased.
I wonder what I wrote about that day?
It was the day I wrote, "The charm of a town that you can only understand by not living there," in both Japanese and English.
Maybe they became interested in Suginami Ward?
So today I'll write in a little more detail about Asagaya.
阿佐ヶ谷という街は中央線阿佐ヶ谷駅を中心に北は早稲田通り、南は青梅街道という幹線道路まで広がっている地域です。
早稲田通りの北側は中野区鷺宮、青梅街道の南側は杉並区成田（広いので東西に分かれます）です。
阿佐ヶ谷の隣街として東側の高円寺と西側の荻窪を以前の記事で紹介しましたが北の鷺宮（町名は鷺宮ですが西武新宿線の駅名は鷺ノ宮です）にはめったに出かけません。
南の成田には善福寺川公園という杉並区でもっとも大きな公園があります。
成田にはたまに出かけてサイクリングを楽しみますがそれだけですね。
杉並区という地域は東西の交通は電車があって便利ですが南北の交通はバスしかないので不便なんですよ。
ですので練馬区や世田谷区に出かけるのはいったん新宿に出る人も多いですね。
The town of Asagaya is centered around Asagaya Station on the Chuo Line, and spreads out to the main roads of Waseda-dori to the north and Ome-kaido to the south.
To the north of Waseda-dori is Saginomiya in Nakano Ward, and to the south of Ome-kaido is Narita in Suginami Ward (it's so wide that it's split into east and west).
I introduced Koenji to the east and Ogikubo to the west as neighboring towns of Asagaya in a previous article, but I rarely go to Saginomiya to the north (the town name is Saginomiya, but the station name on the Seibu Shinjuku Line is Saginomiya).
In Narita to the south is Zenpukujigawa Park, the largest park in Suginami Ward.
I sometimes go to Narita to enjoy cycling, but that's about it.
Suginami Ward is convenient for east-west transportation because of the train, but it's inconvenient because there is only bus transportation from north to south.
So many people go to Shinjuku first before going to Nerima Ward or Setagaya Ward.
阿佐ヶ谷にある南北の隣街についてはあまり詳しく紹介できないのですが阿佐ヶ谷も広いです。
中央線を境に阿佐谷北と阿佐谷南に分かれます。
私は阿佐谷北に住んでいます。
阿佐谷北には河北総合病院という杉並区で最も大きな病院があります。
しかし22年間住んで河北総合病院で診察を受けたことは一度もないですね。
1度だけ消防署及び消防団と河北総合病院の災害救援訓練で訪れたぐらいです。
まあ健康に過ごすことができていれば訪れる必要のない施設ですね。
それから神明宮という阿佐ヶ谷で一番大きな神社があります。
とても素敵な神社で結婚式を挙げるカップルもたくさんいます。
ドラマなどの撮影現場になることもあります。
後は…あんまりないですね。
I can't go into much detail about the neighboring towns to the north and south of Asagaya, but Asagaya is large.
The Chuo Line divides it into Asagaya Kita and Asagaya Minami.
I live in Asagaya Kita.
Asagaya Kita is home to Kahoku General Hospital, the largest hospital in Suginami Ward.
However, in the 22 years I've lived there, I've never had a checkup at Kahoku General Hospital.
I've only visited once, for a disaster relief training session with the fire department and fire brigade and Kahoku General Hospital.
Well, if you're in good health, it's a facility you don't need to visit.
Then there's Shinmei-gu, the largest shrine in Asagaya.
It's a very beautiful shrine where many couples hold their weddings.
It's also sometimes used as a filming location for dramas and the like.
Other than that... there's not much else.
一方で阿佐谷南には杉並区役所や杉並消防署があります。杉並警察署や杉並郵便局は杉並区成田にありますが青梅街道沿いにあり阿佐谷南から至近距離にあります。
区役所などの公共施設もあまり用がない施設です。
ただ杉並郵便局はよく利用しますね。
というのも杉並郵便局はいわゆる本局だからです。
小さな郵便局より遅くまで窓口が開いており大きな郵便局の窓口で手紙や荷物の発送手続きを行うと少しだけ早めに手紙や荷物が届く可能性が上がります。
自宅すぐ近くに郵便局とポストがありますけどわざわざ南阿佐ヶ谷まで出かけることもしばしばあります。
それと商店街。
阿佐ヶ谷駅の東口を出てすぐの場所から杉並区役所付近までアーケード付きの商店街が続いています。
昔ながらの個人商店ばかりかと思いきや大手ドラッグストアや外食チェーン店、携帯電話ショップ等々がたくさんあり他所の地域から来た若い人たちも利用しやすい商店街となっています。
この商店街は阿佐ヶ谷パールセンターという名称ですが毎年七夕祭りを開催しており大勢の人で賑わいます。
また秋にはジャズフェスティバルが開催されこちらも多くの人で賑わいます。
全体的に活気があるのは阿佐谷南ですね。
On the other hand, Asagaya Minami is home to the Suginami Ward Office and Suginami Fire Station. Suginami Police Station and Suginami Post Office are located in Narita, Suginami Ward, but they are located along Ome-kaido Road and are close to Asagaya Minami.
I don't have much use for public facilities such as the ward office.
But I do use Suginami Post Office a lot.
That's because Suginami Post Office is the main post office.
The counters are open later than smaller post offices, so if you send a letter or package at a larger post office, there's a higher chance that it will arrive a little earlier.
There's a post office and mailbox very close to my house, but I often go all the way to Minami-Asagaya.
And the shopping street.
There's an arcaded shopping street that runs from the east exit of Asagaya Station to the Suginami Ward Office.
While you might think that this shopping street is full of old-fashioned, independent shops, there are also many major drugstores, restaurant chains, mobile phone shops, and more, making it easy for young people from other areas to use.
This shopping street is called Asagaya Pearl Center, and it hosts the Tanabata Festival every year, which attracts many people.
In the fall, a jazz festival is also held, which also attracts many people.
Asagaya Minami is the more lively area overall.
同じ阿佐ヶ谷でも阿佐谷北は住宅街、阿佐谷南は商業地の性格が強く阿佐谷北に住んでいると阿佐谷南は隣街という気がしてきます。
そう思っているのはたぶん私だけではないかもしれません。
阿佐ヶ谷に古くから住んでいる人と話をすることもあるのですが阿佐谷北に住んでいる人と阿佐谷南に住んでいる人の中には北と南をはっきり分けて話をする人もいたりします。
そこまで気にするほどのことではないのですが不動産の価値は阿佐谷南の方が高いんですよね。
阿佐谷南は中央線阿佐ヶ谷駅と地下鉄丸ノ内線南阿佐ヶ谷駅が最寄り駅ですが阿佐谷北は中央線阿佐ヶ谷駅と西武新宿線鷺ノ宮駅が最寄り駅になります。
中央線が便利なのは間違いないのですが西武新宿線の不便さときたら。
歌舞伎町で遊びたい人は西武新宿線が便利かもしれませんが私は歓楽街で遊ぶ趣味はないので全く関係がありません。
明らかに阿佐谷南の方が便利だからなのか中古住宅の物件情報を見ても阿佐谷南の物件は少ないです。
賃貸物件の家賃も阿佐谷北より高めです。
不便だけど少しでも安い物件が好きなら阿佐谷北で住居を探すのがよいかもしれません。
阿佐谷北は6丁目が最北ですけどそこから阿佐ヶ谷駅まで自転車だったら約10分程度です。
徒歩だと20分ぐらいかかりますがバスもあります。
ただしバスだと運賃230円かかりますし到着時間は道路の混雑状況により不明です。
到着予定時刻まで待っても来ないことはよくあります。
どこでも住めば都とは言いますが…予算に制約がなく、商業地の騒がしさが気にならないのであれば阿佐谷南に住んだ方が便利かなと思います。
まあ阿佐谷北も阿佐谷南も古い木造住宅が残っており大地震で大きな被害が発生するリスクがある地域という点で共通です。
阿佐谷北あるいは阿佐谷南に住むのなら必ず避難場所になる地域の小中学校の場所は把握しておく（もっとも地震が多い国ですのでこれは日本全国どこでも共通ですが）、断水した場合に備えて井戸がどこにあるかも調べておいた方がいいですね。
以上、阿佐谷北と阿佐谷南の話でした。
Even though they are both in Asagaya, Asagaya Kita is a residential area and Asagaya Minami is a commercial area, so if you live in Asagaya Kita, Asagaya Minami feels like a neighboring town.
I'm probably not the only one who thinks so.
I sometimes talk to people who have lived in Asagaya for a long time, and some people who live in Asagaya Kita and Asagaya Minami make a clear distinction between the north and the south when talking about Asagaya.
It's not something that bothers you that much, but the value of real estate is higher in Asagaya Minami.
The nearest stations to Asagaya Minami are Asagaya Station on the Chuo Line and Minami-Asagaya Station on the Marunouchi Subway Line, but the nearest stations to Asagaya Kita are Asagaya Station on the Chuo Line and Saginomiya Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.
There's no doubt that the Chuo Line is convenient, but the Seibu Shinjuku Line is inconvenient.
If you want to hang out in Kabukicho, the Seibu Shinjuku Line may be convenient, but I don't have any interest in hanging out in entertainment districts, so it doesn't matter to me at all.
There are fewer properties for sale in Asagaya Minami, probably because Asagaya Minami is more convenient.
The rent for rental properties is also higher than Asagaya Kita.
If you like inconvenient but slightly cheaper properties, Asagaya Kita may be a good place to look.
Asagaya Kita is at the northernmost point, 6th Street, and it takes about 10 minutes by bicycle to Asagaya Station from there.
It takes about 20 minutes to walk, but there is also a bus.
However, the bus fare is 230 yen, and the arrival time is uncertain depending on the road congestion.
It is often the case that the bus does not arrive until the scheduled arrival time.
It is said that anywhere is a good place to live, but if you are not limited by budget and do not mind the noise of commercial areas, I think it would be more convenient to live in Asagaya Minami.
Well, both Asagaya Kita and Asagaya Minami have in common that they are areas with old wooden houses remaining and are at risk of major damage in a major earthquake.
If you live in Asagaya Kita or Asagaya Minami, you should make sure you know the locations of local elementary and junior high schools that serve as evacuation sites (this is common throughout Japan, as Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries), and you should also find out where the wells are in case the water supply is cut off.
That's all about Asagaya Kita and Asagaya Minami.
