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Sekimachi-Kita
関町北
Neighborhood (町丁)
Sekimachi-Kita is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Sekimachi-Kita
Sekimachi-Kita
Location of Sekimachi-Kita within the Wards Area of Tokyo
Coordinates: 35°43′43.72″N 139°34′23.53″E / 35.7288111°N 139.5732028°E / 35.7288111; 139.5732028
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
MetropolisTokyo
WardNerima
Area
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 • Total
1.344 km2 (0.519 sq mi)
Population
 (December 1, 2017)[2]
 • Total
22,085
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
Zip code
177-0051[3]
Area code03

Sekimachi-Kita (関町北) is a neighborhood of Nerima Ward in Tokyo, Japan. The residential address system has been implemented since January 1, 1978, and the current administrative names go from Sekmachi-Kita 1st Street to 5th Street (丁目, chōme).[4]

The Shakujii River runs through the middle of the neighborhood, along the Seibu Shinjuku Line. Musashi-Seki Station is in the center of the neighborhood, and there is a shōtengai on both the north and south exits. North of the station is Honryūji Temple, known for the traditional Seki-no-Boroichi flea market, which has been held every December since 1751, during the Edo period. Southwest of the station is Musashi-Seki Park, a ward-operated park known for its cherry blossoms in spring and rentable boats. To the south is Ōme-kaidō Avenue, a highway that exists since the Edo period. Several Japanese animation studios are also located in this neighborhood.

History

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People first began living in the area during the Paleolithic period.[5] Paleolithic spear-point stone tools excavated from the Musashi-Seki site in Sekimachi-Kita 3rd Street are archaeological evidence that bears witness to this.[6]

During the Nara period, the Tenso Wakamiya Hachimangū Shrine was established in the area, enshrining the tutelary deity.[7]

Around the Muromachi period, the Toshima clan established a checkpoint (関, seki) in the area, when they had their castle in Shakujii. According to various Edo-period documents, including the Shinpen Musashi Fudo-kikō (『新編武蔵風土記稿』), the village of Seki (関村, Seki-mura) gets its name from this checkpoint.[8][9]
Another theory suggests the village's name comes from a dam (堰, seki) that once stood in the area. An Edo-period village map from 1784 shows a large embankment downstream of a reservoir on the Shakujii River (now Fujimi Pond), suggesting the existence of a dam.[8][9]

Seki-no-Boroichi traditional market.

During the Edo period, the village of Seki was in the Toshima District of Musashi Province. The Ōme-kaidō Avenue, one of the main highways leading to Edo, ran through the village.
The Seki-no-Boroichi Market started to be held from December, 1751, in front of Honryūji Temple, and is still held to this day.
According to the Shinpen Musashi Fudo-kikō, the village of Seki was composed of several smaller sections (小名, kona). Ōzeki (大関) and Koseki (小関) were north of the Shakujii River, now Sekimachi-Kita 4th Street. Kuzuhara (葛原) and Kobitai (小額) were south of the river and north of Ōme-kaidō Avenue, now 1st to 3rd Street.[8]

During the Meiji era, on May 1, 1889, the village of Seki became part of the village of Shakujii (石神井村 Shakujii-mura) in Kita-Toshima Disctrict, Tokyo Urban Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu).[10]

During te Taishō era, the private park Wakamiya Playground (若宮遊園, Wakamiya-yūen) opened close to the Tenso Wakamiya Hachimangū Shrine. The park would later become Musashi-Seki Park.

During the Shōwa era, on April 16, 1927, Musashi-Seki Station opened. It was run by the Murayama Line (now called Seibu Shinjuku Line), which run from Higashi-Murayama Station to Takadanobaba Station. It only had a south entrance at that point.

On October 1, 1932, the area became part of the Shakujii-Sekimachi neighborhood (from 2nd Street to 3rd Street) in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo City.[10]

On August 1, 1947, Nerima Ward was established out of the west part of Itabashi Ward, and Shakujii-Sekimachi became part of Nerima Ward.[5]

In 1949, the area became part of the Sekimachi neighborhood (from 2nd to 6th Streets) in Nerima Ward, Tokyo Metropolis.[11]

On January 1, 1978, due to the implementation of the residential addressing system based on the Act on Residential Addresses (Act No. 119 of May 10, 1962) in Nerima Ward,[12] the Sekimachi neighborhood was divided and Sekimachi-Kita was established[9] out of Sekimachi 5th and 6th Streets, parts of Sekimachi 2nd to 4th Street, and parts of Kami-Shakujii 2nd Street.

Education

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The Nerima Ward Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.

As of July 2022, Sekimachi-Kita's designated school areas are as follows: [13]

Street Blocks 小学校 中学校
1st Street All Shakujii-Nishi Elementary School Shakujii-Nishi Junior High School
2nd Street All Sekimachi Elementary School
3rd Street All
4th Street All Sekimachi-Kita Elementary School Seki Junior High School
5th Street All

Businesses

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The main local businesses are anime studios and Akidai supermarket. The number of establishments and employees according to the Economic Census Survey as of 2021 is as follows:[14]

Street Establishments Employees
1st Street 128 1,105
2nd Street 182 1,439
3rd Street 77 549
4th Street 147 1,588
5th Street 83 965
Total 617 5,646

Anime studios

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Facilities

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Akidai Main Store.
Musashi-Seki Station's south exit.
Tenso Wakamiya Hachimangū Shrine.
Tokyo Girls Academy.
Honryūji Temple.

1st Street

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  • Shakujii Fire Station (Sekimachi Branch Office), Tokyo Fire Department
  • Nerima Ward Seki Community Center
    • Seki Residents' Office
  • 2nd Kame-no-yu (Public Bath)
  • Akidai Sekimachi Main Store
  • Rico's Sekimachi-Kita 1st Street Store
  • Welpark Musashi-Seki Station Front Store
  • Studio Blanc (Anime Studio)

2nd Street

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3rd Street

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4th Street

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  • Tokyo Metropolitan Shakujii High School
  • Eimei Frontier Junior & Senior High School
  • Nerima Ward Seki Junior High School
  • Musashi-Seki Station (North Exit)
    • Emio Musashi-Seki
    • Lotus Road - Connected to the ticket gates
  • Honryūji Temple (Nichiren Sect), famous for the Seki-no-Boroichi Market held annually at this temple on December since 1751, designated as a Nerima Ward Intangible Folk Cultural Property
  • Musashi-Seki Ekimae Post Office

5th Street

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  • Nerima Ward Sekimachi-Kita Elementary School
  • Yellow Hat (along Shin-Ōme Kaidō)

Postal Code

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The postal code is 177-0051, and belongs to the Shakujii Postal Office area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "土地面積（町丁目別）" (in Japanese). 練馬区. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2025-04-26.(CC-BY-4.0)
  2. ^ "世帯と人口（人口統計） - 町丁目別". 練馬区. 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. ^ a b "郵便番号簿 2024年度版" (PDF) (in Japanese). 日本郵便. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  4. ^ "Charts related to Nerima Ward trends" (PDF). city.nerima.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "History of the Ward". city.nerima.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Archeological artifacts along the Shakujii River". city.nerima.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ^ a b "天祖若宮八幡宮". 東京都神社庁. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  8. ^ a b c "Nerima's Place Names Past and Present". nerima-archives.jp. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  9. ^ a b c 竹内誠編『東京の地名由来辞典』東京堂出版、2006年。ISBN 4490106858
  10. ^ a b 東京市新區町名地番表 - 国立国会図書館近代デジタルライブラリー
  11. ^ 桑島新一 (1984-10-21). "関町北（せきまちきた）". 練馬の地名今むかし（現町名の部）. 練馬区. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  12. ^ "Act on Residential Addresses (住居表示に関する法律)". laws.e-gov.go.jp. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  13. ^ "区立小中学校　学区域一覧 - 住所地から検索". 練馬区. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  14. ^ "経済センサス‐活動調査 / 平成28年経済センサス‐活動調査 / 事業所に関する集計 産業横断的集計 都道府県別結果" (in Japanese). 総務省統計局. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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