*This is a conceptual image created using computer graphics and an aerial photo taken in November 2011. The finished redevelopment project may differ.
Redevelopment of the Nakano Station Area
*This map is based on plans as of December 2011.
Located only four minutes from Shinjuku Station via the JR Chuo Line (Rapid), Tokyo’s Nakano is known as a city of Japanese culture and subculture. An urban development project is currently underway in the Nakano Station area, and the redevelopment is starting from the North Exit area of Nakano Station and the former site of the National Police Academy and other facilities, where the Nakano Campus will be constructed. A new ticket gate will be created at the North Exit of Nakano Station and a pleasant pedestrian pathway will connect the station’s new North Exit Square and Meiji University’s Nakano Campus.
A Redevelopment Project to Create New Energy
The area that will be home to the Nakano Campus has been designated as a redevelopment promotion district by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and is the showcase piece of Nakano City’s plan to develop the Nakano Station area into a hub for activities to create new energy in Tokyo. In addition to the Nakano Campus, the area will also be home to facilities of two other universities as well as two office and commercial facilities, a park, and open space. There are high expectations for Meiji University’s involvement in these urban development plans being promoted through industry-government-academia cooperation.
