[For People Looking for a Place to Live: Tsunashima Station]The charm of a bedroom town that opened as Tsunashima Onsen Station - an interesting history (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)

The station building was renovated in 2001. It's a beautiful station building, so I thought it had been recently renovated.

Opened as Tsunashima Onsen Station

Originally, it was named "Tsunashima Onsen" with the purpose of developing it as a hot spring resort town, but during the wartime system, "Onsen" was removed and it became "Tsunashima" Station.
Wartime systems do strange things, don't they?
It's said that there was a need to self-restrain from luxurious names, but why that was necessary is a complete mystery.

What's surprising when getting off the station is how lively it is.
People waiting to meet up are noticeable even in front of the ticket gate.
It's a bit unexpected for a bedroom town residential area, but there are many restaurants near the station, which probably contributes to this.

Watching the video will give you an even better sense of the atmosphere around Tsunashima Station.

A new station has been built and is attracting attention

The Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line opened, and Shin-Tsunashima Station opened about 100 meters from Tsunashima Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.
It doesn't seem like that many people are transferring there.
The characteristic of Tsunashima Station was that it had high ridership even before the new station opened, even though it wasn't a transfer station. You can reach Shibuya Station or Meguro Station within 30 minutes, so convenience shouldn't be an issue.
It's also 10 minutes to Yokohama Station.

• About 28 minutes from Shibuya Station to Tsunashima Station (Tokyu Toyoko Line).
• About 60 minutes from Ueno Station to Tsunashima Station (Yamanote Line, Tokyu Meguro Line).

Shopping around Tsunashima Station

Regarding shopping around Tsunashima Station, there's a Tokyu Store in the station building, and an Ito-Yokado about a 5-minute walk away.
There's also a shopping center called Apita Yokohama about a 15-minute walk away, which probably gets crowded on weekends.
There are many restaurants around the station, including both chain stores and independent shops, so you shouldn't have trouble living here.

I thought it might be good for young single people

It seems livable for families, but I think it's more suited for young single people.
Young people stood out when walking through the city. It's probably easy for students and new workers to live here.