Building a biological network in a complex

Futako Tamagawa Rise, a complex consisting of commercial facilities, offices, hotels, and residential blocks, is contributing to the creation of a biological network connecting the Tama River and the Kokubunji Cliff Line by regenerating the surrounding vegetation from the Tama River, Kokubunji Cliff Line, Todoroki Valley, and other areas within the facility. The vast roof garden (rooftop greenery) of approximately 6,000 ㎡ is based on the concept of an "ecomuseum," and is a space where visitors can experience and learn about the local nature. The Kilfish Pond, a biotope that recreates the surrounding waterside environment, is stocked with Minami-medaka, loaches, Motsugo, and Ishigame, and in some seasons, parents and children of spot-billed ducks can also be seen.

At the "Harappa Hiroba" (Field Square), where visitors can enjoy the water and greenery of the Tama River, the endangered Aster kantoensis, which lives in the Tama River, is cultivated for conservation purposes. During the flowering season, the park also serves as a place for local environmental education.

These efforts to maintain and conserve the Tama River ecosystem have been recognized, with the project receiving the highest rank of AAA from the Japan Japan Habitat Evaluation and Certification Program (JHEP), a domestic third-party program that evaluates projects that enhance Biodiversity.

Tokyu Hotels Green Coin System

Tokyu Hotels has implemented the "Green Coin System" in consideration of protecting the global environment. Under the Green Coin System, if guests do not use eligible amenities during their stay, they can bring the Green Coin provided to the front desk to be used as a fund for environmental conservation activities.
The aim is to reduce the burden on the global environment by reducing the use of toothbrushes, razors, and other items used daily at the hotel. Guests' generosity will be donated through the NGO OISCA and will be used for the "Children's Forest" project, which involves children in forest conservation activities in the Asia-Pacific region, water source conservation activities for Tokyo in Tanbayama Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, utilization of abandoned farmland, and forest conservation activities by employee volunteers in the "Tokyu Hotels Green Coin Forest" project. Tokyu Hotels employees, their families, and children participate in the "Tokyu Hotels Green Coin Forest" activities, thinning out trees, and other activities, and the thinning wood is also used to make the SDGs badges worn by employees.

The Ikegami Line's unique wooden station building renovation "Wooden Renewal"

Tokyu Railways is taking into consideration the opinions of its customers and local residents when renovating wooden station buildings, mainly on the Ikegami Line, and is carrying out a "wood-based renovation" initiative that utilizes "timber from the Tama area produced timber" grown and produced in the Tama area of Tokyo. Following Togoshi-Ginza Station and Hatanodai Station, Nagahara Station was completed in December 2021.

Togoshi Ginza Station has been renovated to be a suitable station for the entrance of Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street, while retaining the atmosphere of the wooden station facilities that have been with the town for about 90 years since it opened, making it easy for anyone to use. In addition, wooden benches made together with the local community and a newly created station symbol mark and noren curtains were installed, and the station has won various awards, including the Good Design Award.

In a preliminary survey, Hatanodai Station received a large amount of favorable feedback about a station where passengers can feel the warmth of wood. As a result, the platform roof was replaced with a warm wooden roof, and the waiting room was also renovated using wood, creating a comfortable space with air conditioning.

The concept of Nagahara Station is "A little bit of a curiosity, right in the middle of your life." To create a comfortable place where the station and the town are gently connected, we used wood under the eaves and painted the exterior green so that the station building blends in with the buildings lining the alley. We hope that you will spend a little bit of your daily life at the station you use every day.

Contributing to forest management and forestry promotion using "timber from the Tama area"

Tokyo, where the Ikegami Line runs, is a large city blessed with nature, with forests covering about 40% of the total area. From the perspective of local production for local consumption, the "Ki ni naru Renewal" uses "timber from the Tama area" grown in the Tama region of Tokyo. By utilizing timber from the Tama area, it not only maintains the multifaceted functions of disaster prevention and CO2 fixation, but also leads to sustainable forest management and forestry promotion.