How many shops are within walking distance?  While Jiyugaoka.net lists 1,937 shops*, not all of them are close to Jiyugaoka Station.  It appears that roughly 3/4 of these are within 6 minutes of the station, but the distribution varies; super markets are more evenly spread, while restaurants are highly clustered.

*This includes public facilities, service businesses, parks, and over a thousand listings under “gourmet“.  This allows a rough estimate of 750 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops within a 6 minute walk of the station.  If we want to compare Jiyugaoka to Manhattan, we can find this on WalkScore.com: “Little Italy is the most walkable neighborhood in New York […] People in Little Italy can walk to an average of 187 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.”

— All distances given as walking time from nearest exit of Jiyugaoka Station —

11 super markets within 12 minutes:

• 　３ min – Seijoishii – open 9:00～23:00
• 　３ min – Tokyu Store at Fullel – open 10:00～24:00 or 25:00
• 　５ min – Daimaru Peacock – open 10:00～23:00
• 　５ min – Shokuhinkan Aoba – open 10:00～21:00
• 　８ min – Bunkado – open 10:00～21:00
• 　９ min – Co-op Future Mini Co-op – open 9:30～23:00
• １０ min – Top – 24 hour open – home delivery (free > 3,000 yen & under 20 kg)
• １０ min – The Garden -open 9:30～23:00 – home delivery
• １０ min – Q’s Mart – 24 hour open
• １２ min – My Basket – open 8:00～24:00
• １２ min – National Den-en – open 10:00～20:00

3 libraries within 9 minutes:

• ８ min – Okusawa Ward Center – open 9:00～22:00
• ８ min – Midorigaoka Library – open 9:00～19:00 (weekends:  9:00～17:00)
• ９ min – Okusawa Library – open 9:00～19:00 (holidays: 9:00～17:00)

5 parks within  10 minutes:

• ４ min – Okusawa 2 chome park
• ５ min – Jiyugaoka park
• ９ min – Okusawa 6 chome park
• ８ min – Kuhonbutsu park
• 10 min – Sagisou park

6 bookstores within 7 minutes:

• １ min – Fujiya Shoten – open 9:30～22:00（holidays: 10:00～22:00）
• １ min – Book 1st – open 10:00～22:00 (map)
• １ min – Book Off – open 10:00～23:00
• １ min – Marilla Shobo – open 12:00～19:00
• ２ min – Nishimura Bunseido – open 10:30～20:00
• ７ min – Inoue Shoten – open 11:30～26:00
• 10 min – Ryubundo

7 stationery shops (文房具) within 5 minutes:

• １ min – Ikkando – open 10:00～20:15
• １ min – cafe&books bibliotheque (has stationery section) – 8:00～23:30
• １ min – Muji (has popular stationery section) – open 11:00～20:00
• ２ min – Hoeido – open 10:00～20:00
• ３ min – Hands Be (has stationery section) – open 10:00～21:00
• ５ min – Six – open 11:00～20:00
• ５ min – Rucette – open 12:00～19:00 (weekends: 11:00～18:00) – website
• 12 min – Fujitaya

5 Karaoke parlours within 2 minutes:

• １ min – Karaoke Tetsujin – open 11:00～翌06:00 – 320 seats in 25 rooms – menu (6 pages)
• １ min – Big Echo – open 11:00～翌07:00 – 180 seats in 35 rooms – menu
• １ min – Côte d’Azur – open 12:00～翌06:00 – 200 seats in 23 rooms – kid’s room – menu
• １ min – Karaoke Mocomoco – 24 hours open – 120 seats – children welcome – website has some English – menu
• ２ min – KaraokeKan – 11:00～翌06:00 – 250 seats  – separate rooms for smokers – menu

Example karaoke parlour menu below (Big Echo):

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Distribution of 30 yakitori shops:

• 　１ min -　６ shops
• 　２ min -１２
• 　３ min -　３
• 　４ min -　４
• 　５ min -　１
• ＞５ min -　４ shops (located at 11, 14, 15, and 18 min from station)

Distribution of 35 sushi shops:

• 　１ min -　５ shops
• 　２ min -１０
• 　３ min -　１
• 　４ min -　４
• 　５ min -　１
• 　６ min -　１
• 7-10 min -　４
•  > 10 min -　９ shops