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It is located within the complex commercial complex "Futakotamagawa Rise Shopping Center". In the space of BOOK & CAFE, a new-style consumer electronics store where the concierge proposes a lifestyle. It is a place full of art and technology that sells not only home appliances but also interiors, books and miscellaneous goods that make everyday life more exciting. They provide exciting and quality time, such as the "tsutya home appliances" showroom where you can discover and experience unique products and services from around the world, and the "share lounge" which can be used as a cafe, bar and office.

A nice patisserie in Futakotamagawa with a friendly atmosphere as a popular "town cake shop" with locals. The most popular is "Banille", a smooth vanilla pudding. You can eat-in on the terrace in front of the shop and provide free water and tea. It is planned to be relocated and renewed as a store with a cafe from 2021.

A high-end bread shop that sells specialty bread. "AZUKI bread", which took two years and six months to develop, features a gentle sweetness of red beans that spreads as much as you chew, and a solid texture. Feel free to buy from one piece is also popular. Simple "SHIRO bread" is also popular.

It is a box specialty store that is handled by a long-established paper manufacturer in Kyoto, and it was born from the idea of "a store where the box itself can be the leading role, not as a package." in the store, there are a variety of boxes, large and small, made by hand-pasting of paper selected from all over the world, including Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Finland, India, and Nepal. Not only for giving gifts to loved ones, but also for the interior of the room, there are stylish items that can enrich your life.

Futakotamagawa Rise Shopping Center is a combined commercial complex consisting of about 170 stores, four of the Townfront Riverfront Station Market Terrace Market. In a pleasant space where the city is in harmony with the rich natural environment of "water, greenery and light", you can enjoy shopping and a time at a restaurant and cafe. In the roof garden, you can slowly interact with the rich nature in a relaxing space, as well as the cinema complex and the topical "Futako Tamagawa Tashiya Home Appliances", so you can stay all day. There are many restaurants that are close to life, such as interiors, and restaurants that have takeaways, which can help you enhance your home time.

A play park where you can play and learn about the theme of the world of picture books drawn by Eric Karl, the creator of "The Caterpillar". The concept was the first in Japan and opened in November 2021. The green maze, the Discovery Zone, the athletics, automata (Karakuri dolls), the workshop and more of the space of play that can be spent surrounded by Eric Karl's art.

It is a scenic park surrounded by the green of the Kokubunji cliff line and the water of the Tama River, and you can see the mountains of Tanzawa and Mount Fuji from the vista square. There is a green playground that takes advantage of the slope, Setagaya Life Forest where about 1400 seedlings are planted with residents of the ward, and a children's square where children can enjoy playing balls. In addition, within the full-fledged Japanese garden "Kishinen", the former Shimizu Family House of Housing and Housing of Setagaya-ku Registered Tangible Cultural Property has been relocated and restored. It has a high historical value as a building built along the Kokubunji cliff line from the end of the Meiji era to the beginning of the Showa era.

Kawabashiki Park is located about a five-minute walk from Tōkyu Railway Futako-Tamagawa Station. It was built on the Hyōgo Island portion at the confluence of the Tama River and the Nogawa River. The park is centered on Hyōgo Pond, and there is a stream that flows into Hyōgo Pond and a square of open lawns, which is dressed for wading and walking. Looking up in the direction of the station, you can see a train crossing the iron bridge on the Tama River and a streetscape of the complex's Futako Tamagawa Rise on the back and left of it. When it comes to holidays, it is crowded with children and families playing with the flow of the park.

"A little strange and funny beauty salon" is the concept of a hair salon. They also sell and offer craft beers from overseas in the swanky shop, which is lined with photo books and Western magazines all over the wall. In addition, various events using the in-store space after the business, such as music live, pole dance show, and English conversation exchange meeting, are also held irregularly.

A flower shop on the second floor of Shimokita Ekiue, where you can make bouquets and arrangements that are suitable for use and budget, such as home, small gifts, and commemorative day use. Potted plants such as flowers and houseplants, dried flowers, and preserved flowers are also available.