Shonan NewsKugenuma Station Tops 'Places I Want to Keep Living' Ranking for First Time
江ノ電鵠沼駅 「住み続けたい街」初の１位 自然と人の温かさが人気後押し
Recruit Co. released the SUUMO 2026 Greater Tokyo ‘places I want to keep living’ ranking on September 1, and Kugenuma Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway took first place for the first time among roughly 1,000 stations surveyed. The station’s win was credited to its natural surroundings and residents’ warmth, qualities that boosted its popularity in respondents’ comments. Local people and observers noted the area’s combination of access to nature, community atmosphere, and lifestyle appeal as factors behind the rise in its ranking.