The Denenchofu and Jiyugaoka area comprises the finest residential neighbourhoods along the Tokyu Toyoko Line. Denenchofu was developed on the garden-city principles advocated by the industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa, and with lots first sold in 1923 it ranks among Japan's foremost upscale residential districts. Streets radiate outward from Denenchofu Station with its distinctive red-roofed station building, and the beautiful landscape of ginkgo-lined avenues and green, spacious homes is carefully preserved to this day. School buses to the German school also depart from around Denenchofu Station, and the calm residential setting is popular with German families and other international residents. Nearby spots such as Tamagawadai Park offer easy contact with nature. Jiyugaoka, meanwhile, is known as a "town of sweets", a lively district home to the patisserie credited with originating the Mont Blanc, Sweets Forest, and the fashionable cafés and lifestyle shops along Marie Claire Street. Shopping streets and supermarkets near the station make it a good environment for raising children in a quiet residential setting. With the Tokyu Toyoko and Oimachi lines both available and direct access to Shibuya and Yokohama without changing trains, this is an area well suited to expatriates and their families seeking a refined way of life.