To get to the Sugamo Station shopping arcade, go out the north exit of Sugamo Station and cross National Route 17, Hakusan-dori, and you'll see it right in front of you.
If you go towards Togenuki Jizo and Kogan-ji Temple from the arcade in front of the station, there's a place to sit and rest near the bicycle parking area on the roadside.
Many two-seater wooden benches are installed.
They are dotted along the shopping street, coexisting with the bicycle parking area.
This type has a metal bar frame in the middle, and is a bench designed with the elderly in mind, allowing them to support their bodies while sitting down.
These benches are placed in front of the planted trees.
The previous ones were shaded by the arcade, but these are in a sunny spot, so it can get hot in the summer.
However, since dry mist sprinklers are installed along the arcade, you might feel a little cooler.
Sugamo is also known as "Harajuku for grandmas."
Since there are many elderly people, there was a message on the glass window of Sugamo Shinkin Bank warning about fraud.
So, that was an introduction to the rest areas in the station's shopping arcade.
As for the environment of the rest areas, they are along the shopping street, so they give the impression of being busy and not very relaxing.
For this reason, it seems like they would be used for things like organizing your luggage or taking a quick break while shopping in the shopping arcade.
Why not give them a try as places to sit and rest around Sugamo Station?