Tama Center Station
About the Tama Center Camera
Tama Television, the local cable channel, runs this camera around Tama Center Station in Tama City, western Tokyo. It rotates between three viewpoints, switching every 30 seconds, so the picture changes as you watch.
Tama Center is the hub of Tama New Town, the largest planned residential development in Japan, built from the late 1960s to house Tokyo’s growing population. Three lines meet here: the Keio Sagamihara Line, the Odakyu Tama Line and the Tama Monorail, which ends at this station.
Sanrio Puroland, the indoor Hello Kitty theme park, is about five minutes’ walk from the station, so the pedestrian deck fills with families at weekends. The channel describes the feed as a way to check traffic and conditions during a disaster, and that is how most residents use it.
Highlights & Nearby
- •Watch for: the station plaza and pedestrian deck, bus and taxi traffic, weekend crowds heading to Puroland
- •Nearby: Sanrio Puroland, Parthenon Tama, Tama Central Park
- •Note: the view switches between three cameras every 30 seconds
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Tama Center camera live?
Yes. Tama Television streams it around the clock.
Why does the picture keep changing?
The stream rotates between three cameras around the station, switching every 30 seconds.
How do I get to Tama Center?
Take the Keio Sagamihara Line or the Odakyu Tama Line, or the Tama Monorail, which ends here. Trains from Shinjuku take roughly 40 minutes.
Is Sanrio Puroland near the station?
Yes, it is about a five-minute walk from Tama Center Station.
