The area around Izumino Station was called "Yokohama's commuter town" because large-scale development was carried out by carving out forests and building many housing complexes and detached houses on the north side of the station. With respect to commercial facilities, however, the shopping center "Izumino Fonte", which opened in August 1977 at the north exit, is one of the only facilities of its kind. and the area has developed mainly as a residential area.

In June 2014, as part of the first phase of the "Izumino Line Station Block Renovation Plan," which was included in the Sotetsu Group's growth strategy roadmap "Vision 100", a new commercial facility, "Sotetsu LIFE Izumino," opened at the north exit of the station which tenanted Sotetsu Rosen, banks, drug stores, ophthalmology clinics, among others. . Furthermore, after redeveloping the former Izumino Fonte site for the second phase centered around the home center Cainz, opened on August 31, 2016, offering farm-to-table produce which helps reinforce ties with the local community. . We have created an environment that is more livable than ever before, with a focus on the local community.

With respect to urban development, it is necessary to create facilities commensurate with the future through adequate qualitative and quantitative analysis that looks beyond 20 or 30 years from now. We believe that the Sotetsu Group's mission is to create attractive railway lines not only in terms of hardware but also in terms of software.

The area around Minamimankigahara Station is an area where many suburban detached houses were developed and sold in the 1960s and 1970s in conjunction with the opening of the Sotetsu Izumino Line in 1976. However, these residents are aging. In addition, there was another problem of aging station front commercial facilities. Therefore, in 2015, along with the renovation of such aging commercial facilities, the "Minami-Makigahara Station Area Renovation Project" was launched with the aim of revitalizing the station front and residential areas to attract more younger residents into the population mix.

Through group interviews with people who live near Minamimankigahara Station, it became clear that although they have a fondness for the area, they find it inconvenient to go shopping or visiting the hospital. Simultaneously with the redevelopment of the station front, a facility development plan was incorporated from the planning stage to provide one-stop shops/services that are essential for daily life as a starting point for revitalizing the town.

At the station front, in addition to rental and condominium housing, we built serviced senior housing. The aim was to create a sustainable town through “generational circulation”, attracting the elderly from the suburbs closer to the station, and drawing young families raising children from areas outside the railway lines to vacant detached houses in the suburbs. The Sotetsu Group is promoting relocation by preparing a "Relocation Support Menu" to support people who are considering relocating to houses within the project area, including assistance in selling their homes. The commercial facility, which opened in April 2016, has attracted licensed nursery schools, childcare support facilities, and other essential lifestyle facilities.

Six major projects are being promoted with the aim of creating a "lineside area of choice." As part of the "Izumino Line Station Block Renovation Plan", the third project following the Izumino Station and Minami-Makigahara Station projects is the Yayoidai Station renovation plan. The plan included rebuilding the station front commercial facilities, improving the station plaza, and constructing a new shopping arcade that would allow people to travel seamlessly from the station to commercial facilities and bus/taxi stands even on rainy days.

When rebuilding the aging commercial facility in front of the station into Sotetsu LIFE Yayoidai, it was expanded to 1.5 times its previous size. The supermarket "Sotetsu Rosen" opened in October 2017 as the first phase, and the construction of the station plaza has also been completed. It was a new initiative for us to invite a satellite clinic of the International Friendship General Hospital, which is located a short distance from the station. Their new location makes it easier for patients to visit the hospital from nearby stations.

Yayoidai Station is a station in harmony with nature, with cherry blossom trees on both sides of the platform and a large camphor tree in front of the station. Some of the trees that have provided comfort to the people living in this area for many years will need to be removed due to renovation work. So, we found a way to reuse this much-loved camphor tree by making table clocks, benches, and building blocks out of the wood, and installed them in commercial facilities., At the opening event, we distributed scented bags made from camphor wood scraps to local community, which was well received. In addition, natural wood is used for the exterior walls of the commercial facility to uphold the local tradition of caring for nature.