Hiroo, Shibuya
Hiroo
広尾 | ||
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Major district of Telephone area code 03 | |
Hiroo (広尾) is a district of
, Hiroo is an upmarket residential and shopping neighborhood in central Tokyo.As of October, 2020, the population of this district is 15,263.[1] The postal code for Hiroo is 150-0012.
According to the
Located on Minami-Azabu,[3] the Hiroo Station of Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line is the nearest subway station to Hiroo.
Geography
Hiroo is located in the southeast area of the district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. The boundaries of Hiroo are
Education
Tertiary education
There are two universities in Hiroo. The
Primary and secondary schools
Shibuya Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Hiroo 1-
Hiroo 1-2 and 4-5 chome and 3-chome 2, 3, and 8-17 ban are zoned to Hiroo Junior High School (広尾中学校). Hiroo 3-chome 1 and 4-7 ban are zoned to Hachiyama Junior High School (鉢山中学校).[6]
Schools in Hiroo:
- Hiroo Elementary School (Hiroo Shōgakkō)
- Rinsen Elementary School, a public elementary school.
- Tokyo Jogakkan Elementary, Junior and Senior High School, a private girls school.
- Keio Gijyuku Yōchisha, a private elementary school, affiliated with Keio University. It is located in Tengenji Bridge (Tengenji-Bashi).
- Hiroo is also home to the International School of the Sacred Heart which was founded in 1908 and is located on the same grounds as the University of the Sacred Heart (Seishin Joshi Daigaku). It offers education in English for girls from the ages of three to eighteen.
- There are several Japanese high schools in the area as well, including Hiroo Senior High School (Hiroo Kōtōgakkō)
- The Rainbow International Montessori School also has a facility located in the same area.
Demography
District | Number of Households |
Total Population |
Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hiroo 1-chōme | 1,833 | 2,889 | 1,344 | 1,545 |
Hiroo 2-chōme | 903 | 1,936 | 914 | 1,022 |
Hiroo 3-chōme | 1,436 | 2,995 | 1,386 | 1,609 |
Hiroo 4-chōme | 2,291 | 4,262 | 1,756 | 2,506 |
Hiroo 5-chōme | 2079 | 3181 | 1360 | 1821 |
Total | 8,592 | 15,263 | 6,760 | 8,503 |
Year | Total Population |
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2011 | 13,101 |
2012 | 13,228 |
2013 | 14,386 |
2014 | 14,552 |
2015 | 15,248 |
2016 | 15,355 |
2017 | 15,310 |
2018 | 15,295 |
2019 | 15,381 |
2020 (October 1) | 15,263 |
Year | Total
Population |
Female
Population |
Male
Population |
Japanese
Population |
Non-Japanese
Population |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 15,248 | 8,498 | 6,750 | 14,241 | 1,007 |
2016 | 15,355 | 8,566 | 6,769 | 14,362 | 993 |
2017 | 15,310 | 8,588 | 6,722 | 14,316 | 994 |
2018 | 15,295 | 8,567 | 6,728 | 14,321 | 974 |
2019 | 15,381 | 8,622 | 6,759 | 14,337 | 1,044 |
2020 (October 1) | 15,263 | 8,503 | 6,760 | 14,248 | 1,015 |
Attractions
Adjacent to Hiroo, the district of
Foreign Embassies
Hiroo is home to several embassies: Embassy of Peru, Croatia, Czech Republic, Burkina Faso, Tajikistan, Congo, and Oman. Hiroo Station is the nearest subway station to several prominent embassies in Minato: Embassy of France, Germany, Norway, Pakistan and the EU.
New Sanno Hotel
The New Sanno Hotel is a short-term accommodation facility operated by the U.S. Navy. While the hotel technically is located in Minami-Azabu, it is nearby the Hiroo subway station and Tengenji Bridge. The hotel opened in 1983 after moving from a location nearby Akasaka Mitsuke Station. The large number of daily visitors to the hotel contributes to the international atmosphere in Hiroo.
Tsukushigahara
In the Edo period, the area near present-day Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital, Keio Gijyuku Yochisha School, Tengenji Bridge, and Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo 5-chome Apartments was named Tsukushigahara. At the time, this area was a large flatland of susuki grass (miscanthus sinensis). Tsukushigahara was a popular strolling and play area and was recorded in the Illustrated Collection of Famous Places in Edo (江戸名所図会).
Hiroo 5-chome Shopping Street Town
The area surrounding the present-day Hiroo 5-chome shopping street town was designated a shopping street town in
Tengenji Bridge
Tengenji Bridge (天現寺橋) is located at the intersection of Gaien-Nishi-dori and Meiji-dori in Hiroo 5-chome. The bridge spans the confluence of the Shibuya River and the Kogai River. The Kogai River flows completely underground since it was covered by concrete. The Kogai River flows under Gaien-Nishi Dori upstream towards and past the east side of Aoyama Cemetery. Two springs known to still flow into the Kogai River are located at the ponds of Arisugawa Park and the ponds at the Nezu Museum. The Tengenji Bridge is an old bridge and existed long before it was mentioned in a text named Gofunaienkakuzsho (御府内沿革図書) published in Bunkyu 3 (1863).
Facilities
- Ebisu.
- Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
- Aiiku Hospital, located in Minami-Azabu.
- Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing
- University of the Sacred Heart (Japan)
- International School of the Sacred Heart
- Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park, located in Minami-Azabu.
- Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library, located at the center of the Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park in Minami-Azabu.
- Embassy of Croatia
- Embassy of Czech Republic
- Embassy of Burkina Faso
- Embassy of Oman
- Embassy of Peru
- Ebasssy of Tajikistan
- Embassy of Congo
- New Sanno Hotel
- Hiroo Garden Hills
- Hiroo Plaza
- Tengenji Bridge (Tengenji-Bashi)
- Yamatane Museum of Art
- Hanezawa Garden (Demolished in 2012)
- Ebisu Prime Square
References
- ^ a b c d e "住民基本台帳・外国人登録による人口". 渋谷区. Shibuya City. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan). Retrieved on 2020-11-08.
- ^ 広尾駅 - Tokyo Metro. Retrieved on 2008-08-18.
- ^ General Information Archived September 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - University of the Sacred Heart. Retrieved on 2008-08-17.
- ^ "学校別通学区域(小学校)". City of Shibuya. Retrieved October 8, 2022. - Has elementary zoning
- ^ "学校別通学区域(中学校)". City of Shibuya. Retrieved October 8, 2022. - Has junior high school zoning