Shinagawa
Shinagawa
品川区 | |
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Shinagawa City | |
Coordinates: 35°36′N 139°44′E / 35.600°N 139.733°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
Area | |
• Total | 22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2020[1]) | |
• Total | 422,488 |
• Density | 18,497/km2 (47,910/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 2-1-36 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tōkyō-to 140-8715 |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Bird | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
Flower | Rhododendron indicum |
Tree | Castanopsis Acer |
Shinagawa (品川区, Shinagawa-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies.
As of 1 April 2016[update], the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total area is 22.84 km2.[2]
Shinagawa is also commonly used to refer to the business district around Shinagawa Station, which is not in Shinagawa Ward. This Shinagawa is in the Takanawa and Konan neighborhoods of Minato Ward, directly north of Kita-Shinagawa.
Geography
Shinagawa Ward includes natural uplands and lowlands, as well as reclaimed land. The uplands are the eastern end of the
The Ward lies on
Districts and neighborhoods
Shinagawa Ward consists of five areas, each consisting of multiple districts and neighborhoods:
- Shinagawa District, including the former Shinagawa-juku on the Tōkaidō.
- Ōsaki (大崎) District, formerly a town of that name, stretching from Ōsaki Station to Gotanda and Meguro Stations.
- Ebara (荏原) District, formerly a town of that name.
- Ōi (大井) District, formerly a town of that name.
- Yashio (八潮) District, consisting of reclaimed land, including Higashiyashio on Odaiba.
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History
Most of Tokyo east of the
Following the Meiji Restoration and the
The Ward's historic post-town function is retained today with several large hotels near the train station offering 6,000 rooms, the largest concentration in Tokyo.
The
Politics and government
Shinagawa is run by an assembly of 40 elected members.
Embassies in Shinagawa
Economy
Corporate headquarters
Many companies are headquartered in Shinagawa Ward.
On 8 July 2022, Nikon announced they have begun construction on a new headquarters adjacent to their Ōi Plan. [41] The Nikon HQ is supposed to be completed in 2024 and its address is: 5480-1, Nishioi 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Other offices
Other companies maintain branch offices or research facilities in Shinagawa Ward.
Former economic operations
A JAL subsidiary,
Places
- Museums
- O Art Museum
- Kume Museum of Art
- Shinagawa Historical Museum[55]
- The Museum of Maritime Science
- Sugino Costume Museum
- ARCHI-DEPOT Museum[56]
- SHINAGAWA AQUARIUM[57]
- The Galaxy Theatre
- Ohi Racecourse
- Site of Suzugamori execution grounds
- Site of Hamakawa Gun Battery[58]
- Togoshi Ginza Shopping District[59]
- Musashi Koyama Shopping District "PALM"[60]
- Parks
- Ōmori Shell Mounds Park[61]
- Rinshi-no-mori Park[62]
- Shinagawa Kumin Park[63]
- daimyō's villa
- Togoshi Park[65] – site of a daimyō's villa
- Ebara Shichi-Fuku-Jin (Seven Lucky Gods in Ebara area)
- Buddhist temples
- Shintō shrines
- Churches
- Meguro Catholic Church (St. Anselm's Church)[66]
- churches
- Christ Shinagawa Church[69] – Presbyterian church
- Shinagawa Baptist Church,[70] Oi Baptist Church[71]
Education
Higher education
- Hoshi University
- Rissho University
- Seisen University
- Showa University
- Tokyo Health Care University
- Sugino Fashion College
- Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology – graduate school
- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology[72] – college of technology (kōsen)
Primary and secondary education
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Shinagawa Ward Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
- Metropolitan high schools
- Private high schools
- The Junior High and Senior High School affiliated to the Bunkyo University
- Hoyu-Gakuin High School
- Kogyokusha Junior High and Senior High School
- Nihon Ongaku High School (plans to become coeducational in 2023, with the new name Shinagawa Gakugei High School (品川学藝高等学校))[73]
- St. Hilda's School (Kōran Jogakkō Junior High and Senior High School )
- Shinagawa Etoile Girls' High School
- Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin Junior High and Senior High School
- Shinagawa Shouei Junior and Senior High School , formerly Ono Gakuen Girls' Junior High and Senior High School (小野学園女子中学・高等学校)
- Seiryo Junior High and Senior High School
- International schools
- Canadian International School in Tokyo[74]
- KAIS International School
- Special education schools
- Tokyo Metropolitan Shinagawa Special Needs Education School[75] – public school for intellectually disabled children
- Meisei Gakuen – private deaf school
Municipal combined elementary and junior high schools:[76]
- Ebara Hiratsuka Gakuen (荏原平塚学園)
- Hino Gakuen (日野学園)
- Houyou no Mori Gakuen (豊葉の杜学園)
- Ito Gakuen (伊藤学園)
- Shinagawa Gakuen (品川学園)
- Yashio Gakuen (八潮学園)
Municipal junior high schools:[76]
- Ebara No. 1 Junior High School (荏原第一中学校)
- Ebara No. 5 Junior High School (荏原第五中学校)
- Ebara No. 6 Junior High School (荏原第六中学校)
- Fujimidai Junior High School (冨士見台中学校)
- Hamakawa Junior High School (浜川中学校)
- Osaki Junior High School (大崎中学校)
- Suzugamori Junior High School (鈴ヶ森中学校)
- Togoshidai Junior High School (戸越台中学校)
- Tokai Junior High School (東海中学校)
Municipal elementary schools:[76]
- No. 2 Enzan Elementary School (第二延山小学校)
- No. 1 Hino Elementary School (第一日野小学校)
- No. 3 Hino Elementary School (第三日野小学校)
- No. 4 Hino Elementary School (第四日野小学校)
- Asamadai Elementary School (浅間台小学校)
- Daiba Elementary School (台場小学校)
- Enzan Elementary School (延山小学校)
- Genjimae Elementary School (源氏前小学校)
- Gotenyama Elementary School (御殿山小学校)
- Hamakawa Elementary School (浜川小学校)
- Hatanodai Elementary School (旗台小学校)
- Hosui Elementary School (芳水小学校)
- Ito Elementary School (伊藤小学校)
- Jonan Elementary School (城南小学校)
- Jonan No. 2 Elementary School (城南第二小学校)
- Kamishinmei Elementary School (上神明小学校)
- Keiyo Elementary School (京陽小学校)
- Koyama Elementary School (小山小学校)
- Koyamadai Elementary School (小山台小学校)
- Mitsugi Elementary School (三木小学校)
- Miyamae Elementary School (宮前小学校)
- Nakanobu Elementary School (中延小学校)
- Ōhara Elementary School (大原小学校)
- Ōi No. 1 Elementary School (大井第一小学校)
- Samehama Elementary School (鮫浜小学校)
- Shimizudai Elementary School (清水台小学校)
- Suzugamori Elementary School (鈴ヶ森小学校)
- Tachiai Elementary School (立会小学校)
- Togoshi Elementary School (戸越小学校)
- Ushiroji Elementary School (後地小学校)
- Yamanaka Elementary School (山中小学校)
Transport
Important railway stations
Rail
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
- Yamanote Line: Ōsaki, Gotanda and Meguro Stations
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line: Ōimachi Station
- Saikyō Line: Ōsaki Station
- Tōkaidō Main Line: does not stop at the stations in Shinagawa
- Yokosuka Line: Nishi-Ōi Station
- Shōnan-Shinjuku Line: Ōsaki and Nishi-Ōi Stations
- Tokyu Corporation (Tōkyū)
- Nishi-Koyama Stations
- Ebara-Nakanobuand Hatanodai Stations
- Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai Line): Tennōzu Isle, Shinagawa Seaside, Ōimachi and Ōsaki Stations
- Tokyo Monorail: Tennōzu Isle and Ōi Keibajō Mae Stations
- Keikyu Corporation(Keikyū)
- Tokyo Metro
- Namboku Line: Meguro Station
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei)
- Mita Line: Meguro Station
- Asakusa Line: Gotanda, Togoshi and Nakanobu Stations
Road
- Shuto Expressway (Shutokō)
- Route 1 "Haneda Sen"
- Route 2 "Meguro Sen"
- Bayshore Route "Wangan Sen"
- Central Circular Route "Chūō Kanjō Sen"
- National highways
Shinagawa is also home to the main motor vehicle registration facility for central Tokyo (located east of Samezu Station). As a result, many
Major incidents / accidents
- 1863 – British Liberines burning case
- 1964 – Shinagawa Katsushima warehouse explosion fire
- 1987 – Explosion accident at the Ōi Thermal Power Plant
- 1995 – Death case of arrest and detention of public affairs notary public office
Sister cities
Shinagawa has sister-city relationships with Auckland in New Zealand, Geneva in Switzerland, and Portland, Maine, in the United States.[77]
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Auckland, New Zealand[78]
- Portland, Maine
Others
Shinagawa has an educational exchange city (教育交流都市) relationship with Harbin in China,[79] and has concluded "hometown exchange agreements" (ふるさと交流協定) with Hayakawa in Yamanashi Prefecture and Yamakita in Kanagawa Prefecture.[80]
- Harbin, China
- Hayakawa, Yamanashi, Japan
- Yamakita, Kanagawa, Japan
Notable people from Shinagawa
- Tadasuke Akiyama, Japanese photographer
- figure skater
- Nihongo: 林 延年, Hayashi Nobutoshi), Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator
- Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer
- anime directorand screenwriter
- Nihongo: 石田 蓮司, Ishida Renji), Japanese actor
- Kenji Kawai, Japanese composer and arranger
- Japanese actress, entertainer, singer, and scholar
- Nihongo: 木村 理沙, Kimura Risa), Japanese manga artist
- Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer
- Nihongo: 松野 達也, Matsuno Tatsuya), Japanese actor and voice actor
- tarento
- Keiji Nishikawa, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan
- Japanese professional wrestler and idol
- Yuki Sato, Japanese actor
- Chiyoko Shimakura, enka singer and TV presenter
- news anchor
- Issei Tamura, Japanese mixed martial artist
- Taeko Watanabe, Japanese manga artist
- Miki Yamada, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives and member of the Liberal Democratic Party
- Masamoto Yashiro, Japanese businessman
- Masayoshi Takanaka (高中 正義, Takanaka Masayoshi), Japanese guitarist, composer, and producer.
Gallery
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Togoshi Park
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Cherry blossomsat Goten-yama Hill in Kita-Shinagawa
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Cherry blossoms at Goten-yama Hill by Hokusai
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Harbor in Kita-Shinagawa
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Harbor in Kita-Shinagawa by Hiroshige
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Night view of Higashi-Shinagawa
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External links
- Shinagawa City Official Website (in Japanese)