Shirokane

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Shirokane 白金
District
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Shirokane (白金) is a district of

. According to Minato, as of November 1, 2007, the population in the neighborhood is 14,840. The term Shirokane narrowly refers to Shirokane 1-chōme to Shirokane 6-chōme, but is sometimes used to include the larger neighborhood formerly known as Shiba-Shirokane (芝白金), which encompasses part of Shirokanedai and Takanawa as well as Shirokane. This article deals with the place in the narrow definition.

Overview

Shirokane is located in the southwestern part of

to undergo a large redevelopment.

There are forest areas owned by academic institutions and private companies such as

; later, industrialists made their residences in this place, which gave rise to the well-known upper-class neighborhood.

Etymology

During the Ōei era (1394–1428), a government official of the Southern Dynasty who settled here became wealthy. His nickname was Shirokane Chōja (白金長者), which means "man who possesses much 'white gold' " (白金), a reference to silver. Thus the name of this location is the "Silver District".

Education

Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Shirokane 1 and 3-6

Upper secondary schools:

• Meiji Gakuin Senior High School^[2]

Colleges and universities:

• Meiji Gakuin University (明治学院大学)

Places

Slopes

• Shokkō-zaka (蜀江坂)
• Sanko-zaka (三光坂)
• Meiji-zaka (明治坂)

Gallery

• 
  The Queens Isetan
• 
  Kitasato Institute
• 
  Shokkō-zaka
• 
  Meiji-zaka

References