Shinagawa (???, Shinagawa-ku) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The wards refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The ward is home to ten embassies.
As of 1 April 2016, the ward has an estimated population of 380,293, and a population density of 16,510 persons per km². The total area is 22.84 km².
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Geography
Shinagawa includes natural uplands and lowlands, as well as reclaimed land. The uplands are the eastern end of the Musashino Terrace. They include Shiba-Shirokanedai north of the Meguro River, Megurodai between the Meguro and Tachiai Rivers, and Ebaradai south of the Tachiai River.
The ward lies on Tokyo Bay. Its neighbors on land are all special wards of Tokyo: K?t? to the east, Minato to the north, Meguro to the west, and ?ta to the south.
The ward consists of five districts:
- Shinagawa District, including the former Shinagawa-juku on the T?kaid?.
- ?saki (??) District, formerly a town of that name, stretching from ?saki Station to Gotanda and Meguro Stations.
- Ebara (??) District, formerly a town of that name.
- ?i (??) District, formerly a town of that name.
- Yashio (??) District, consisting of reclaimed land, including Higashiyashio on Odaiba.
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History
Most of Tokyo east of the Imperial Palace is reclaimed land. A large portion of reclamation happened during the Edo period. Following the Meiji Restoration and the Abolition of the han system, Shinagawa prefecture was instituted in 1869. The prefectural administration was planned to be set up in present-day Shinagawa in the Ebara District. In 1871, Shinagawa prefecture was integrated into Tokyo Prefecture.
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 through the administrative amalgamation of the former Ebara Ward with the former Shinagawa Ward. Both Ebara Ward and Shinagawa Ward had been created in 1932, with the outward expansion of the municipal boundaries of the Tokyo City following the 1923 Great Kant? earthquake.
In the Edo period, Shinagawa-juku was the first shukuba (post town) in the "53 Stations of the T?kaid?" a traveler would reach after setting out from Nihonbashi on the T?kaid? highway from Edo to Kyoto. The post-town function is retained today with several large hotels near the train station offering 6,000 hotel rooms, the largest concentration in the city. The Tokugawa shogunate maintained the Suzugamori execution grounds in Shinagawa.
The T?kaid? Shinkansen high-speed rail line began serving Shinagawa Station in 2003.
Politics and government
Shinagawa is run by a city assembly of 40 elected members. The mayor as of 2007 is Takeshi Hamano, an independent. Liberal Democratic Party together with New Komeito currently forms government.
- Shinagawa local election, 2007
- Shinagawa mayoral election, 2006
Embassies in Shinagawa
Economy
Corporate headquarters
Many companies are headquartered in Shinagawa. Isuzu, an auto manufacturer; JTB Corporation, a major travel agency; Nippon Light Metal, an aluminum and chemical products company; MOS Burger (in the ThinkPark Tower, ?saki); Lawson (East Tower of Gate City Ohsaki in ?saki), Namco Bandai Holdings; Namco Bandai Games; Banpresto; Rakuten, Honda brand Acura; Toyo Seikan, a packaging manufacturer; NSK Ltd., a bearing maker; Fuji Electric, an electrical equipment manufacturer; Imagica, a media post-production company; Nippon Chemi-Con, an electronic components manufacturer; Topy Industries, a machinery and automotive components company; and Pola Cosmetics all have their headquarters within Shinagawa Ward. Marza Animation Planet also has its headquarters in Shinagawa.
Japan Airlines (JAL), the head office of its subsidiary JAL Hotels, and registered offices of JAL Express and JALways are located in the Tenn?zu Isle area. In addition, Jalux, a subsidiary, has its head office in the I·S Building. One group of employees moved into the building on July 26, 2010, and one on August 2, 2010.
Other offices
Other companies maintain branch offices or research facilities in Shinagawa. Sony operates the Gotenyama Technology Center and the Osaki East Technology Center in Shinagawa. Sony used to have its headquarters in Shinagawa. Sony moved to Minato, Tokyo around the end of 2006 and closed the Osaki West Technology Center in Shinagawa around 2007. Adobe Systems maintains its Japan headquarters on the 19th Floor of Gate City Ohsaki near ?saki Station, while Siemens AG has its Japan offices in Takanawa Park Tower. Phoenix Technologies operates its Japan office on the 8th floor of the Gotanda NN Building in Gotanda. Siemens Japan and Philips also have offices in Shinagawa. Microsoft and ExxonMobil have their Japanese headquarters in Konan, Minato, near Shinagawa.
Former economic operations
Prior to its dissolution, JAL subsidiary Japan Asia Airways was also headquartered in the JAL Building. GEOS, an English language school company, once had its headquarters in Shinagawa. At one time Air Nippon had its headquarters in Shinagawa.
Places
- Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
- The Museum of Maritime Science
- Shinagawa Historical Museum (ja)
- SHINAGAWA AQUARIUM (ja)
- The Shiki Theatre Natsu (ja)
- The Galaxy Theatre (ja)
- Ohi Racecourse
- Site of Suzugamori Execution Grounds
- Site of Hamakawa Gun Battery
- Togoshi Ginza Shopping District (ja)
- Musashi Koyama Shopping District "PALM" (ja)
- Parks
- ?mori Shell Mounds Park (ja)
- Rinshi no Mori Park (ja)
- Shinagawa Kumin Park (ja)
- Ikedayama Park - site of a daimy? residence (ja)
- Togoshi Park - site of a daimy? residence (ja)
- Ebara Shichi-Fuku-Jin(Seven Lucky Gods in Ebara area) (ja)
- Buddhist temples
- Honsen-ji (ja)
- T?kai-ji (ja)
- H?ren-ji (ja)
- T?k?-ji (ja)
- Shint? shrines
- Shinagawa Shrine (ja)
- Shimo-Shimmei Tenso Shrine (ja)
- Ebara Shrine (ja)
- Kashima Shrine (ja)
- Churches
- Meguro Catholic Church (St. Anselm's Church)
- NSKK St. Stephen's Church, Tokyo St. Mary's Church
- Christ Shinagawa Church - presbyterian church
- Shinagawa Baptist Church, Oi Baptist Church
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 (ja) - college of technology (k?sen)
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.
- Public high schools
- Koyamadai High School (ja)
- ?saki High School (ja)
- Yashio High School (ja)
- Private high schools
- Ono Gakuen Girls' Junior High and Senior High School (ja)
- Kogyokusha Junior High and Senior High School (ja)
- St. Hilda's School (K?ran Jogakk? Junior High and Senior High School) (ja)
- Shinagawa Etoile Girls' High School (ja)
- Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin Junior High and Senior High School (ja)
- SEIRYO Junior High and Senior High School (ja)
- Nihon Ongaku High School (ja)
- The Junior High and Senior High School affiliated to the Bunkyo University (ja)
- HOYU-GAKUIN High School (ja)
- International schools
- Canadian International School in Tokyo
- Special education schools
- Shinagawa Special Needs Education School - public school for intellectually disabled children
- Meisei Gakuen (ja) - private deaf school
Transport
Important railway stations
Shinagawa Station in neighboring Minato also serves Shinagawa, and is a stop on the high-speed T?kaid? Shinkansen line.
- Gotanda Station
- Meguro Station
- ?saki Station
- ?imachi Station
Rail
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
- Yamanote Line: ?saki, Gotanda and Meguro Stations
- Keihin-T?hoku Line: ?imachi Station
- Saiky? Line: ?saki Station
- T?kaid? Main Line: does not stop at the stations in Shinagawa
- Yokosuka Line: Nishi-?i Station
- Sh?nan-Shinjuku Line: ?saki and Nishi-?i Stations
- Tokyu Corporation (T?ky?)
- T?ky? Meguro Line: Meguro, Fud?-mae, Musashi-Koyama and Nishi-Koyama Stations
- T?ky? ?imachi Line: Shimo-Shinmei and Togoshi-k?en, Nakanobu, Ebaramachi and Hatanodai Stations
- T?ky? Ikegami Line: Gotanda, ?saki-Hirok?ji, Togoshi-Ginza, Ebara-Nakanobu and Hatanodai Stations
- Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai Line): Tenn?zu Isle, Shinagawa Seaside, ?imachi and ?saki Stations
- Tokyo Monorail: Tenn?zu Isle and ?i Keibaj?-mae Stations
- Keikyu Corporation (Keiky?)
- Keiky? Main Line: Kitashinagawa, Shimbamba, Aomono-yokoch?, Samezu, Tachiaigawa and ?morikaigan Stations
- 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 (Shutok?)
- Route 1 "Haneda Sen"
- Route 2 "Meguro Sen"
- Bayshore Route "Wangan Sen"
- Central Circular Route "Ch?? Kanj? Sen"
- National highways
- Route 1 "Sakurada D?ri", "Dai-Ni Keihin"
- Route 15 "Dai-Ichi Keihin"
- Route 357 "Tokyo Wangan D?ro"
Shinagawa is also home to the main motor vehicle registration facility for central Tokyo (located east of Samezu Station). As a result, many license plates in Tokyo are labeled with the name "Shinagawa."
Major incidents / accidents
- 1863 - British Liberines burning case
- 1964 - Shinagawa Katsushima warehouse explosion fire
- 1987 - Explosion accident at the Oi 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.
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Portland, Maine
Others
Shinagawa has exchange city relationships with Harbin in People's Republic of China and concludes "Hometown exchange agreement"(????????) with Hayakawa and Yamakita towns.
- Harbin, People's Republic of China - educational exchange city(??????)
- Hayakawa, Yamanashi, Japan
- Yamakita, Kanagawa, Japan
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References
External links
- Shinagawa City Official Website (in Japanese)
Source of article : Wikipedia
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