Nerima, Tokyo
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
Nerima is one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Nerima
練馬区 | |
|---|---|
| Nerima City | |
 A street in Hikarigaoka, Nerima | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Nerima in Tokyo | |
  Nerima Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′8.24″N 139°39′5.97″E / 35.7356222°N 139.6516583°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Akio Maekawa (since April 2014) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.08 km2 (18.56 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 721,858 |
| • Density | 15,013/km2 (38,880/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Kobushi Magnolia |
| • Flower | Azalea |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City hall address | 6-12-1 Toyotama-kita, Nerima 176-8501 |
| Website | www |
The municipality calls itself "Nerima City" in English.[2]
Nerima is called "the town of animation" because the earliest anime businesses started up in the area.[3]
History
changeOn 1 August 1947, the ward of Nerima was formed by separating from the ward of Itabashi.[4]
Geography
changeNerima is a western ward. It borders Nakano and Suginami on the south. Musashino and Nishitokyo are on the ward's western border. Saitamo Prefecture is on the northern border. Itabashi and Toshima are on the west.
There is also a long river in Nerima.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-1.
- ↑ Nerima City Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Nerima Animation, History Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-1.
- ↑ 大東京35区物語～15区から23区へ～東京23区の歴史 (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nerima.
- Nerima website (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
