Shinagawa
Shinagawa (品川区, Shinagawa-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is sometimes called Shinagawa City in English.[1]
Shinagawa
品川区 | |
|---|---|
| Shinagawa City | |
 Meguro River at Ōsaki, Shinagawa | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Shinagawa in Tokyo Metropolis | |
  Shinagawa Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′N 139°44′E / 35.600°N 139.733°ECoordinates: 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 (April 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 380,293 |
| • Density | 16,510/km2 (42,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Website | www.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp |
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 344,461 and a density of 15,740 persons per km². The total area is 22.72 km².
History Edit
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 by combining Ebara Ward with the older Shinagawa Ward.[2] Both Ebara Ward and Shinagawa Ward had been created in 1932 when Tokyo City expanded after the Great Kantō earthquake.
Shinagawa is a transport hub with the busy Shinagawa Station nearby in Minato Ward.
Politics and government Edit
Shinagawa is run by a city assembly of 40 elected members.
Foreign embassies and consulates Edit
Embassies Edit
Education Edit
Universities Edit
Special colleges Edit
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates two special colleges in Shinagawa:
Sister cities Edit
Shinagawa has sister-city relationships with Auckland in New Zealand, Geneva in Switzerland, and Portland, Maine in the United States.[3]
Related pages Edit
References Edit
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 国際交流事業の紹介 | 品川区 Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback Machine ("Introduction to International Relations | Shinagawa") Retrieved on March 10, 2009
- ↑ "Sister Cities". Consulate-General of Japan in Auckland. Embassy of Japan. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
Other websites Edit
- http://www.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp/s_foreign/english/kucho.html Archived 2006-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
