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
Special ward
Shinagawa City
Meguro River at Ōsaki, Shinagawa
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Location of Shinagawa in Tokyo Metropolis
Shinagawa
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°36′N 139°44′E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
Area
 • Total22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2016)
 • Total380,293
 • Density16,510/km2 (42,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Websitewww.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

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

Shinagawa is run by a city assembly of 40 elected members.

Foreign embassies and consulates

Embassies

Education

Universities
  • Hoshi University
  • Rissho University
  • Seisen University
  • Showa University
  • Sugino Women's University

Special colleges

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates two special colleges in Shinagawa:

  • Tokyo Metropolitan College of Technology Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  • Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology

Sister cities

Shinagawa has sister-city relationships with Auckland in New Zealand, Geneva in Switzerland, and Portland, Maine in the United States.[3]

References
  1. Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. "Sister Cities". Consulate-General of Japan in Auckland. Embassy of Japan. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-09.

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