Shinagawa

For other uses, see Shinagawa (disambiguation).

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 / 35.600°N 139.733°E / 35.600; 139.733
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
Area
 • Total
22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020[1])
 • Total
422,488
 • Density18,497/km2 (47,910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address2-1-36 Hiromachi,
Shinagawa-ku, Tōkyō-to
140-8715
Websitewww.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp
Symbols
BirdChroicocephalus ridibundus
FlowerRhododendron indicum
TreeCastanopsis
Acer

Shinagawa (品川区, Shinagawa-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. It is home to eleven embassies.

As of 1 April 2016, Shinagawa had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total area is 22.84 km2.[2]

Shinagawa is also commonly used to refer to the business district around Shinagawa Station, which is not in Shinagawa Ward. This Shinagawa is in the Takanawa and Konan neighborhoods of Minato Ward, directly north of Kita-Shinagawa.

Geography

Shinagawa Ward 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: Kōtō to the east, Minato to the north, Meguro to the west, and Ōta to the south.

Districts and neighborhoods

Shinagawa Ward consists of five areas, each consisting of multiple districts and neighborhoods:

  • Shinagawa District, including the former Shinagawa-juku on the Tōkaidō.
  • Ōsaki (大崎) District, formerly a town of that name, stretching from Ōsaki Station to Gotanda and Meguro Stations.
  • Ebara (荏原) District, formerly a town of that name.
  • Ōi (大井) District, formerly a town of that name.
  • Yashio (八潮) District, consisting of reclaimed land, including Higashiyashio on Odaiba.

History

Most of Tokyo east of the Imperial Palace is on reclaimed land. A large proportion of the reclamation took place during the Edo period, when Shinagawa-juku was the first shukuba (post town) in the "53 Stations of the Tōkaidō" that a traveler would reach after setting out from Nihonbashi to Kyoto on the Tōkaidō. The Tokugawa shogunate maintained the Suzugamori execution grounds in Shinagawa.

Following the Meiji Restoration and the abolition of the han system, Shinagawa Prefecture was instituted in 1869. The prefectural administration was to be set up in the Ebara District, but in 1871 Shinagawa Prefecture was integrated into Tokyo Prefecture. In 1932, during the reorganisation of the municipal boundaries of Tokyo City following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, a smaller version of Shinagawa Ward was created. On March 15, 1947, this was merged with the neighboring Ebara Ward to create the present Shinagawa Ward.

The Ward's historic post-town function is retained today with several large hotels near the train station offering 6,000 rooms, the largest concentration in Tokyo.

The Tōkaidō Shinkansen high-speed rail line began serving Shinagawa Station in 2003.

Economy

Corporate headquarters

  • Gakken
  • Japan Airlines
  • Nikon

Former economic operations

Sony had its headquarters and related facilities in Kitashinagawa from 1947, the next year of its founding, until 2007.[3] They were relocated to Minato, Tokyo, and the site was redeveloped into an upscale residential area and office buildings.[4]

Nikon developed and manufactured products at factories in Nishiōi, Shinagawa from 1918 to 2016.[5][6] In 2024, the company built its headquarters building on the site of those former factories.[5]

Politics and government

The mayor of Shinagawa Ward is Kyoko Morisawa, elected on December 4, 2022. She is an independent politician born in 1978.

The Shinagawa Ward Assembly, consisting of 40 seats, held its last election on April 23, 2023.

Places

Education

Higher education

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.

  • Metropolitan high schools
    • Tokyo Metropolitan Koyamadai High School
    • Tokyo Metropolitan Ōsaki High School
    • Tokyo Metropolitan Yashio High School
  • Private high schools
    • The Junior High and Senior High School affiliated to the Bunkyo University
    • Hoyu-Gakuin High School
    • Kogyokusha Junior High and Senior High School
    • Shinagawa Gakugei High School
    • St. Hilda's School (Kōran Jogakkō Junior High and Senior High School)
    • Shinagawa Etoile Girls' High School
    • Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin Junior High and Senior High School
    • Shinagawa Shouei Junior High School & Senior High School
    • Seiryo Junior High and Senior High School
  • International schools
  • Special education schools
    • Tokyo Metropolitan Shinagawa Special Needs Education School[29] – public school for intellectually disabled children
    • Meisei Gakuen – private deaf school

Municipal combined elementary and junior high schools:[30]

Municipal junior high schools:[30]

  • Ebara No. 1 Junior High School (荏原第一中学校)
  • Ebara No. 5 Junior High School (荏原第五中学校)
  • Ebara No. 6 Junior High School (荏原第六中学校)
  • Fujimidai Junior High School (冨士見台中学校)
  • Hamakawa Junior High School (浜川中学校)
  • Osaki Junior High School (大崎中学校)
  • Suzugamori Junior High School (鈴ヶ森中学校)
  • Togoshidai Junior High School (戸越台中学校)
  • Tokai Junior High School (東海中学校)

Municipal elementary schools:[30]

Transport

Further information: Transport in Greater Tokyo

Important railway stations

Shinagawa Station is in fact located in neighboring Minato but also serves the northern part of Shinagawa, and is a stop on the high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen line.

Rail

Road

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 Ōi Thermal Power Plant
  • 1995 – Death case of arrest and detention of public affairs notary public office

International relations

Sister city and friendship cities

Sister city
Friendship cities

Diplomatic missons in Shinagawa

Embassies
Consulates-general
Honorary consulate

Notable people from Shinagawa

  • Main entrance of Togoshi Park
  • Cherry blossoms at Goten-yama Hill in Kita-Shinagawa
  • Cherry blossoms at Goten-yama Hill by Hokusai
  • Former Shinagawa Port
  • Shinagawa Port by Hiroshige
  • Night view of Higashi-Shinagawa

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