Meguro, Tokyo
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| 目黒区 · Meguro City | ||
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| Coordinates: 35°38′N 139°41′E / 35.633°N 139.683°ECoordinates: 35°38′N 139°41′E / 35.633°N 139.683°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kantō | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Aoki Eiji | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (September 1, 2008) | ||
| • Total | 261,033 | |
| • Density | 17,757/km2 (45,990/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City symbols | ||
| - Tree | Castanopsis | |
| - Flower | Lespedeza | |
| - Bird | Great Tit | |
| Website | Meguro | |
Meguro (目黒区 Meguro-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Meguro City in English.12
Meguro hosts fifteen foreign embassies and consulates. One of Tokyo's most exclusive residential neighborhoods (Kakinokizaka) is located in Meguro.
As of December 31, 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 259,968 and a density of 17,685 persons per km². The total area is 14.70 km².
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
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History
The Higashiyama shell mound contains remains from the paleolithic, Jōmon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods.
The area now known as Meguro was originally two towns, Meguro proper and Hibusuma, all parts of the former Ebara District of Musashi Province. The two were merged into a Meguro ward for Tokyo City in 1932 and since then the ward has remained with no alterations to its territory.
Geography
Four other special wards surround Meguro. They are Shibuya (to the northeast), Setagaya (to the west), Ōta (to the south) and Shinagawa (to the southeast).
Districts
Meguro Area
Hibusuma Area
Politics and government
The current mayor is Aoki Eiji, an independent. Meguro has a city assembly with 36 elected members.
Elections
Transportation
Rail
- Tokyu Corporation
- Tōyoko Line: Naka-Meguro, Yutenji, Gakugei Daigaku, Toritsu Daigaku, Jiyugaoka Stations
- Ōimachi Line: Jiyugaoka, Midorigaoka, Ōokayama Stations
- Meguro Line: Ōokayama, Senzoku Stations
- Den-en-toshi Line: Ikejiri-Ōhashi Station
- Keio Electric Railway Keiō Inokashira Line: Komaba-Todaimae Station
- Note: Meguro Station (JR, Tokyu Meguro Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toei Mita Line) is in Shinagawa, not Meguro.
Highways
- Shuto Expressway No.3 Shibuya Route (Tanimachi JCT - Yoga)
Education
Colleges and universities
- University of Tokyo Komaba Campus
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Note: Tokyo Gakugei University and Tokyo Metropolitan University were formerly in Meguro.
Public schools
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Meguro City Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
- Geijutsu High School
- International High School
- Komaba High School
- Meguro High School
- Tokyo Metropolitan University High School
In addition the metropolis operates a consolidated junior and senior high school called Ohsyukan Secondary Education School.
Economy
Companies
Private international high schools
- KAIS International School
- St. Mary's International School
Culture
Religious institutions
- Himonya Catholic Church
- Himonya Hachiman Shrine
- Ōtori Shrine
- Ryūsen-ji (Meguro Fudo temple). Its black-eyed (me-guro) statue of Fudo gave Meguro its name.
- Yūten-ji
Famous people
- Yumiko Fujita, actress
- Waka Inoue, model, actress
- Masako, Crown Princess of Japan
- Shigeru Izumiya, folk singer, entertainer
- Kazuo Tokumitsu, announcer
- Yukio Sakaguchi, mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler
Notable residents
- Takuya Kimura, singer and actor in male idol group SMAP
- Shizuka Kudo, popular singer and wife of Takuya Kimura
- Keisuke Kuwata, singer with Southern All Stars
- Nobuyo Ōyama, voices the cartoon character Doraemon
- Miyu Uehara, gravure idol, found dead in her Meguro apartment.
- Halca & Yucali of the Hip-hop duo Halcali
See also
References
- ^ "目黒区方式ホームページ (Official Homepage of Meguro City, Japanese)". Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "English: Meguro City (Official English webpage for Meguro City)". Meguro City.
- ^ "Headquarters & Main Contacts." Books Kinokuniya. Retrieved on July 25, 2011. "Dept.General Affairs Dept. 3-7-10 Shimomeguro Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8504"
External links
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- Meguro City official website (English)
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