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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

Country

Japan

Region

Kantō

Prefecture

Tokyo Metropolis

Area

• Total

22.84 km² (8.82 sq mi)

Population

(October 1, 2020)

• Total

422,488

• Density

18,497/km² (47,910/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+09:00 (JST)

City hall address

2-1-36 Hiromachi,
Shinagawa-ku, Tōkyō-to
140-8715


Symbols
Bird	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Tree	Castanopsis 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. The Ward is home to ten embassies.

As of 1 April 2016 (2016 -04-01)^[update], the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km². The total area is 22.84 km².

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.

Shinagawa Area

Higashishinagawa
Hiromachi
Kitashinagawa
Minamishinagawa
Nishishinagawa

Oi Area

Oi
Higashioi
Katsushima
Minamioi
Nishioi

Osaki Area

Ōsaki
Higashigotanda
Kamiōsaki
Nishigotanda

Ebara Area

Ebara
Futaba
Hatanodai
Higashinakanobu
Hiratsuka
Koyama
Koyamadai
Nakanobu
Nishinakanobu
Togoshi
Yutakacho

Yashio Area

Yashio
Higashiyashio

History

Shinagawa-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige

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.

Politics and government

Shinagawa is run by an assembly of 40 elected members.

Embassies in Shinagawa

Economy

Corporate headquarters

Japan Airlines headquarters in Tennōzu Isle, Shinagawa

Sega Sammy's main headquarters in Shinagawa

Many companies are headquartered in Shinagawa Ward. Isuzu, a diesel engine and commercial truck manufacturer; JTB Corporation, a major travel agency; Nippon Light Metal, an aluminum and chemical products company; MOS Burger (in the ThinkPark Tower, Ōsaki); Lawson (East Tower of Gate City Ohsaki in Ōsaki), Namco Bandai Holdings; Namco Bandai Games; Banpresto; Rakuten, Honda brand Acura; Toyo Seikan, a packaging manufacturer; NSK Ltd., a bearing maker; Fuji Electric, an electrical equipment manufacturer; Imagica, a media post-production company; Nippon Chemi-Con, an electronic components manufacturer; Topy Industries, a machinery and automotive components company; Gakken, a publishing and educational services company; Comsys, a telecommunications construction and engineering company; and Pola Cosmetics all have their headquarters within Shinagawa Ward. Marza Animation Planet also has its headquarters in Shinagawa on the 18th floor of the Tennoz Ocean Square near Tennōzu Isle Station. And since August 2018, Sega Sammy, best known for its Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and also the owner of the Nakano-based TMS Entertainment (which itself owns the aforementioned Marza Animation Planet), has its headquarters in Shinagawa at the Sumitomo Fudosan Osaki Garden Tower near Ōsaki Station.

Japan Airlines (JAL), the head office of its subsidiary JAL Hotels, and registered offices of JAL Express and JALways are located in the Tennōzu Isle area. In addition, Jalux, a subsidiary, has its head office in the I·S Building. One group of employees moved into the building on July 26, 2010, and one on August 2, 2010.

On 8 July 2022, Nikon announced they have begun construction on a new headquarters adjacent to their Oi Plan. The Nikon HQ is supposed to be completed in 2024 and its address is: 5480-1, Nishioi 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

For more details, see Nikon Ohi Factory

Other offices

Other companies maintain branch offices or research facilities in Shinagawa Ward. Sony operates the Gotenyama Technology Center and the Osaki East Technology Center in Shinagawa. Sony used to have its headquarters in Shinagawa. Sony moved to Minato, Tokyo around the end of 2006 and closed the Osaki West Technology Center in Shinagawa around 2007. Adobe Systems maintains its Japan headquarters on the 19th Floor of Gate City Ohsaki near Ōsaki Station, while Siemens AG has its Japan offices in Takanawa Park Tower. Phoenix Technologies operates its Japan office on the 8th floor of the Gotanda NN Building in Gotanda. Siemens Japan and Philips also have offices in Shinagawa. Microsoft and ExxonMobil have their Japanese headquarters in Konan, Minato, near Shinagawa. Kojima Productions offices are also located in Shinagawa.

Former economic operations

A JAL subsidiary, Japan Asia Airways, was also headquartered in the JAL Building until JAL dissolved it. GEOS, an English language school company, once had its headquarters in Shinagawa. At one time Air Nippon had its headquarters in Shinagawa.

Places

Honsen-ji

Ebara Shrine

Site of Hamakawa Gun Battery

Shimo-Shimmei Tenso jinjya shrine inari jinja

Museums
- O Art Museum
- Kume Museum of Art [ja]
- Shinagawa Historical Museum [ja]
- The Museum of Maritime Science
- Sugino Costume Museum
- ARCHI-DEPOT Museum [ja]
SHINAGAWA AQUARIUM [ja]
The Shiki Theatre Natsu [ja]
The CATS Theatre [ja]
The Galaxy Theatre [ja]
Ohi Racecourse
Site of Suzugamori execution grounds
Site of Hamakawa Gun Battery
Togoshi Ginza [ja] Shopping District
Musashi Koyama [ja] Shopping District "PALM"
Parks
- Ōmori Shell Mounds Park [ja]
- Rinshi-no-mori Park
- Shinagawa Kumin Park [ja]
- Ikedayama Park [ja] – site of a daimyō's villa
- Togoshi Park [ja] – site of a daimyō's villa
Ebara Shichi-Fuku-Jin [ja] (Seven Lucky Gods in Ebara area)
Buddhist temples
- Honsen-ji [ja]
- Tōkai-ji
- Hōren-ji [ja]
- Tōkō-ji [ja]
Shintō shrines
- Shinagawa Shrine [ja]
- Shimo-Shimmei Tenso Shrine [ja]
- Ebara Shrine [ja]
- Kashima Shrine
Churches
- Meguro Catholic Church (St. Anselm's Church)
- St. Stephen's Church, Tokyo St. Mary's Church – Anglican churches
- Christ Shinagawa Church – Presbyterian church
- Shinagawa Baptist Church, Oi Baptist Church

Education

Tokyo Health Care University

Higher education

Hoshi University
Rissho University
Seisen University
Showa University
Tokyo Health Care University
Sugino Fashion College
Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology – graduate school
Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology [ja] – college of technology (kōsen)

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 [ja]
- Tokyo Metropolitan Ōsaki High School [ja]
- Tokyo Metropolitan Yashio High School [ja]
Private high schools
- The Junior High and Senior High School [ja] affiliated to the Bunkyo University
- Hoyu-Gakuin High School [ja]
- Kogyokusha Junior High and Senior High School [ja]
- Nihon Ongaku High School [ja] (plans to become coeducational in 2023, with the new name Shinagawa Gakugei High School (品川学藝高等学校))
- St. Hilda's School (Kōran Jogakkō Junior High and Senior High School [ja])
- Shinagawa Etoile Girls' High School [ja]
- Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin Junior High and Senior High School [ja]
- Shinagawa Shouei Junior and Senior High School [ja], formerly Ono Gakuen Girls' Junior High and Senior High School (小野学園女子中学・高等学校)
- Seiryo Junior High and Senior High School [ja]
International schools
- Canadian International School in Tokyo
- KAIS International School
Special education schools
- Tokyo Metropolitan Shinagawa Special Needs Education School – public school for intellectually disabled children
- Meisei Gakuen [ja] – private deaf school

Municipal combined elementary and junior high schools:

Ebara Hiratsuka Gakuen (荏原平塚学園)
Hino Gakuen (日野学園)
Houyou no Mori Gakuen (豊葉の杜学園)
Ito Gakuen (伊藤学園)
Shinagawa Gakuen (品川学園)
Yashio Gakuen (八潮学園)

Municipal junior high schools:

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:

No. 2 Enzan Elementary School (第二延山小学校)
No. 1 Hino Elementary School (第一日野小学校)
No. 3 Hino Elementary School (第三日野小学校)
No. 4 Hino Elementary School (第四日野小学校)
Asamadai Elementary School (浅間台小学校)
Daiba Elementary School (台場小学校)
Enzan Elementary School (延山小学校)
Genjimae Elementary School (源氏前小学校)
Gotenyama Elementary School (御殿山小学校)
Hamakawa Elementary School (浜川小学校)
Hatanodai Elementary School (旗台小学校)
Hosui Elementary School (芳水小学校)
Ito Elementary School (伊藤小学校)
Jonan Elementary School (城南小学校)
Jonan No. 2 Elementary School (城南第二小学校)
Kamishinmei Elementary School (上神明小学校)
Keiyo Elementary School (京陽小学校)
Koyama Elementary School (小山小学校)
Koyamadai Elementary School (小山台小学校)
Mitsugi Elementary School (三木小学校)
Miyamae Elementary School (宮前小学校)
Nakanobu Elementary School (中延小学校)
Ohara Elementary School (大原小学校)
Oi No. 1 Elementary School (大井第一小学校)
Samehama Elementary School (鮫浜小学校)
Shimizudai Elementary School (清水台小学校)
Suzugamori Elementary School (鈴ヶ森小学校)
Tachiai Elementary School (立会小学校)
Togoshi Elementary School (戸越小学校)
Ushiroji Elementary School (後地小学校)
Yamanaka Elementary School (山中小学校)

Transport

For more details, see Transport in Greater Tokyo

Important railway stations

Exterior of Shinagawa Station in Minato

Ōimachi Station at Ōi, Shinagawa

Gotanda Station
Meguro Station
Ōsaki Station
Ōimachi Station

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

East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
- Yamanote Line: Ōsaki, Gotanda and Meguro Stations
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line: Ōimachi Station
- Saikyō Line: Ōsaki Station
- Tōkaidō Main Line: does not stop at the stations in Shinagawa
- Yokosuka Line: Nishi-Ōi Station
- Shōnan-Shinjuku Line: Ōsaki and Nishi-Ōi Stations
Tokyu Corporation (Tōkyū)
- Tōkyū Meguro Line: Meguro, Fudō-mae, Musashi-Koyama and Nishi-Koyama Stations
- Tōkyū Ōimachi Line: Shimo-Shinmei and Togoshi-kōen, Nakanobu, Ebaramachi and Hatanodai Stations
- Tōkyū Ikegami Line: Gotanda, Ōsaki-Hirokōji, Togoshi-Ginza, Ebara-Nakanobu and Hatanodai Stations
Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai Line): Tennōzu Isle, Shinagawa Seaside, Ōimachi and Ōsaki Stations
Tokyo Monorail: Tennōzu Isle and Ōi Keibajō Mae Stations
Keikyu Corporation (Keikyū)
- Keikyū Main Line: Kitashinagawa, Shimbamba, Aomono-yokochō, Samezu, Tachiaigawa and Ōmorikaigan Stations
Tokyo Metro
- Namboku Line: Meguro Station
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei)
- Mita Line: Meguro Station
- Asakusa Line: Gotanda, Togoshi and Nakanobu Stations

Road

Shuto Expressway (Shutokō)
- Route 1 "Haneda Sen"
- Route 2 "Meguro Sen"
- Bayshore Route "Wangan Sen"
- Central Circular Route "Chūō Kanjō Sen"
National highways
- Route 1 "Sakurada Dōri", "Dai-Ni Keihin"
- Route 15 "Dai-Ichi Keihin"
- Route 357 "Tokyo Wangan Dōro"

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 Oi thermal power plant
1995 – Death case of arrest and detention of public affairs notary public office

Sister cities

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

Geneva, Switzerland
Auckland, New Zealand
Portland, Maine

Others

Shinagawa has an educational exchange city (教育交流都市) relationship with Harbin in China, and has concluded "hometown exchange agreements" (ふるさと交流協定) with Hayakawa in Yamanashi Prefecture and Yamakita in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Harbin, China
Hayakawa, Yamanashi, Japan
Yamakita, Kanagawa, Japan

Notable people from Shinagawa

Tadasuke Akiyama, Japanese photographer
Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese figure skater
Nobutoshi Canna (Real Name: Nobutoshi Hayashi, Nihongo: 林延年, Hayashi Nobutoshi), Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator
Char (Real Name: Hisato Takenaka, Nihongo: 竹中尚人, Takenaka Hisato), Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer
Osamu Dezaki, Japanese anime director and screenwriter
Renji Ishibashi (Real Name: Renji Ishida, Nihongo: 石田蓮司, Ishida Renji), Japanese actor
Kenji Kawai, Japanese composer and arranger
Momoko Kikuchi, Japanese actress, entertainer, singer, and scholar
Yun Kōga (Real Name: Risa Kimura, Nihongo: 木村理沙, Kimura Risa), Japanese manga artist
Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer
Taiki Matsuno (Real Name: Tatsuya Matsuno, Nihongo: 松野達也, Matsuno Tatsuya), Japanese actor and voice actor
Takeshi Mori, December 2, 1959, in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese television announcer and tarento
Keiji Nishikawa, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan
Riho (Real Name Unknown), Japanese professional wrestler and idol
Yuki Sato, Japanese actor
Chiyoko Shimakura, enka singer and TV presenter
Tetsuo Suda, Japanese TV presenter and news anchor
Issei Tamura, Japanese mixed martial artist
Taeko Watanabe, Japanese manga artist
Miki Yamada, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives and member of the Liberal Democratic Party
Masamoto Yashiro, Japanese businessman
Masayoshi Takanaka (高中正義, Takanaka Masayoshi), Japanese guitarist, composer, and producer.