Shinagawa, Tokyo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Shinagawa
品川
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| 品川区 · Shinagawa City | ||
Skyscrapers in Shinagawa
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Location of Shinagawa in Tokyo
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| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kantō | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2008)
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| • Total | 344,461 | |
| • Density | 15,740/km2 (40,800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
| Website | Shinagawa (Japanese) | |
Shinagawa (品川区, Shinagawa-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is sometimes called Shinagawa City in English.
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.
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History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 by combining Ebara Ward with the older Shinagawa Ward. Both Ebara Ward and Shinagawa Ward had been created in 1932 when Tokyo City expanded after the Great Kantō earthquake.
Politics and government
Shinagawa is run by a city assembly of 40 elected members.
Foreign embassies and consulates
Embassies
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
Harbin, People's Republic of China
Hayakawa, Japan
Portland, Maine
Related pages
Images for kids
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Shinagawa-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige
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Japan Airlines headquarters in Tennōzu Isle, Shinagawa
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Sega Sammy's main headquarters in Shinagawa
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Honsen-ji
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Ebara Shrine
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Site of Hamakawa Gun Battery
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Shimo-Shimmei Tenso jinjya shrine inari jinja
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Tokyo Health Care University
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Exterior of Shinagawa Station in Minato
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Ōimachi Station at Ōi, Shinagawa
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Togoshi Park
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Cherry blossoms at Goten-yama Hill in Kita-Shinagawa
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Cherry blossoms at Goten-yama Hill by Hokusai
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Harbor in Kita-Shinagawa
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Harbor in Kita-Shinagawa by Hiroshige
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Night view of Higashi-Shinagawa
See also
In Spanish: Shinagawa (Tokio) para niños
