Meguro, Tokyo
Encyclopedia
is one of the 23 special wards
of Tokyo
, Japan. It calls itself Meguro City in English.
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.
, 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.
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).
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In addition the metropolis operates a consolidated junior and senior high school called Ohsyukan Secondary Education School.
Special wards of Tokyo
The are 23 municipalities that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. Together, they occupy the land that was the city of Tokyo before it was abolished in 1943. The special wards' structure was established under the Japanese Local Autonomy Law and is unique to...
of Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan. It calls itself Meguro City in English.
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
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 259,968 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 17,685 persons per km². The total area is 14.70 km².
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
History
The Higashiyama shell mound contains remains from the paleolithicPaleolithic
The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...
, 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
Musashi Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama...
. The two were merged into a Meguro ward for Tokyo City
Tokyo City
was a municipality in Japan and part of Tokyo-Fu which existed from May 1, 1889 until its merger with its prefecture on July 1, 1943. The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by independent special wards...
in 1932 and since then the ward has remained with no alterations to its territory.
Geography
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
(to the northeast), Setagaya
Setagaya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English...
(to the west), Ōta
Ota, Tokyo
is one of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo, Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 676,458, with 348,492 households, and a population density of 11,376.69 persons per km²...
(to the south) and Shinagawa
Shinagawa, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Shinagawa City. The ward is home to nine embassies.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....
(to the southeast).
Meguro Area
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Hibusuma Area
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Politics and government
The current mayor is Aoki Eiji, an independent. Meguro has a city assembly with 36 elected members.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 StationKomaba-Todaimae Stationis a railway station in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. The station is located at .The station is served by local trains on the Keiō Inokashira Line.The station's name is a combination of Komaba which is name of the suburb in which it is located, and Todai-mae - which means 'in front of Todai'. Todai is the...
- Note: Meguro StationMeguro Stationis a railway station located in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward close to the boundary with Meguro ward. The station is just south of Meguro Dori .-Lines:Meguro Station is served by the following lines:*East Japan Railway Company Yamanote Line...
(JREast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
, Tokyu Meguro Line, Tokyo MetroTokyo Metrois one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
Namboku LineTokyo Metro Namboku LineThe is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. Its name literally means South-North Line. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita...
, ToeiTokyo Metropolitan Bureau of TransportationThe is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as 都営 Toei, meaning "operated by the metropolitan government ." It is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metro.-Toei Subway:The lines were originally...
Mita LineToei Mita LineThe is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line of Tokyu Corporation for...
) is in Shinagawa, not Meguro.
Colleges and universities
- University of TokyoUniversity of Tokyo, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
Komaba Campus - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo Institute of TechnologyThe Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010...
- Note: Tokyo Gakugei UniversityTokyo Gakugei UniversityTokyo Gakugei University or Gakudai , for short, is a national university in Koganei, Tokyo. While its history may be traced to 1873, it was formally chartered as a university in 1949 through the merging of four teacher-training institutions....
and Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
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 EducationTokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board manages the individual school systems within the metropolis. The board also directly manages all of the public high schools in Tokyo...
.
- 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.
Private international high schools
- KAIS International School
- St. Mary's International School
Religious institutions
- Himonya Catholic Church
- Himonya Hachiman Shrine
- Ōtori ShrineJinja (Shinto)A Shinto shrine is a structure whose main purpose is to house one or more Shinto kami....
- Ryūsen-ji (Meguro FudoAcalaIn Vajrayana Buddhism, Ācala is the best known of the Five Wisdom Kings of the Womb Realm. He is also known as Ācalanātha, Āryācalanātha, Ācala-vidyā-rāja and . The Sanskrit term ācala means "immovable"; Ācala is also the name of the eighth of the ten completion stages of the Bodhisattva path...
temple). Its black-eyed (me-guro) statue of Fudo gave Meguro its name. - Yūten-ji
Famous people
- Yumiko FujitaYumiko FujitaYumiko Fujita is a Japanese actress.-Selected filmography:* Under the Flag of the Rising Sun * Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon * The Bullet Train...
, actress - Waka InoueWaka InoueWaka Inoue is a Japanese idol, tarento and actress. She was born in Meguro, Tokyo as Naoko Aramura . Her mother is former actress Kyoko Saga.Waka's main claim to fame in the tarento circles is her bustline...
, model, actress - Masako, Crown Princess of JapanMasako, Crown Princess of Japanis the wife of Crown Prince Naruhito, the first son of the Emperor Akihito and the Empress Michiko, and a member of the Imperial House of Japan through marriage.-Early life and education:...
- Shigeru IzumiyaShigeru IzumiyaShigeru Izumiya is a Japanese poet, folk singer, actor, tarento. He established record company "For Life Records" with Takuro Yoshida, Yosui Inoue, Hitoshi Komuro in 1975...
, folk singer, entertainer - Kazuo TokumitsuKazuo Tokumitsuis a Japanese TV presenter and announcer.He is the main presenter on the Nippon Television Sunday morning TV topical news programme The Sunday Next. He is also the main presenter on the Tokyo Broadcasting System programme .-External links:* *...
, announcer
Notable residents
- Takuya KimuraTakuya Kimura, nicknamed , is a Japanese singer and actor. He is also a member of the Japanese idol group SMAP. Most of the TV dramas he starred in produced high ratings in Japan...
, singer and actor in male idol group SMAPSMAPSMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori... - Shizuka KudoShizuka Kudois a Japanese singer and pop idol born in Hamura, Tokyo. She debuted as member no. 38 of the Onyanko Club in May 1986 and went on to a successful solo career with 11 no.1 hits.-Biography:...
, popular singer and wife of Takuya Kimura - Keisuke KuwataKeisuke Kuwatahas gained fame as a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All-Stars, as well as his own solo band, the Kuwata band. He has also done significant amount of scoring music for films. He went to Aoyama Gakuin University....
, singer with Southern All StarsSouthern All Stars, also known by the abbreviations or SAS, is a Japanese pop/rock band that formed in the mid 1970s.The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata , Yuko Hara , Kazuyuki Sekiguchi , Hiroshi Matsuda and Hideyuki "Kegani" Nozawa... - Nobuyo ŌyamaNobuyo Oyamais a Japanese voice actress currently represented by Actors Seven.She is best known for playing the title character in the long-running Doraemon anime.- Notable voice work :* Sazae-san * Doraemon...
, voices the cartoon character DoraemonDoraemonis a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio which later became an anime series and an Asian franchise... - Miyu UeharaMiyu Uehara, better known as , was a Japanese gravure idol and TV personality, who gained popularity as a "poverty idol".-Life:Uehara was born on the island of Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture, the youngest of 10 siblings. She attended high school in Kagoshima for a brief time before dropping out...
, gravure idol, found dead in her Meguro apartment. - Halca & Yucali of the Hip-hop duo HalcaliHalcali, is a Japanese pop and new-school inspired hip-hop duo consisting of members Halca and Yucali from Meguro, Tokyo, Japan...