Shinagawa
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shinagawa (品川区, Shinagawa-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is sometimes called Shinagawa City in English.[1]
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.[2] Both Ebara Ward and Shinagawa Ward had been created in 1932 when Tokyo City expanded after the Great Kantō earthquake.
Shinagawa is a transport hub with the busy Shinagawa Station nearby in Minato Ward.
Politics and government
Shinagawa is run by a city assembly of 40 elected members.
Foreign embassies and consulates
Embassies
Education
Universities
- Hoshi University
- Rissho University
- Seisen University
- Showa University
- Sugino Women's University
Special colleges
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates two special colleges in Shinagawa:
- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Technology Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology
Sister cities
Shinagawa has sister-city relationships with Auckland in New Zealand, Geneva in Switzerland, and Portland, Maine in the United States.[3]
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