Suginami, Tokyo
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 34.02 km² |
| Population (as of 2005) | |
| Total | 527,014 |
| Density | 15,490/km² |
| Symbols | |
| Suginami City Hall | |
| Official website: Suginami | |
Suginami (杉並区 Suginami-ku?) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Suginami City.
As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 527,014 and a density of 15490 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km².
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[edit] Geography
Suginami occupies the western part of the ward area of Tokyo. Its neighbors include these special wards: to the east, Shibuya and Nakano; to the north, Nerima; and to the south, Setagaya. Its western neighbors are the cities of Mitaka and Musashino.
The Kanda, Zenpukuji and Myoshoji Rivers pass through Suginami.
The center of population of Tokyo lies in Omiya 1-chome in Suginami.
[edit] History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
[edit] Places
[edit] Politics
As of 2005, the mayor of Suginami is Yamada Hiroshi.
[edit] Residents Basic Registry Network
Suginami refused to connect to Japan's Residents Basic Registry Network. As of 2005, it is implementing a measure to make registry optional.
[edit] Anti Revisionism
Suginami became part of Japan's fight against nationalist text book revisionism when, in 2005, residents petitioned Tokyo's courts to prevent the adoption of a controversial textbook published by Fusosha Publishing Inc which is claimed attempts to justify Japanese actions during WWII.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Rail
- JR East
- Chūō Main Line (Chūō-Sobu Line): Koenji, Asagaya, Ogikubo, Nishi-Ogikubo Stations
- Keio Corporation
- Keio Line: Hachiman-yama Station
- Keio Inokashira Line: Eifuku-cho, Nishi Eifuku, Hamada-yama, Takaido, Fujimi-ga-oka, Kuga-yama Stations
- Seibu Railway Seibu Shinjuku Line: Shimo-Igusa, Iogi, Kami-Igusa Stations
- Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line: Honancho; Higashi Koenji, Shin-Koenji, Minami Asagaya, Ogikubo Stations
[edit] Highway
- National highways: Route 20, the Kōshū Kaidō
- Kan-nana Dori (Number 7 Ring Road)
- Kan-pachi Dori (Number 8 Ring Road)
[edit] Famous people
- Takanohana Koji: retired yokozuna in sumo
- Tamaki Nami: singer
- Higo Katsuhiro: comedian (currently lives in Suginami-ku)
[edit] External links
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- Suginami official website (in English)
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Tokyo Metropolis | |
|---|---|---|
| Wards: Adachi | Arakawa | Bunkyō | Chiyoda | Chūō | Edogawa | Itabashi | Katsushika | Kita | Kōtō | Meguro | Minato | Nakano | Nerima | Ōta | Setagaya | Shibuya | Shinagawa | Shinjuku | Suginami | Sumida | Toshima | Taitō | ||
| Cities: Akiruno | Akishima | Chōfu | Fuchū | Fussa | Hachiōji | Hamura | Higashikurume | Higashimurayama | Higashiyamato | Hino | Inagi | Kiyose | Kodaira | Koganei | Kokubunji | Komae | Kunitachi | Machida | Mitaka | Musashimurayama | Musashino | Nishi-Tōkyō | Ōme | Tachikawa | Tama | ||
| Districts and Subprefectures: Nishitama District | Hachijō Subprefecture | Miyake Subprefecture | Ogasawara Subprefecture | Ōshima Subprefecture | ||
