Takanawa, Minato, Tokyo

Takanawa Police Office

Full Moon at Takanawa, by Hiroshige

Takanawa (高輪) is a neighborhood in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

Economy

Sony operates the Takanawa Office in Takanawa.^[1]

Education

The Takanawa Library is in Takanawa.^[2]
Takamatsu Junior High School (高松中学校, Takamatsu Chūgakkō) is a junior high school. Takamatsunomiya contributed some of its own mansions for Minato and a junior high school was built there.

Notable sites

The temple Sengaku-ji, containing the graves of the Forty-seven Ronin and their lord
Tōzen-ji; a Zen temple
The Hatakeyama Memorial Museum
Maruyama Jinja, a Shinto shrine
Stone wall in Takanawa seashore

Subway stations

Takanawadai (Toei Asakusa Line)

References

↑ "Access & Map." Sony. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
↑ http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/e/liv/serv/com/com03.html

External links

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Neighborhoods of Tokyo

Districts of Minato, Tokyo

Shiba Area	Atago Shiba Shibakōen Shibadaimon Shinbashi Toranomon Nishi-Shinbashi Hamamatsuchō Higashi-Shinbashi Kaigan (1-chōme) Mita (1, 2, 3-chōme)

Azabu Area	Azabu-Jūban Azabudai Azabu-Nagasakachō Azabu-Mamianachō Nishi-Azabu Higashi-Azabu Minami-Azabu Moto-Azabu Roppongi

Akasaka Area	Akasaka Kita-Aoyama Minami-Aoyama Moto-Akasaka

Takanawa Area	Shirokane Shirokanedai Takanawa Mita (4, 5-chōme)

Shibaura-Kōnan Area	Kōnan Shibaura Daiba Kaigan (2, 3-chōme)

Coordinates: 35°38′28″N 139°44′03″E / 35.641137°N 139.734195°E / 35.641137; 139.734195

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