Setagaya

Setagaya
世田谷区
Special ward
City of Setagaya

Setagaya Ward Office

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Location of Setagaya in Tokyo
Setagaya

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°38′47.66″N 139°39′11.69″E / 35.6465722°N 139.6532472°E / 35.6465722; 139.6532472Coordinates: 35°38′47.66″N 139°39′11.69″E / 35.6465722°N 139.6532472°E / 35.6465722; 139.6532472
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Tokyo
Government
 • Mayor Nobuto Hosaka (since May 2011)
Area
 • Total 58.08 km2 (22.42 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2011)
 • Total 837,185
 • Density 14,414.34/km2 (37,333.0/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Zelkova serrata
 • Flower Habenaria radiata
 • Bird Azure-winged magpie
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Postal code(s) 154 to 158 (First three digits)
Area code(s) 03
Website www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/index.html

Setagaya (世田谷区 Setagaya-ku) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English.[1] Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower the fringed orchid, and its tree the Zelkova serrata.

Setagaya has the largest population and second largest area (after Ōta) of Tokyo's 23 special wards. As of May 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 837,185 and a population density of 14,414.34 persons per km2 with the total area of 58.08 km2.

Geography

Setagaya is located at the southwestern corner of the 23 special wards and Tama River separates the boundary between Tokyo Metropolis and Kanagawa Prefecture.

Residential population is among the highest in Tokyo as there are many residential neighbourhoods within Setagaya. Setagaya is served by various rail services providing frequent 2 to 3 minutes headway rush hour services to the busiest train terminals of Shinjuku and Shibuya as well as through service trains which continue travelling on to the Tokyo Metro lines providing direct access to the central commercial and business districts. Most rail lines run parallel from east to west and there are no north to south rail services within Setagaya, except for Setagaya Line light rail.

The ward is divided into five districts. These are Setagaya, Kitazawa, Tamagawa, Kinuta and Karasuyama. The main ward office and municipal assembly (city hall) is located in Setagaya District, but other districts also have its own branch ward offices as a part of the administrative structure. Each branch offices provide almost identical services as the main office, but does not provide the services related to municipal assembly.

Most of the land is in the Musashino Tableland. The parts along the Tama River to the south are comparatively low-lying.

History

The special ward of Setagaya was founded on March 15, 1947.

During the Edo period, 42 villages occupied the area. With the abolition of the han system in 1871, the central and eastern portions became part of Tokyo Prefecture while the rest became part of Kanagawa Prefecture; in 1893, some areas were transferred to Tokyo Prefecture. With the establishment of Setagaya Ward (an ordinary ward) in the old Tokyo City in 1932, and further consolidation in 1936, Setagaya took its present boundaries.

During the 1964 Summer Olympics, the district of Karasuyama-machi in Setagaya was part of the athletics marathon and 50 km walk event.[2]

Landmarks

Gōtoku-ji
Todoroki Valley

Districts

Transportation

Rail

Road

Expressways

National highways

Politics

On April 25, 2011, amid national concern over the safety of nuclear power triggered by the March 11 earthquake and Fukushima I nuclear accidents, former Social Democratic Party Upper House House of Councillors legislator Nobuto Hosaka was elected mayor on an anti-nuclear platform.[3] Prior to becoming mayor, Hosaka was also well-known his staunch opposition of the death penalty[4] and his defense of Japan's Otaku culture.[5]

Economy

Education

Universities and colleges

Universities and colleges with campuses in Setagaya include:

Setagaya operates public elementary and junior high schools. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates public high schools.

High schools

  • Chitosegaoka High School
  • Engei High School
  • Fukasawa High School
  • Matsubara High School
  • Roka High School
  • Sakuramachi High School
  • Setagaya Izumi High School
  • Setagaya Sogo High School
  • Setagaya Technical High School
  • Sogo Technical High School
  • Tamagawa High School
The following schools are nationally or privately operated.
  • Keisenjo Gakuen High School
  • Kosei Gakuen Girls High School
  • Nihon University Sakuragaoka High School
  • Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture First High School and Junior High School
  • Japan Women's University affiliated Homei High School and Junior High School
  • St. Dominic's Institute

Elementary schools

The following schools are operated by Setagaya.[8]
  • Akatsuzumi Elementary School
  • Asahi Elementary School
  • Chitose Elementary School
  • Chitosedai Elementary School
  • Daita Elementary School
  • Daizawa Elementary School
  • Fukasawa Elementary School
  • Funabashi Elementary School
  • Futako-Tamagawa Elementary School
  • Hachiman-Yama Elementary School
  • Hanamido Elementary School
  • Higashi-Fukasawa Elementary School
  • Higashi-Tamagawa Elementary School
  • Hihashi-Ohara Elementary School
  • Ikejiri Elementary School
  • Ikenoue Elementary School
  • Kamikitazawa Elementary School
  • Karasuyama Elementary School
  • Karasuyama-Kita Elementary School
  • Kibogaoka Elementary School
  • Kinuta Elementary School
  • Kinuta-Minami Elementary School
  • Kitami Elementary School
  • Kitazawa Elementary School
  • Komatsunagi Elementary School
  • Komazawa Elementary School
  • Kuhonbutsu Elementary School
  • Kyodo Elementary School
  • Kyosai Elementary School
  • Kyuden Elementary School
  • Mamoriyama Elementary School
  • Matsubara Elementary School
  • Matsugaoka Elementary School
  • Matsugaoka Elementary School
  • Matsuzawa Elementary School
  • Meisei Elementary School
  • Misyuku Elementary School
  • Musashigaoka Elementary School
  • Nakamachi Elementary School
  • Nakamaru Elementary School
  • Nakazato Elementary School
  • Okusawa Elementary School
  • Oyamadai Elementary School
  • Roka Elementary School
  • Sakura Elementary School
  • Sakuragaoka Elementary School
  • Sakuramachi Elementary School
  • Sangen-Jaya Elementary School
  • Sasahara Elementary School
  • Seta Elementary School
  • Setagaya Elementary School
  • Shiroyama Elementary School
  • Soshigaya Elementary School
  • Taishidou Elementary School
  • Tamadutsumi Elementary School
  • Tamagawa Elementary School
  • Tamon Elementary School
  • Todoroki Elementary School
  • Tsukado Elementary School
  • Tsurumaki Elementary School
  • Wakabayashi Elementary School
  • Yahata Elementary School
  • Yamano Elementary School
  • Yamazaki Elementary School
  • Yoga Elementary School
The following schools are nationally or privately operated.
  • Denenchofu Futaba Gakuen Elementary School
  • Kunimoto Elementary School
  • Seijo Gakuen Primary School
  • Setagaya Elementary School of National Tokyo Gakugei University
  • Showa Elementary School of Showa Women's University
  • Tokyo City University Elementary School
  • Wako Elementary School

International Schools

The following schools are privately operated.

Former international schools:

International relations

Setagaya has sister-city relationships with Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada; the Döbling district of Vienna, Austria; and Bunbury, Western Australia.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Setagaya City Official Website http://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/index.html. Retrieved 30 November 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. p. 74.
  3. ↑ "Anti-nuclear plant candidate Hosaka wins Setagaya Ward mayoral race". Mainichi Shimbun. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  4. ↑ "Death row: limbo of not knowing when". The Japan Times. 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  5. ↑ "Otaku harassed as sex-crimes fears mount". The Japan Times. 2005-02-06. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  6. ↑ "Contact-General." Cookie Jar Entertainment. Retrieved on January 24, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Outlines". OLM, Inc.. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.
  8. ↑ http://www.setagaya.ed.jp/syoutop.htm
  9. ↑ "Facilities and Location." British School in Tokyo. Retrieved on March 8, 2015. "BST Shibuya Campus – (Nursery to Year 3) Address: 1-21-18 Shibuya Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0002" (Map) and "BST Showa Campus – (Year 4 to Year 13) Address: Showa Women’s University 5th Bldg. 1-7-57 Taishido Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154-8533"
  10. ↑ "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. November 6, 2005. Retrieved on October 15, 2015.

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