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27-545: The museum is located in Minato ward , just east of Meguro Station . The Art Deco building, completed in 1933, has interiors designed by Henri Rapin and features decorative glass work by René Lalique . The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum building was previously the residence of Prince Asaka Yasuhiko and his family from 1933 to 1947. The prince, who studied at the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in France, and travelled to

54-625: A bearing maker; Fuji Electric , an electrical equipment manufacturer; Imagica , a media post-production company; Nippon Chemi-Con , an electronic components manufacturer; Topy Industries , a machinery and automotive components company; Gakken , a publishing and educational services company; Comsys , a telecommunications construction and engineering company; and Pola Cosmetics all have their headquarters within Shinagawa Ward. Marza Animation Planet also has its headquarters in Shinagawa on

81-474: A diesel engine and commercial truck manufacturer; JTB Corporation , a major travel agency; Nippon Light Metal , an aluminum and chemical products company; MOS Burger (in the ThinkPark Tower , Ōsaki ); Lawson (East Tower of Gate City Ohsaki in Ōsaki), Namco Bandai Holdings ; Namco Bandai Games ; Banpresto ; Rakuten , Honda brand Acura ; Toyo Seikan , a packaging manufacturer; NSK Ltd. ,

108-1668: A variety of private schools, including: The city operates the Minato Library, the Mita Library, the Azabu Library, the Akasaka Library, the Takanawa Library, and the Konan Library. The metropolis operates the Tokyo Metropolitan Library Central Library in Minato. The library opened in 1973. Companies with headquarters in Minato include Air Nippon , All Nippon Airways (ANA), ANA & JP Express , All Nippon Airways Trading, Animax , Asmik Ace Entertainment , Bandai Namco Holdings , Brainlab , Cosmo Oil Company , COVER Corporation , Daicel , Dentsu , Euglena (company) , Fujifilm , Fuji Xerox , Fujitsu , Haseko , Hazama Ando , Honda , Japan Tobacco , Kajima , Kaneka Corporation , Konami , KYB Corporation , Kyodo News , Mitsubishi Motors , Mitsui Chemicals , Mitsui O.S.K. Lines , Mitsui Oil Exploration Company , NEC , Nippon Sheet Glass , NYK Line , Obayashi Corporation , Oki Electric Industry , Pizza-La , The Pokémon Company , THK , Toagosei , Toraya Confectionery , Sato Pharmaceutical , Sega Sammy Holdings , Sigma Seven , Sony , SUMCO , Toraya Confectionery , Toyo Suisan (owns

135-449: Is also called Minato City in English. Minato was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka , Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City 's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis . The modern Minato ward exhibits the contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural division. The Shinbashi neighborhood in the ward's northeastern corner is attached to the core of Shitamachi ,

162-528: Is also known for being one of the wealthiest residential areas in Japan, and for its relatively high concentration of foreign expats due to the number of embassies and multinational corporations located in and around the area. Notable neighborhoods and districts of Minato include Akasaka , Aoyama , Azabu , Roppongi and Toranomon . Minato is located southwest of the Imperial Palace and has boundaries with

189-630: Is home to ten embassies. As of 1 April 2016 , the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km . The total area is 22.84 km . Shinagawa is also commonly used to refer to the business district around Shinagawa Station , which is not in Shinagawa Ward. This Shinagawa is in the Takanawa and Konan neighborhoods of Minato Ward, directly north of Kita-Shinagawa. Shinagawa Ward includes natural uplands and lowlands, as well as reclaimed land. The uplands are

216-638: Is in fact located in neighboring Minato but also serves the northern part of Shinagawa, and is a stop on the high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen line. Shinagawa is also home to the main motor vehicle registration facility for central Tokyo (located east of Samezu Station). As a result, many license plates in Tokyo are labeled with the name "Shinagawa." Shinagawa has sister-city relationships with Auckland in New Zealand, Geneva in Switzerland, and Portland, Maine , in

243-723: Is supposed to be completed in 2024 and its address is: 5480-1, Nishioi 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Other companies maintain branch offices or research facilities in Shinagawa Ward. Sony operates the Gotenyama Technology Center and the Osaki East Technology Center in Shinagawa. Sony used to have its headquarters in Shinagawa. Sony moved to Minato, Tokyo around the end of 2006 and closed the Osaki West Technology Center in Shinagawa around 2007. Adobe Systems maintains its Japan headquarters on

270-675: Is the first female mayor of Minato. The ward assembly has 34 members. Notes: - formerly part of Shiba Area - 1-chōme - 1, 2, 3-chōme - 2, 3-chōme - 4, 5-chōme The local public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education . The city's public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Minato City Board of Education (港区教育委員会). Combined elementary and junior high schools: Junior high schools: Elementary schools: Former schools: There are also

297-599: The Imperial Palace is on reclaimed land . A large proportion of the reclamation took place during the Edo period , when Shinagawa-juku was the first shukuba (post town) in the " 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō " that a traveler would reach after setting out from Nihonbashi to Kyoto on the Tōkaidō . The Tokugawa shogunate maintained the Suzugamori execution grounds in Shinagawa. Following

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324-649: The 18th floor of the Tennoz Ocean Square near Tennōzu Isle Station . And since August 2018, Sega Sammy , best known for its Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and also the owner of the Nakano -based TMS Entertainment (which itself owns the aforementioned Marza Animation Planet), has its headquarters in Shinagawa at the Sumitomo Fudosan Osaki Garden Tower near Ōsaki Station . Japan Airlines (JAL),

351-719: The 19th Floor of Gate City Ohsaki near Ōsaki Station , while Siemens AG has its Japan offices in Takanawa Park Tower. Phoenix Technologies operates its Japan office on the 8th floor of the Gotanda NN Building in Gotanda . Siemens Japan and Philips also have offices in Shinagawa. Microsoft and ExxonMobil have their Japanese headquarters in Konan, Minato , near Shinagawa. Kojima Productions offices are also located in Shinagawa. A JAL subsidiary, Japan Asia Airways ,

378-974: The Air China Building in Minato. Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the sixth floor of the ATT New Tower Building. Hawaiian Airlines has its Japan offices in the Eagle Hamamatsuchō Building ( イーグル浜松町ビル , Īguru Hamamatsuchō Biru ) in Minato. Iran Air has its Tokyo office in Akasaka. Japanese companies that formerly had headquarters in Minato include Air Next , Airtransse , Asatsu , Jaleco Holding , Ricoh , Toa Domestic Airlines (later Japan Air System and later Japan Air Lines), On 22 December 2008 operations of Seiko Epson 's Tokyo sales office began at Seiko Epson's Hino Office in Hino, Tokyo . Previously operations were at

405-528: The Meiji Restoration and the abolition of the han system , Shinagawa Prefecture was instituted in 1869. The prefectural administration was to be set up in the Ebara District, but in 1871 Shinagawa Prefecture was integrated into Tokyo Prefecture . In 1932, during the reorganisation of the municipal boundaries of Tokyo City following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake , a smaller version of Shinagawa Ward

432-646: The United States in 1925, was greatly enamoured of the Art Deco movement. On his return to Japan he commissioned the construction of his own private residence in this style. Although many of the interiors were designed according to plans submitted by Henri Rapin, the main architect of the building itself is credited as Gondo Yukichi of the Works Bureau of the Imperial Household Ministry . After World War II

459-632: The World Trade Centre in Minato. Several countries operate their embassies in Minato. Tokyo's main ferry terminal is located adjacent to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome, due east of JR Hamamatsucho Station . Shinagawa Shinagawa ( 品川区 , Shinagawa-ku ) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan . The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward

486-684: The branch Maruchan ), TV Tokyo , WOWOW , and Yazaki . In addition ANA subsidiary Air Japan has some offices in Minato. The Japanese division of CB&I , the Japanese division of Aramark and Aim Services, Google Japan , Yahoo! Japan , and the main Japanese offices of Hanjin and Korean Air are located there. Air France operates an office and ticketing counter in the New Aoyama Building in Minato. The Japanese division of Deutsche Post, DHL. Air France's Minato office handles Aircalin -related inquiries. Air China has operations in

513-497: The building served as the official residence of the Prime Minister (1947–50), and as a State Guest House (1950–74). The residence was first opened to the public as a museum in 1983. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefectural government. Teien means Japanese garden , and the museum is so named because the building is surrounded by a garden and sculptures. After undergoing extensive renovation in 2013,

540-719: The eastern end of the Musashino Terrace . They include Shiba-Shirokanedai north of the Meguro River , Megurodai between the Meguro and Tachiai Rivers, and Ebaradai south of the Tachiai River. The Ward lies on Tokyo Bay . Its neighbors on land are all special wards of Tokyo: Kōtō to the east, Minato to the north, Meguro to the west, and Ōta to the south. Shinagawa Ward consists of five areas, each consisting of multiple districts and neighborhoods: Most of Tokyo east of

567-552: The head office of its subsidiary JAL Hotels , and registered offices of JAL Express and JALways are located in the Tennōzu Isle area. In addition, Jalux, a subsidiary, has its head office in the I·S Building. One group of employees moved into the building on July 26, 2010, and one on August 2, 2010. On 8 July 2022, Nikon announced they have begun construction on a new headquarters adjacent to their Ōi Plan. The Nikon HQ

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594-481: The museum was re-opened in November 2014. The new museum annex, designed in collaboration with Hiroshi Sugimoto includes modern exhibition spaces, a café and museum shop. 35°38′12.8″N 139°43′8.7″E  /  35.636889°N 139.719083°E  / 35.636889; 139.719083 Minato, Tokyo Minato ( 港区 , Minato-ku ) [minato] is a special ward of Tokyo , Japan. It

621-478: The name Minato , simply meaning "harbor". Per Japanese census data, the population has recently begun rising after decades of rapid decline. In June 2024, Ai Seike beat Masaaki Takei  [ jp ] in mayoral elections. Takei, mayor since 2004, was seeking his sixth term and received support from the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito . Seike, previously a member of the ward assembly,

648-594: The original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo. On the other hand, the Azabu and Akasaka areas are typically representative Yamanote districts. As of 1 July 2015 , Minato had an official population of 243,094, and a population density of 10,850 persons per km . The total area is 20.37 km . Known as one of Tokyo's largest business areas, Minato is home to the headquarters of many large domestic companies, including Honda , Mitsubishi Motors Corporation , NEC , Nikon , SoftBank Group , Sony and Fujitsu . Minato

675-458: The special wards of Chiyoda , Chūō , Kōtō (in Odaiba), Shinagawa , Shibuya , and Shinjuku . The ward was founded on 15 March 1947, with the merger of Akasaka , Azabu , and Shiba Wards. Various names were considered for the new ward, such as Atago , Aoyama , Aoba , Iikura , Mita , and Higashiminato . Higashiminato was chosen, meaning "East Harbor", but then Higashi was cut leading to

702-668: Was also headquartered in the JAL Building until JAL dissolved it. GEOS , an English language school company, once had its headquarters in Shinagawa. At one time Air Nippon had its headquarters in Shinagawa. Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Shinagawa Ward Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education . Municipal combined elementary and junior high schools: Municipal junior high schools: Municipal elementary schools: Shinagawa Station

729-494: Was created. On March 15, 1947, this was merged with the neighboring Ebara Ward to create the present Shinagawa Ward. The Ward's historic post-town function is retained today with several large hotels near the train station offering 6,000 rooms, the largest concentration in Tokyo. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen high-speed rail line began serving Shinagawa Station in 2003. Shinagawa is run by an assembly of 40 elected members. Many companies are headquartered in Shinagawa Ward. Isuzu ,

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