Suginami, Tokyo
Suginami, Tokyo
| Suginami 杉並 |
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| 杉並区 · Suginami City | |||
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| Coordinates: 35°41′N 139°37′E / 35.683°N 139.617°ECoordinates: 35°41′N 139°37′E / 35.683°N 139.617°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Ryo Tanaka (since June 2010) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 34.02 km2 (13.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (April 1, 2011) | |||
| - Total | 538,703 | ||
| - Density | 15,834.39/km2 (41,010.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Pine, Dawn Redwood, Sasanqua | ||
| Phone number | 81(0)3-3312-2111 | ||
| Address | Asegaya Minami 1-15-1, Suginami Ward, Tokyo 165-8570 |
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| Website | www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp | ||
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 April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 538,703, with 301,277 households, and a density of 15,834.39 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km².
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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 river passes through Suginami. The Zenpukuji river originates from Zenpukuji Park in western Suginami, and the Myoshoji river originates in Myoshoji Park, to the north of Ogikubo station.
The center of population of Tokyo lies in Omiya 1-chome in Suginami.
History
The name Suginami dates back to the early Edo period and is a shortened version of "Suginamiki," or "avenue of cedars." This name came about when an early land baron, Lord Tadayoshi Okabe, planted a row of cedar trees to mark the border of his property.
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
In 1970, 40 high school students were exposed to photochemical smog and required hospitalization. The incident attracted national attention and increased awareness of the dangers of pollution.
Places
A list of the neighborhoods which make up Suginami-ku (杉並区).
- Amanuma 天沼
- Asagaya station 阿佐ヶ谷駅
- Asagaya-Kita 阿佐谷北
- Asagaya-Minami 阿佐谷南
- Eifuku 永福
- Hamadayama 浜田山
- Hon-Amanuma 本天沼
- Hōnan 方南
- Horinouchi 堀ノ内
- Igusa 井草
- Imagawa 今川
- Izumi 和泉
- Kami-Igusa 上井草
- Kami-Takaido 上高井戸
- Kamiogi 上荻
- Kōenji 高円寺駅
- Kōenji-Kita 高円寺北
- Kōenji-Minami 高円寺南
- Kugayama 久我山
- Matsunoki 松ノ木
- Minami-Ogikubo 南荻窪
- Miyamae 宮前
- Momoi 桃井
- Narita-Higashi 成田東
- Narita-Nishi 成田西
- Nishiogi-Kita 西荻北
- Nishiogi-Minami 西荻南
- Nishi-Ogikubo 西荻窪駅
- Ogikubo 荻窪
- Ōmiya 大宮
- Shimizu 清水
- Shimo-igusa 下井草
- Shimo-Takaido 下高井戸
- Shōan 松庵
- Takaido-Higashi 高井戸東
- Takaido-Nishi 高井戸西
- Umezato 梅里
- Wada 和田
- Zenpukuji, Suginami 善福寺
Politics
Historically, Suginami has leaned toward liberal activism. In 1954, local housewives launched the "Suginami Appeal" against nuclear weapons, a petition that spread nationwide and ultimately collected 20 million signatures. More recently in 2005, Suginami became part of Japan's fight against nationalist textbook revisionism when residents petitioned Tokyo's courts to prevent the adoption of a controversial textbook published by Fusosha Publishing which claimed to justify Japanese actions during World War II. The ward has also passed an ordinance placing limits on the installation of security cameras.
To combat burglaries, which reached a record number of 1,710 in 2002, the ward created an unconventional anti-crime program called Operation Flower. The ward urged residents to plant flowers facing the street, with the long-term goal of increasing neighborhood watchfulness (necessitated by watering and otherwise attending to the plants). In addition, 9,600 volunteers were recruited for neighborhood safety patrols, 200 security cameras were placed at crime-vulnerable areas, and a daily email update was created for residents. Subsequent to the start of the program, burglaries were down 80% to 390 in 2008.
As of 2006, the mayor of Suginami is Hiroshi Yamada.
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.
Transportation
Rail
- JR East
- Chūō Main Line (Chūō-Sobu Line): Koenji, Asagaya, Ogikubo, Nishi-Ogikubo Stations
- Keio Corporation
- Keiō Line: Hachiman-yama Station
- Keiō 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 (branch line); Higashi Koenji, Shin-Koenji, Minami Asagaya, Ogikubo Stations
Highway
- National highways: Route 20, the Kōshū Kaidō
- Kan-nana Dori (Number 7 Ring Road)
- Kan-pachi Dori (Number 8 Ring Road)
Education
Suginami operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
- Nishi High School [1]
- Nogei High School [2]
- Ogikubo High School [3]
- Suginami High School [4]
- Suginami Sogo High School [5]
- Suginami Technical High School [6]
- Toyotama High School [7]
Economy
Anime
Several anime studios are located in Suginami. Bones is headquartered in Igusa, while Sunrise has its headquarters near the Kami-Igusa Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line. Bones was founded by former members of Sunrise, and staff at each company often help each other on projects. The Satelight studio, originally founded in Sapporo, relocated to the Asagaya neighborhood in 2006 (an earlier Tokyo office, at a different location in Suginami, had been in existence since 2003). In addition, many smaller studios are based here; as of 2006, over 70 studios (of 400 throughout Japan) were located in Suginami.
Domestic Operations
The communications and electronics giant Iwatsu Electric is headquartered in Kugayama.
Foreign Operations
Hewlett Packard Japan operates two offices, the Ogikubo office and the Takaido office, in Suginami.
Microsoft has a branch office in the Daitabashi Asahi Seimei Building in Izumi.
Former Economic Operations
Prior to its disestablishment, Data East had its headquarters in Suginami.
Culture
- Suginami Kokaido: a concert hall and the home of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Suginami Animation Museum: a small museum which includes a screening theater, library, and historical overview of Japanese animation, with English language explanations.
See also
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Getting animated in Suginami". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20060407a1.html. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kubota, Yoko (June 12, 2009). "Residents fight burglars with flower power". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE55B3LC20090612. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ "company info." Bones. Retrieved on March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Company Outline." Sunrise. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.
- ^ "Satelight Corporate History." Satelight. Retrieved on July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Corporate Profile." Iwatsu Electric. December 8, 2002. Retrieved on July 9, 2010.
- ^ "日本HPの国内主要拠点." Hewlett-Packard Japan. Retrieved on July 23, 2009. "高井戸事業所 〒168-8585 東京都杉並区高井戸東3-29-21" "荻窪事業所 〒167-8533 東京都杉並区上荻1丁目2番1号"
- ^ "Microsoft Careers - Our Japan Locations." Microsoft. Retrieved on July 9, 2010.
- ^ "データイースト." Data East. December 8, 2002. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
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