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Meguro
Meguro; 目黒
	— Special ward —
目黒区 · Meguro City
	Cherry blossoms along Meguro River, Nakameguro, Meguro.
	; Flag
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	Location of Meguro in Tokyo
	; Meguro
	Coordinates: 35°38′N 139°41′E / 35.633°N 139.683°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
	Government
- Mayor	Aoki Eiji
	Area
- Total	14.70 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Population; (September 1, 2008)	261,033
- Density	17,757/km2 (45,990.4/sq mi)
	City Symbols
- Tree	Castanopsis
- Flower	Lespedeza
- Bird	Great Tit
Website	Meguro

Meguro (目黒区, Meguro-ku^?) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Meguro City in English.

Meguro hosts fifteen foreign embassies and consulates. One of Tokyo's most exclusive residential neighborhoods (Kakinokizaka) is located in Meguro.

As of December 31, 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 259,968 and a density of 17,685 persons per km². The total area is 14.70 km².

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

[edit] History

The Higashiyama shell mound contains remains from the paleolithic, Jōmon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods.

[edit] Geography

Hokusai ukiyo-e of a view of Mount Fuji from Shimo Meguro.

Four other special wards surround Meguro. They are Shibuya (to the northeast), Setagaya (to the west), Ōta (to the south) and Shinagawa (to the southeast).

[edit] Districts

[edit] Meguro Area

[edit] Hibusuma Area

[edit] Politics and Government

The current mayor is Aoki Eiji, an independent. Meguro has a city assembly with 36 elected members.

[edit] Elections

[edit] Transportation

Further information: Transportation in Greater Tokyo

Nakameguro Station

[edit] Rail

Tokyu Corporation
- Tōyoko Line: Naka-Meguro, Yutenji, Gakugei Daigaku, Toritsu Daigaku, Jiyugaoka Stations
- Ōimachi Line: Jiyugaoka, Midorigaoka, Ōokayama Stations
- Meguro Line: Ōokayama, Senzoku Stations
- Den-en-toshi Line: Ikejiri-Ōhashi Station
Keio Electric Railway Keiō Inokashira Line: Komaba-Todaimae Station
Note: Meguro Station (JR, Tokyu Meguro Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toei Mita Line) is in Shinagawa, not Meguro.

[edit] Highway

Shuto Expressway No.3 Shibuya Route (Tanimachi JCT - Yoga)

[edit] Education

[edit] Colleges and universities

University of Tokyo Komaba Campus
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Note: Tokyo Gakugei University and Tokyo Metropolitan University were formerly in Meguro. They have moved, but railway stations named for them retain their names.

[edit] Public schools

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Meguro City Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

In addition the metropolis operates a consolidated junior and senior high school called Ohsyukan Secondary Education School [6].

[edit] Private international high schools

KAIS International School
St. Mary's International School

[edit] Culture

Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo

[edit] Religious institutions

Himonya Catholic Church
Himonya Hachiman Shrine
Ōtori Shrine
Ryūsen-ji (Meguro Fudo temple). Its black-eyed (me-guro) statue of Fudo gave Meguro its name.
Yūten-ji

[edit] Famous people

Yumiko Fujita: actress
Waka Inoue: model, actress
Masako, Crown Princess of Japan
Shigeru Izumiya: folk singer, entertainer
Kazuo Tokumitsu: announcer

[edit] Notable residents

Takuya Kimura: singer and actor in male idol group SMAP
Shizuka Kudo: popular singer, Takuya Kimura's wife
Keisuke Kuwata: singer, Southern All Stars
Nobuyo Ōyama: voices the cartoon character Doraemon
Halca & Yucali of the Hip-hop duo Halcali

[edit] See also

Tokyo portal

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Meguro, Tokyo

Meguro City official website in English
Wikitravel: Tokyo/Meguro

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