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Nerima (練馬区 Nerima-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nerima City. Nerima has a sister-city relationship with Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Nerima Gardens in Ipswich commemorates the tie. Nerima also has a similar link to Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. As of August 1, 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 703,005 (323,296 households), and a density of 14,443 persons per km². 12,897 foreign residents are registered in the ward. 18.4% of the ward's population is over the age of 65. The total area is 48.16 km².
[edit] HistoryIn the Edo period, the area was mostly farmland producing daikon radishes, gobo burdocks, and potatoes. After the 1923 Kanto earthquake, many people from central Tokyo moved to the area.[1] Prior to the creation of the ward on August 1, 1947, the area had been part of Itabashi. In 1952, the Japan Self-Defense Forces established a base there. The first division of the eastern group of the Ground Self-Defense Force has its headquarters there. The United States Forces Japan already had a base, Grant Heights, which it returned to Japanese control in 1973. Grant Heights had been Narimasu airfield under the Imperial Japanese Army until the end of World War II. The runway is now the main street in front of the IMA department store in Hikarigaoka. [edit] GeographyNerima lies at the northwestern edge of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Its neighbors are the special wards of Itabashi (to the east), Suginami, Toshima and Nakano (to the south), as well as the cities of Musashino (to the southwest) and Nishi-Tokyo (to the west). To the north lie three cities in Saitama Prefecture: Wako, Asaka and Niiza. [edit] EconomyWith 3.42 km² of farms, Nerima has the largest area of agricultural land among the special wards. Nerima provides 40% of the cabbage grown in Tokyo. One of the famous products of Nerima is the Nerima daikon radish. It is primarily grown for pickling. In 1994, there were 572 factories in Nerima employing about 8,000 and producing goods worth about ¥170,000,000,000. The factories are mostly small, producing machinery, parts for radio and communications equipment, and other goods. [edit] Anime and mangaNerima is the birthplace of anime in Japan. A large number of anime production studios are also located in Nerima, such as Toei Animation, Mushi Production and AIC.[2][3] Ranma ½, Doraemon, Digimon Adventure, Urusei Yatsura, and Nerima Daikon Brothers take place in Nerima. Other works such as Astro Boy and Candy Candy were also produced here. [edit] Education[edit] Public schools
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[edit] MediaNerima prepares the Nerima News Azalea, a city newsletter, in English.[4] [edit] Nerima in popular cultureRicky Gassko (played by Tom Hanks) wears a Nerima baseball jersey in the first twenty minutes of the movie Bachelor Party (1984). The popular 1980s anime/manga series, Urusei Yatsura, as well as the popular 1990s series, Ranma ½, took place in Nerima, which is the home of their creator, Rumiko Takahashi. Doraemon is also set in Nerima. The first OVA series of Bannō Bunka Nekomusume Nuku Nuku is set in a future Nerima. A Full Metal Panic! episode took place in Nerima. As evidenced by the name, Nerima Daikon Brothers also takes place largely in Nerima. The famous haunted house from Ju-on series of horror movies is located in Nerima. The main character of "Dai-Guard", Akagi Shunsuke, lives in Nerima. The battle over Heighton View Terrace from Digimon Adventure took place in Hikarigaoka, in Nerima. [edit] Other
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