Suginami, Tokyo
Encyclopedia
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 household
s, and a density
of 15,834.39 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km².
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.
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.
. 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.
. As of 2005, it is implementing a measure to make registry optional.
Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education
.
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.
is headquartered in Kugayama
.
Microsoft
has a branch office in the Daitabashi Asahi Seimei Building in Izumi.
had its headquarters in Suginami.
Special wards of Tokyo
The are 23 municipalities that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. Together, they occupy the land that was the city of Tokyo before it was abolished in 1943. The special wards' structure was established under the Japanese Local Autonomy Law and is unique to...
of Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. In English, it calls itself Suginami City.
As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 538,703, with 301,277 household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s, and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 15,834.39 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km².
Geography
Suginami occupies the western part of the ward area of Tokyo. Its neighbors include these special wards: to the east, ShibuyaShibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
and Nakano
Nakano, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nakano City .As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 311,690 with a household number of 176,936 and a density of 19,992.94 persons per km². The total area is 15.59 km².-Geography:Five special wards...
; to the north, Nerima
Nerima, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nerima City.As of August 1, 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 703,005 , 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...
; and to the south, Setagaya
Setagaya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English...
. Its western neighbors are the cities of Mitaka
Mitaka, Tokyo
is a city located in Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 November 2010, the city has an estimated population of 176,737. The total area is 16.50 km² and is about 50 – 55 meters above sea level...
and Musashino
Musashino, Tokyo
is a city located in Tokyo, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 137,222 and a population density of 12,788.63 persons per km². The total area is 10.73 km².The city was founded on November 3, 1947...
.
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
Center of population
In demographics, the center of population of a region is a geographical point that describes a centerpoint of the region's 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
- AsagayaAsagaya, a suburb of Tokyo located in the Suginami ward west of Shinjuku. Main access to Asagaya is via the Chūō-Sōbu Line, 12 minutes out from Shinjuku station.-Geography:...
阿佐ヶ谷 - 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
- IzumiIzumi, meaning "spring" , is a common Japanese given name, family name and place name. While a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women...
和泉 - Kami-Igusa 上井草
- Kami-Takaido 上高井戸
- Kamiogi 上荻
- KōenjiKoenjiis an area of Tokyo in Suginami ward, west of Shinjuku. The neighborhood is named after some old temples in the area.Kōenji is primarily a bedroom community with easy access to Shinjuku and Tokyo Stations. It was largely unaffected by the 1980s building boom and therefore many of the houses and...
高円寺 - Kōenji-Kita 高円寺北
- Kōenji-Minami 高円寺南
- KugayamaKugayamaKugayama is a suburb of Tokyo in Suginami ward, west of Shinjuku.Kugayama is a residential community located along the Keiō Inokashira Line. It is served by local and express trains. The surrounding stations are Fujimigaoka and Mitakadai....
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-KitaNishiogi-KitaNishiogikubo is a district within Suginami Ward of Tokyo in Japan. It is further divided to five neighbourhoods of Nishiogi-kita and four neighbourhoods of Nishiogi-minami . Historically it formed a unitary village of Kami-Ogikubo together with modern-day Kamiogi district of...
西荻北 - Nishiogi-Minami 西荻南
- Nishi-Ogikubo 西荻窪
- OgikuboOgikuboOgikubo is an outlying area of Tokyo in Suginami ward, approximately 8 km west of Shinjuku. Ogikubo has the Ogikubo Station on the JR Chūō Line , the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line, the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line extension...
荻窪 - ŌmiyaOmiya-People:*Ōmiya, or is a female character in The Tale of Genji, an 11th century novel-Places:*Ōmiya Palace*Ōmiya Bonsai Village, famous for bonsai pot gardening is located in Kita-ku, Saitama, Japan...
大宮 - ShimizuShimizuShimizu is the 20th most common Japanese surname.People named "Shimizu:*Ai Shimizu *Asuka Yūki, born 'Arisa Shimizu', prolific Japanese AV idol*Bukō Shimizu, photographer*Hiroshi Shimizu...
清水 - Shimo-Igusa 下井草
- Shimo-Takaido 下高井戸
- ShōanShoanis the name of an era in Japanese history. This era spanned the years from April 1299 through November 1302. Preceding it was the Einin era, and following it was the Kengen era. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:...
松庵 - Takaido-Higashi 高井戸東
- Takaido-Nishi 高井戸西
- Umezato 梅里
- WadaWada-Wada , a Japanese family name:* Wada Yoshimori , a samurai of the Kamakura Period* Akiko Wada, a Japanese singer* Juhn Atsushi Wada, a Japanese-Canadian neurologist* Kazuhiro Wada, a Japanese baseball player...
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 IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. 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 NetworkResidents Basic Registry Network
The or is a national registry of Japan citizens. It has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court of Japan on March the 6th of 2008 amidst strong opposition.- Registry content :The registry contains for each citizen the following information:* Name,...
. As of 2005, it is implementing a measure to make registry optional.
Rail
- JR EastEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Chūō Main LineChuo Main LineThe , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail...
(Chūō-Sobu LineChuo-Sobu LineThe is a railway line located in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company network, it runs on separate tracks along the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line and Sōbu Main Line , providing service between Mitaka Station in the cities of Mitaka and Musashino and...
): KoenjiKoenji StationKōenji Station is a train station on the Chūō Main Line in the Kōenji neighborhood in Suginami, Tokyo.The station, on a four-track section, is served by local and rapid services of the Chūō Main Line on weekdays...
, AsagayaAsagaya StationAsagaya Station is a train station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company in Suginami, Tokyo.The station, on a four-track section, is served by local and rapid services of the Chūō Main Line on weekdays...
, OgikuboOgikubo Stationis a train station located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:JR:*East Japan Railway Company Chūō LineTokyo Metro:*Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line -Adjacent stations:...
, Nishi-OgikuboNishi-Ogikubo Stationis a passenger rail station belonging to JR East, serving the Chūō Line. It is located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.-Daily passenger:The average daily passenger turnover was 40,620 in 2006. The station is served by bus services.-The neighbourhood:...
Stations
- Chūō Main Line
- Keio Corporation
- Keiō Line: Hachiman-yama Station
- Keiō Inokashira Line: Eifuku-choEifukuchō Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
, Nishi EifukuNishi-Eifuku Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.It can be also found in the RealRailway train driving game "Inokashira Line 2".- Adjacent stations :...
, Hamada-yamaHamadayama Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
, TakaidoTakaido Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
, Fujimi-ga-okaFujimigaoka Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
, Kuga-yamaKugayama Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
Stations
- Seibu RailwaySeibu Railwayis a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi," referring to the historic name for this area...
Seibu Shinjuku Line: Shimo-IgusaShimo-Igusa Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
, IogiIogi Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
, Kami-IgusaKami-Igusa Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
Stations - Tokyo MetroTokyo Metrois one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
Marunouchi Line: HonanchoHonancho Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is m-03, the terminus of Marunouchi branch line. The station opened on 23 March 1962, and consists of an island platform.-Line:...
(branch line); Higashi KoenjiHigashi-Koenji StationHigashi-kōenji Station is a train station in Suginami, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is M-04. The station opened on 18 September 1964, and consists of two side platforms.-Adjacent stations:...
, Shin-KoenjiShin-Koenji Stationis a train station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, located in Kōenji, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. Its station number is M-03.Its two exits are on either side of Ōme Kaidō Avenue , a major road connecting Shinjuku to the western suburbs of Tokyo...
, Minami AsagayaMinami-Asagaya Stationis a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. Its station number is M-02. The station opened on 1 November 1961, and consists of two side platforms.-Adjacent stations:...
, OgikuboOgikubo Stationis a train station located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:JR:*East Japan Railway Company Chūō LineTokyo Metro:*Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line -Adjacent stations:...
Stations
Highway
- National highwaysNational highways of JapanJapan has a nationwide system of distinct from the expressways. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other government agencies administer the national highways. Beginning in 1952, Japan classified these as Class 1 or Class 2. Class 1 highways had one- or two-digit numbers, while...
: Route 20Route 20 (Japan)National Route 20 is a national highway connecting Tokyo and Shiojiri, Nagano prefecture in Japan. Originating at Nihonbashi in Chūō, Tokyo, it passes through Shinjuku and four other wards, and then seven cities, including Hachiōji in Tokyo. It follows a westward route into Kanagawa Prefecture,...
, 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
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board manages the individual school systems within the metropolis. The board also directly manages all of the public high schools in Tokyo...
.
- Nishi High School http://www.nishi-h.metro.tokyo.jp/nishi-h/
- Nogei High School http://www.nogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
- Ogikubo High School http://www.ogikubo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
- Suginami High School http://www.suginami-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
- Suginami Sogo High School http://www.suginamisogo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
- Suginami Technical High School http://www.suginamikogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
- Toyotama High School http://www.toyotama-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
Anime
Several animeAnime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
studios are located in Suginami. Bones
Bones (studio)
is a Japanese anime studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club and two adaptions of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga along with Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto and...
is headquartered in Igusa, while Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
has its headquarters near the Kami-Igusa Station
Kami-Igusa Station
is a train station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
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
Satelight
is a Japanese animation studio.-History:The studio was founded on December 1995, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, their first project being Bit the Cupid, the world's first fully digitally-animated television series. The name Satelight consists of S for Sapporo, A for Animate, T for Technology and E for...
studio, originally founded in Sapporo, relocated to the Asagaya
Asagaya
, a suburb of Tokyo located in the Suginami ward west of Shinjuku. Main access to Asagaya is via the Chūō-Sōbu Line, 12 minutes out from Shinjuku station.-Geography:...
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 ElectricIwatsu Electric
is a Japanese electronics manufacturer founded 14 August 1938, whose primary focus is on the following three business domains:* Business communication systems,* Test and measurement equipment,* Reprographic systems,-History:...
is headquartered in Kugayama
Kugayama
Kugayama is a suburb of Tokyo in Suginami ward, west of Shinjuku.Kugayama is a residential community located along the Keiō Inokashira Line. It is served by local and express trains. The surrounding stations are Fujimigaoka and Mitakadai....
.
Foreign Operations
Hewlett Packard Japan operates two offices, the Ogikubo office and the Takaido office, in Suginami.Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
has a branch office in the Daitabashi Asahi Seimei Building in Izumi.
Former Economic Operations
Prior to its disestablishment, Data EastData East
also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, when it declared bankruptcy...
had its headquarters in Suginami.
Culture
- Suginami Kokaido: a concert hall and the home of the Japan Philharmonic OrchestraJapan Philharmonic OrchestraThe , is an orchestra based in Tokyo, Japan.-History:The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded on June 22, 1956, as the exclusive subsidiary orchestra under the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting. Akeo Watanabe served the first Chief conductor of the orchestra...
. - Suginami Animation Museum: a small museum which includes a screening theater, library, and historical overview of Japanese animation, with English language explanations.
External links
- Suginami official website (in English)
- Suginami Animation Museum (in English)
- asagayakita-shouwakai-shoutengai(in Japanese)