Nerima, Tokyo
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 Nerima's location in Tokyo, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 48.16 km² (18.59 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2007,8.1) | |
| Total | 703,005 |
| Density | 14,443 /km² (37,407 /sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Japanese Cucumber tree |
| Flower | Azalea |
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| Nerima Government Office | |
| Address | 〒176-8501 6-12-1 Toyotama-kita, Nerima |
| Phone number | 03-3993-1111 |
| Official website: Nerima | |
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.
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[edit] History
The ward was founded on August 1, 1947. Prior to that time, it 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] Geography
Nerima 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] Economy
With 3.42 km² of farms, Nerima has the most agricultural land of any of 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.
Also in Nerima are (as of 1994) 572 factories employing about 8000 people and producing goods worth about ¥170,000,000,000. The factories are mostly small, and machinery has the largest share of production. Parts for radio and communications products are also produced in significant numbers.
[edit] Anime and manga
Nerima 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.[1][2]
Ranma 1/2, Doraemon, 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
- 69 elementary schools are operated by the Nerima City Board of Education
- 34 junior high schools are operated by the Nerima City Board of Education
- 10 high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education
High schools
- Fourth Commercial High School [1]
- Hikarigaoka High School [2]
- Igusa High School [3]
- Nerima High School [4]
- Nerima Technical High School [5]
- Oizumi High School [6]
- Oizumi Gakuen High School [7]
- Oizumi Sakura High School [8]
- Shakujii High School [9]
- Tagara High School [10]
[edit] National schools
- Oizumi elementary school attached to Tokyo Gakugei University
- Oizumi junior high school attached to Tokyo Gakugei University
- Tokyo Gakugei University senior high school
[edit] Private schools
- One elementary school
- 3 junior high schools
- 4 high schools
[edit] Colleges and universities
- Musashino Academia Musicae
- Musashi University
- Nihon University Ekoda Campus
- Sophia University Shakujii Campus: Faculty of Theology
[edit] International School
- Santa Maria International School
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Rail
- Tokyo Metro
- Yurakucho Line: Kotake Mukaihara, Hikawadai, Heiwadai, Chikatetsu Akatsuka Stations
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
- Oedo Line: Shin-egota (on the boundary with Nakano-ku), Nerima, Toshimaen, Nerima-Kasugacho, Hikarigaoka Stations
- Seibu Railway
- Ikebukuro Line: Ekoda, Sakuradai, Nerima, Nakamurabashi, Fujimidai, Nerima Takanodai, Shakujii-Koen, Ōizumi-Gakuen Stations
- Shinjuku Line: Kami-shakujii, Musashi Seki Stations
- Toshima Line: Nerima, Toshimaen Stations
- Yurakucho Line: Kotake Mukaihara, Shin Sakuradai, Nerima Stations
- Tobu Railway
- Tōjō Main Line: Tobu Nerima and Shimo-Akatsuka Stations are on the boundary with Itabashi-ku
[edit] Bus
- Kanto Bus
- Keio Bus
- Kokusai-Kogyo Bus
- Seibu Bus
- Toei Bus
[edit] Road
- Expressways:
- National highways:
- Route 17 (Shin Ōmiya Bypass)
- Route 254 (Kawagoe Kaidō)
- Other major roads:
- Shin-Ōme Kaidō (Prefectural Road#245)
- Mejiro Dōri (Prefectural Road#8)
- Hoya Kaidō (Prefectural Road#233)
- Kan-nana (Prefectural Road#318)
- Kan-pachi (Prefectural Road#311)
- Nakasugi Dōri (Prefectural Road#427)
- Senkawa Dōri (Prefectural Road#439)
- Fuji Kaidō (Prefectural Road#441)
- Sasame Dōri (Prefectural Road#443&68)
- Igusa Dōri (Prefectural Road#444)
[edit] Leisure
[edit] Amusement park
- Toshimaen
[edit] Museums
- Ward art museum
- Iwasaki Chihiro illustrated book museum
[edit] Parks
- Hikarigaoka Park
- Shakujii Park
- Ōizumi Central Park
- Musashiseki Park
- Johoku Central Park (on the boundary with Itabashi-ku)
[edit] People
[edit] From Nerima
- Rie Miyazawa: actress
- Kumi Nakada: three-time Olympic volleyball competitor, bronze-medalist
- Nomura Mansaku: kyogen actor
- Reiko Ohara: actress
- Kazutoshi Sakurai: musician (Mr. Children)
- Erika Sawajiri: actress
- Aya Ueto: actress, singer
- Mayumi Wakamura: actress
- Yutaka Ozaki: musician
- Fumi Dan, actress
- Kazuo Dan, novelist
- Teiko Maebashi, violinist
- Sakura (drummer): musician, ex. (L'Arc~en~Ciel)
- Makoto Saito: pro wrestler
[edit] Residents
- Leiji Matsumoto: mangaka, anime creator
- Mitsuru Adachi: mangaka
- Teiko Maebashi, violinist
- Kenshi Hirogane, mangaka
- Fumi Dan, actress
- Rumiko Takahashi: mangaka
- Kiyohiko Azuma: mangaka
[edit] Nerima in popular culture
Ricky 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
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Nerima Station
- Nerima is the only one of Tokyo's 23 wards not to offer a website in English.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Nerima City official website in Japanese
- Nerima Animation Conference in Japanese and English
- Nerima Gardens page at Ipswich City Council site
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