is a part of the city of
Yokohama
is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...
,
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
,
Japan
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. It is located within
Kōhoku Ward in the northeast of Yokohama City.
Overview
It is served by
Hiyoshi Station on the
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
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and
Yokohama Subway
is the rapid transit network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau as two lines, though three continuous lines exist.
Lines
The Yokohama Municipa ...
. It is approximately 22 minutes by train from
Shibuya
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. A major commercial center, Shibuya houses one of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station.
As of January 1, 2024, Shibuya Ward has an estimated population of 230,60 ...
, and 15 minutes from Yokohama, being located between Moto-Sumiyoshi on the north and Tsunashima on the south. Limited Express services do not stop at Hiyoshi, however, Express and Commuter Limited Express services do.
Hiyoshi is the home of
Keio University
, abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Rangaku, Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becomi ...
's Hiyoshi campus, Yagami campus and Keio Business School. The main part of Hiyoshi Campus is located directly to the right of the station exit across Tsunashima Kaidō. The campus sprawls over a low hill and is most remarkable for the many tall trees growing there. Yagami campus, located only a short walk from Hiyoshi campus, holds the faculty of Science and Technology.
The town shopping district is on the opposite side of the station, the west side. The town's main thoroughfares run out from the station's Nishiguchi Square like the spokes of a wheel, though the direction of traffic is generally toward the station. Sun Road runs north (traffic south). Hamagin Dōri runs northwest. Chūō Dōri runs out to the west (traffic east). Futsubu Dōri comes in toward the station from the southwest.
Education
The operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Hiyoshi 2-
chome
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When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. The Japanese system is complex, th ...
and parts of 1 and 3-4 chome are zoned to Hiyoshidai Elementary School (
日吉台小学校). Parts of 5 and 7-chome are zoned to Minowa Elementary School (
箕輪小学校). Parts of 3-7-chome are zoned to Yagami Elementary School (矢上小学校). 6-chome 14-ban is zoned to Tsunashimahigashi Elementary School (綱島東小学校). Parts of 1-chome are zoned to Shimoda Elementary School (
下田小学校). Hiyoshidai, Minowa, and Yagami feed into Hiyoshidai Junior High School (
日吉台中学校), and 6-14 Hiyoshi is also zoned to Hiyoshidai JHS. Shimoda feeds into Hiyoshidai Nishi (West) Junior High School (
日吉台西中学校).
See also
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Keio University
, abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Rangaku, Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becomi ...
References
External links
Tokyu Department Store map
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Neighborhoods of Yokohama