is a district of

Setagaya is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orchid, and its tree is the '' Ze ...

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Geography

Minamikarasuyama borders Kasuya and

Kamisoshigaya is a district of Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Education Setagaya Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Parts of 1-3-chome The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When writ ...

to the south, Kyūden to the west, Kitano in Mitaka,

Kitakarasuyama is a district of Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Education Setagaya Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. 1 and 2-chome The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written i ...

to the north, Muri in

Suginami is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself as Suginami City in English. As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and a population density of 17,274 pe ...

, Kugayama and Hachimanyama to the east. The southern part originated from a village along the

Kōshū Kaidō The was one of the five routes or major highways of the Edo period. It was built to connect Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with Kai Province in modern-day Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The route continues from there to connect with the Nakasendō's Shi ...

, and the northern part was mainly triggered by the following "Karasuyama Temple Town". For this reason, the northern part has different characteristics from the area around Chitose-Karasuyama Station, such as some facilities called "Kugayama" and "Mitaka".

Education

Setagaya Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. All of 1-

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and 2-chome, and a part of 5-chome are zoned to Roka Elementary School ( 芦花小学校) and Roka Junior High School ( 芦花中学校). 3-chome is zoned to Musashi Gaoka Elementary School ( 武蔵丘小学校). 4-chome and parts of 6-chome are zoned to Karasuyama North (Kita) Elementary School ( 烏山北小学校). Parts of 5-chome are zoned to Karasuyama Elementary School ( 烏山小学校). Part of 6-chome is zoned to Kyuden Elenentary School ( 給田小学校). All of 3 and 4-chome and part of 6-chome are zoned to Karasuyama Junior High School ( 烏山中学校). Parts of 5 and 6-chome are zoned to Kamisoshigaya Junior High School ( 上祖師谷中学校).

References

{{Setagaya Districts of Setagaya