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is a special ward in the
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in
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. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies. , the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total area is 22.84 km2. ''Shinagawa'' is also commonly used to refer to the business district around
Shinagawa Station is a major railway station in the Takanawa and Konan districts of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkans ...
, which is not in Shinagawa Ward. This Shinagawa is in the Takanawa and Konan neighborhoods of Minato Ward, directly north of Kita-Shinagawa.


Geography

Shinagawa Ward includes natural uplands and lowlands, as well as reclaimed land. The uplands are the eastern end of the Musashino Terrace. They include Shiba-Shirokanedai north of the
Meguro River The is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. Its tributaries include the Kitazawa River and the Karasuyama River. The river flows into Tokyo Bay near the Tennōzu Isle Station. The river is in length and passes through Setagaya, Tokyo, Seta ...
, Megurodai between the Meguro and Tachiai Rivers, and Ebaradai south of the Tachiai River. The Ward lies on
Tokyo Bay is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan spanning the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture, on the southern coast of the island of Honshu. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. Th ...
. Its neighbors on land are all special wards of Tokyo:
Kōtō is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2025, the ward has an estimated population of 543,730, and a population density of . The total ...
to the east, Minato to the north,
Meguro is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Meguro is predominantly residential in character ...
to the west, and Ōta to the south.


Districts and neighborhoods

Shinagawa Ward consists of five areas, each consisting of multiple districts and neighborhoods: *Shinagawa District, including the former
Shinagawa-juku was one of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō.Tōkaidō Shinagawa-juku
Haguregumo. Accessed December 10, ...
on the Tōkaidō. * District, formerly a town of that name, stretching from
Ōsaki Station is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, jointly owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). Lines Ōsaki Station is served by the following JR East lines. * Saikyō Line * ...
to
Gotanda is a district in the Shinagawa ward of Tokyo, Japan. The district straddles the Meguro River, and is located between the Meguro and Ōsaki stations on the JR Yamanote Line. The district is centered on Gotanda Station, which is served by the To ...
and
Meguro Station is a railway station in the Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Kamiōsaki district of Shinagawa, Tokyo, close to the boundary with Meguro ward. Lines Meguro Station is served by the following lines: *East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Yamanote Lin ...
s. * District, formerly a town of that name. * District, formerly a town of that name. * District, consisting of reclaimed land, including Higashiyashio on
Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo), Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s. The land was dramatically expanded during the late 20th centur ...
. ;Shinagawa Area * Higashishinagawa * Hiromachi * Kitashinagawa * Minamishinagawa * Nishishinagawa ;Ōi Area * Ōi * Higashiōi * Katsushima * Minamiōi * Nishiōi ;Ōsaki Area * Ōsaki *
Higashigotanda is a district located at the northern part of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 1 to 5-chōme. As of February 1, 2008, the total population is 10,716. Higashigotanda borders Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Kamiōsaki, Shin ...
* Kamiōsaki *
Nishigotanda is a district of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. Nishigotanda is located at the northern part of Shinagawa. It consists of 1 to 8-chōme, and its total population is 20,187 (as of February 1, 2008). Nishigotanda borders Kamiōsaki, S ...
;Ebara Area * Ebara * Futaba * Hatanodai * Higashinakanobu * Hiratsuka * Koyama * Koyamadai * Nakanobu * Nishinakanobu * Togoshi * Yutakachō ;Yashio Area * Yashio * Higashiyashio


History

Most of Tokyo east of the Imperial Palace is on
reclaimed land Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamatio ...
. A large proportion of the reclamation took place during the
Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...
, when Shinagawa-juku was the first ''
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'' (post town) in the "
53 Stations of the Tōkaidō The are the rest areas along the Tōkaidō (road), Tōkaidō, which was a coastal route that ran from Nihonbashi in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto.. There were originally 53 government shukuba, post stations along the T ...
" that a traveler would reach after setting out from
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on the Tōkaidō. The
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maintained the Suzugamori execution grounds in Shinagawa. Following the Meiji Restoration and the abolition of the ''han'' system, Shinagawa Prefecture was instituted in 1869. The prefectural administration was to be set up in the Ebara District, but in 1871 Shinagawa Prefecture was integrated into
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. In 1932, during the reorganisation of the municipal boundaries of
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following the
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, a smaller version of Shinagawa Ward was created. On March 15, 1947, this was merged with the neighboring Ebara Ward to create the present Shinagawa Ward. The Ward's historic post-town function is retained today with several large hotels near the train station offering 6,000 rooms, the largest concentration in Tokyo. The
Tōkaidō Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 19 ...
high-speed rail line began serving
Shinagawa Station is a major railway station in the Takanawa and Konan districts of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkans ...
in 2003.


Politics and government

Shinagawa is run by an assembly of 40 elected members.


Embassies in Shinagawa

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Economy


Corporate headquarters

Many companies are headquartered in Shinagawa Ward.
Isuzu , commonly known as Isuzu (, ), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines ...
, a diesel engine and commercial truck manufacturer;
JTB Corporation (aka JTB), is the largest travel agency in Japan and one of the largest travel agencies in the world. It specializes in tourism. There are branches all over the world to help Japanese and non-Japanese guests in both private leisure and corpor ...
, a major travel agency; Nippon Light Metal, an aluminum and chemical products company; MOS Burger (in the
ThinkPark Tower ThinkPark Tower (シンクパークタワー) is a 30-story skyscraper, part of the ThinkPark redevelopment area in Ōsaki, Tokyo. The building construction started in 2004, based on designs by Nikken Sekkei with additional input from CIA, Inc. / ...
, Ōsaki); Lawson (East Tower of Gate City Ohsaki in Ōsaki),
Namco Bandai Holdings (commonly known as and formerly Namco Bandai until 2015, also known as Bandai Namco Group,) is a Japanese mass media and entertainment conglomerate founded in 2005 by the merger of Namco and Bandai. The company specializes in toys, video ga ...
;
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;
Banpresto (formerly Coreland Technology Inc.) was a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It had a branch in Hong Kong named Banpresto H.K., which was headquartered in the New Territories. Ba ...
;
Rakuten is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered around the online retail marketplace Rakuten Ichiba, its businesses include financial services utilizing Fintech, digital content and communi ...
, Honda brand
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; Toyo Seikan, a packaging manufacturer; NSK Ltd., a bearing maker; Fuji Electric, an electrical equipment manufacturer;
Imagica is a Japanese post-production company for films, television programmes and commercials, etc., established in 1935 and headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of ...
, a media post-production company; Nippon Chemi-Con, an electronic components manufacturer;
Topy Industries is a Japanese company specializing in steel, particularly automobile and industrial components. Its main products are steel products; wheels for passenger cars, buses, trucks and construction machinery; and undercarriage components for constru ...
, a machinery and automotive components company;
Gakken is a Japanese publishing company founded in 1947 by Hideto Furuoka, which also produces educational toys. Their annual sales are reported at ¥ 90 billion ($789 million US). Gakken publishes educational books and magazines and produces othe ...
, a publishing and educational services company; Comsys, a telecommunications construction and engineering company; and Pola Cosmetics all have their headquarters within Shinagawa Ward. Marza Animation Planet also has its headquarters in Shinagawa on the 18th floor of the Tennoz Ocean Square near
Tennōzu Isle Station is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Monorail and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). It is a set of two stations connected by an elevated walkway about 100 m long. Lines The Tokyo Monorail station is serve ...
. And since August 2018,
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Sammy, best known for its
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franchise, and also the parent company of both the aforementioned Marza Animation Planet and the Nakano-based
TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the is a Japanese animation studio owned by Sega Corporation. TMS is one of the oldest and most renowned animation studios in Japan, known for its numerous anime franchises such as '' Detective Conan'', '' Lupin the Third ...
, has its headquarters in Shinagawa at the Sumitomo Fudosan Osaki Garden Tower near
Ōsaki Station is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, jointly owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). Lines Ōsaki Station is served by the following JR East lines. * Saikyō Line * ...
.
Japan Airlines Japan Airlines (JAL) is the flag carrier airline of Japan. JAL is headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport, Narita and Haneda Airport, Haneda airports, as well as secondary hubs in Osaka's Kansai ...
(JAL), the head office of its subsidiary JAL Hotels, and registered offices of JAL Express and
JALways , formerly , was an international airline registered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, with its headquarters and its airline hub, main hub at Narita International Airport. The airline had a secondary hub at Osaka's Kansai Internationa ...
are located in the
Tennōzu Isle is an area surrounding Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is a waterfront district known for its various leisure attractions and piers. History Tennōzu Isle was built on reclaimed land. It is named after Gozu Tennō, whose mask was brought up from the ...
area.Company Profile
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Japan Airlines Japan Airlines (JAL) is the flag carrier airline of Japan. JAL is headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport, Narita and Haneda Airport, Haneda airports, as well as secondary hubs in Osaka's Kansai ...
''. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
In addition, Jalux, a subsidiary, has its head office in the I·S Building. One group of employees moved into the building on July 26, 2010, and one on August 2, 2010. On July 8, 2022, Nikon announced they have begun construction on a new headquarters adjacent to their Ōi Plan. The Nikon HQ is supposed to be completed in 2024 and its address is: , Nishioi 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo


Other offices

Other companies maintain branch offices or research facilities in Shinagawa Ward.
Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...
operates the Gotenyama Technology Center and the Osaki East Technology Center in Shinagawa. Sony used to have its headquarters in Shinagawa. Sony moved to
Minato, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. Minato was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Tokyo, Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba, Tokyo, Shiba wards following Tokyo City's Local Autonomy Ac ...
around the end of 2006 and closed the Osaki West Technology Center in Shinagawa around 2007.
Adobe Systems Adobe Inc. ( ), formerly Adobe Systems Incorporated, is an American software, computer software company based in San Jose, California. It offers a wide range of programs from web design tools, photo manipulation and vector creation, through to ...
maintains its Japan headquarters on the 19th Floor of Gate City Ohsaki near
Ōsaki Station is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, jointly owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). Lines Ōsaki Station is served by the following JR East lines. * Saikyō Line * ...
, while
Siemens AG Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the posit ...
has its Japan offices in Takanawa Park Tower.
Phoenix Technologies Phoenix Technologies Ltd. is an American company that designs, develops and supports core system software for personal computers and other computing devices. The company's products commonly referred to as BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) or fir ...
operates its Japan office on the 8th floor of the Gotanda NN Building in
Gotanda is a district in the Shinagawa ward of Tokyo, Japan. The district straddles the Meguro River, and is located between the Meguro and Ōsaki stations on the JR Yamanote Line. The district is centered on Gotanda Station, which is served by the To ...
. Siemens Japan and
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also have offices in Shinagawa.
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and
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have their Japanese headquarters in Konan, Minato, near Shinagawa.
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offices are also located in Shinagawa.


Former economic operations

A JAL subsidiary,
Japan Asia Airways (JAA) was a subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL) founded due to the legal status of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and territory disputes with the People's Republic of China in order to allow Japan Airlines to continue flying to Taiwan from Japan. ...
, was also headquartered in the JAL Building until JAL dissolved it. GEOS, an English language school company, once had its headquarters in Shinagawa. At one time
Air Nippon was a regional airline based in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was Haneda Airport, Tokyo International Airport. Code dat ...
had its headquarters in Shinagawa.


Places

*Museums **O Art Museum ** ** **The Museum of Maritime Science ** Sugino Costume Museum ** * * * Ohi Racecourse *Site of Suzugamori execution grounds *Site of Hamakawa Gun Battery * Shopping District * Shopping District "PALM" *Parks ** ** Rinshi-no-mori Park ** ** – site of a
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's villa ** – site of a daimyō's villa * (
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in Ebara area) *
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s ** ** Tōkai-ji ** ** * Shintō shrines ** ** ** **
Kashima Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kashima, Ibaraki in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It is dedicated to , one of the patron deities of martial arts. Various dōjō of ''kenjutsu'' and ''kendō'' often display a hanging scroll emblazoned with t ...
*Churches **Meguro
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Church ( St. Anselm's Church) ** St. Stephen's Church, Tokyo
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's Church –
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churches **Christ Shinagawa Church –
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church **Shinagawa
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Church, Oi Baptist Church


Education


Higher education

* Hoshi University *
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* Seisen University * Showa University *
Tokyo Health Care University is a private university headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The university offers health professional education programs in undergraduate and graduate levels. History The predecessor of the university, Aobagakuen Junior College, was e ...
*
Sugino Fashion College is a private college headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. History The founder SUGINO Yoshiko (1892-1978) established a vocational school "Dressmaker School" in 1926. Then she established "Sugino Women's College" in 1964. The college was r ...
* Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology – graduate school * – college of technology (''kōsen'')


Primary and secondary education

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Shinagawa Ward Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 ''Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai'') is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board directly manages most of the Public school (government funded), public secondary schoo ...
. *Metropolitan high schools ** ** ** *Private high schools ** affiliated to the Bunkyo University ** ** ** (plans to become coeducational in 2023, with the new name Shinagawa Gakugei High School (品川学藝高等学校)) **St. Hilda's School () ** ** **, formerly Ono Gakuen Girls' Junior High and Senior High School (小野学園女子中学・高等学校) ** *International schools ** Canadian International School in Tokyo ** KAIS International School *Special education schools **Tokyo Metropolitan Shinagawa Special Needs Education School – public school for intellectually disabled children ** – private
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Municipal combined elementary and junior high schools: * Ebara Hiratsuka Gakuen ( 荏原平塚学園) * Hino Gakuen ( 日野学園) * Houyou no Mori Gakuen ( 豊葉の杜学園) * Ito Gakuen ( 伊藤学園) * Shinagawa Gakuen ( 品川学園) * Yashio Gakuen ( 八潮学園) Municipal junior high schools: * Ebara No. 1 Junior High School (荏原第一中学校) * Ebara No. 5 Junior High School ( 荏原第五中学校) * Ebara No. 6 Junior High School (荏原第六中学校) * Fujimidai Junior High School ( 冨士見台中学校) * Hamakawa Junior High School (浜川中学校) * Osaki Junior High School (大崎中学校) * Suzugamori Junior High School (鈴ヶ森中学校) * Togoshidai Junior High School ( 戸越台中学校) * Tokai Junior High School ( 東海中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * No. 2 Enzan Elementary School (第二延山小学校) * No. 1 Hino Elementary School (第一日野小学校) * No. 3 Hino Elementary School ( 第三日野小学校) * No. 4 Hino Elementary School ( 第四日野小学校) * Asamadai Elementary School ( 浅間台小学校) * Daiba Elementary School ( 台場小学校) * Enzan Elementary School ( 延山小学校) * Genjimae Elementary School ( 源氏前小学校) * Gotenyama Elementary School (御殿山小学校) * Hamakawa Elementary School (浜川小学校) * Hatanodai Elementary School ( 旗台小学校) * Hosui Elementary School ( 芳水小学校) * Ito Elementary School ( 伊藤小学校) * Jonan Elementary School ( 城南小学校) * Jonan No. 2 Elementary School ( 城南第二小学校) * Kamishinmei Elementary School ( 上神明小学校) * Keiyo Elementary School ( 京陽小学校) * Koyama Elementary School ( 小山小学校) * Koyamadai Elementary School ( 小山台小学校) * Mitsugi Elementary School (三木小学校) * Miyamae Elementary School ( 宮前小学校) * Nakanobu Elementary School (中延小学校) * Ōhara Elementary School (大原小学校) * Ōi No. 1 Elementary School (大井第一小学校) * Samehama Elementary School (鮫浜小学校) * Shimizudai Elementary School ( 清水台小学校) * Suzugamori Elementary School (鈴ヶ森小学校) * Tachiai Elementary School (立会小学校) * Togoshi Elementary School ( 戸越小学校) * Ushiroji Elementary School (後地小学校) * Yamanaka Elementary School (山中小学校)


Transport


Important railway stations

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Gotanda Station Gotanda Station (,) is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation, and the Tokyo subway operator Toei. Lines Gotanda Station is served ...
*
Meguro Station is a railway station in the Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Kamiōsaki district of Shinagawa, Tokyo, close to the boundary with Meguro ward. Lines Meguro Station is served by the following lines: *East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Yamanote Lin ...
* Ōimachi Station *
Ōsaki Station is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, jointly owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). Lines Ōsaki Station is served by the following JR East lines. * Saikyō Line * ...
Shinagawa Station is a major railway station in the Takanawa and Konan districts of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkans ...
is in fact located in neighboring Minato but also serves the northern part of Shinagawa, and is a stop on the high-speed
Tōkaidō Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 19 ...
line.


Rail

*
East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East) **
Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line () is a railway Circle route, loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres ...
: Ōsaki, Gotanda and Meguro Stations ** Keihin-Tōhoku Line: Ōimachi Station **
Saikyō Line The Saikyō Line () is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya Station (Saitama), Ōmiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. The line's name is a portmant ...
: Ōsaki Station **
Tōkaidō Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line () is one of the most important railway corridors in Japan, connecting the major cities of Tokyo and Kobe via Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. The line, with termini at Tokyo Station, Tokyo and Kōbe St ...
: does not stop at the stations in Shinagawa **
Yokosuka Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Officially, the name Yokosuka Line is assigned to the segment between and Kurihama sta ...
: Nishi-Ōi Station ** Shōnan-Shinjuku Line: Ōsaki and Nishi-Ōi Stations *
Tokyu Corporation The , a contraction of and formerly until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese ''keiretsu'' or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is , a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways i ...
(Tōkyū) ** Tōkyū Meguro Line:
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, Fudō-mae, Musashi-Koyama and Nishi-Koyama Stations **
Tōkyū Ōimachi Line The , a contraction of and formerly until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese ''keiretsu'' or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is , a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways i ...
: Shimo-Shinmei and Togoshi-kōen, Nakanobu, Ebaramachi and Hatanodai Stations ** Tōkyū Ikegami Line: Gotanda, Ōsaki-Hirokōji, Togoshi-Ginza, Ebara-Nakanobu and Hatanodai Stations *Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (
Rinkai Line The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on ...
):
Tennōzu Isle is an area surrounding Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is a waterfront district known for its various leisure attractions and piers. History Tennōzu Isle was built on reclaimed land. It is named after Gozu Tennō, whose mask was brought up from the ...
, Shinagawa Seaside, Ōimachi and Ōsaki Stations *
Tokyo Monorail The , officially the , is a straddle-beam, Alweg-type monorail line in Tokyo, Japan. It is an airport rail link that connects Haneda Airport, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Tokyo's Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, Shinagawa, and Minato, Tokyo, Minato ...
: Tennōzu Isle and Ōi Keibajō Mae Stations *
Keikyu Corporation (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...
(Keikyū) **
Keikyū Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. The line connects the Tokyo wards of Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, and the Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa municipalities o ...
: Kitashinagawa, Shimbamba, Aomono-yokochō, Samezu, Tachiaigawa and Ōmorikaigan Stations *
Tokyo Metro The Tokyo Metro () is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the #Organization, Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.52 million passengers (as of 2023), the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the Tokyo subway, two s ...
** Namboku Line: Meguro Station *
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as Toei Transportation, Toei Transport, or simply , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems wh ...
(Toei) ** Mita Line: Meguro Station ** Asakusa Line: Gotanda, Togoshi and Nakanobu Stations


Road

*
Shuto Expressway The is a network of Toll road, tolled expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the . Most routes are Grade separation, grade separated and have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that require cauti ...
(Shutokō) ** Route 1 "Haneda Sen" ** Route 2 "Meguro Sen" **
Bayshore Route The signed as Route B, is one of the routes of the Toll road, tolled Shuto Expressway system in the Greater Tokyo Area. The Bayshore Route is a stretch of toll highway that runs from the Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanazawa ward of Yokohama in th ...
"Wangan Sen" ** Central Circular Route "Chūō Kanjō Sen" *
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** Route 1 "Sakurada Dōri", "Dai-Ni Keihin" ** Route 15 "Dai-Ichi Keihin" ** Route 357 "Tokyo Wangan Dōro" Shinagawa is also home to the main motor vehicle registration facility for central Tokyo (located east of Samezu Station). As a result, many
license plates A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British, Indian and Australian English), license plate (American English) or licence plate (Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for ...
in Tokyo are labeled with the name "Shinagawa."


Major incidents / accidents

* 1863 – * 1964 – * 1987 – * 1995 –


Sister cities

Shinagawa has sister-city relationships with
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in Switzerland, and
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, in the United States. *
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, New Zealand *
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, Switzerland *
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Others

Shinagawa has an relationship with
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in China, and has concluded "hometown exchange agreements" () with Hayakawa in Yamanashi Prefecture and Yamakita in Kanagawa Prefecture. *
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, China * Hayakawa, Yamanashi, Japan *
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, Japan


Notable people from Shinagawa

* Tadasuke Akiyama, Japanese photographer * Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese
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*
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(Real Name: Nobutoshi Hayashi,
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, singer and narrator * Char (Real Name: Hisato Takenaka,
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: 竹中 尚人, ''Takenaka Hisato''),
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ian, singer-songwriter and record producer * Osamu Dezaki, Japanese anime director and screenwriter *
Renji Ishibashi , born is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 15th Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''. Categories *Best Picture *Best International Picture *Best Animated Picture ...
(Real Name: Renji Ishida,
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: 石田 蓮司, ''Ishida Renji''), Japanese actor *
Kenji Kawai is a Japanese music composer and arranger. Known as one of the biggest names in the soundtrack world, he has worked on a wide range of mixed media productions, including anime, TV shows, films and video games. Among his credits are Toei's '' ...
, Japanese composer and arranger * Momoko Kikuchi, Japanese actress, entertainer,
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, and scholar * Yun Kōga (Real Name: Risa Kimura,
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: 木村 理沙, ''Kimura Risa''), Japanese
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*
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, Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer *
Taiki Matsuno , (October 16, 1967 – June 26, 2024) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Shinagawa, Tokyo. He was attached to Aoni Production. His real name, as well as his former stage name, was Tatsuya Matsuno (). Matsuno is most known for the role of ...
(Real Name: Tatsuya Matsuno,
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: 松野 達也, ''Matsuno Tatsuya''), Japanese actor and
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* Takeshi Mori, December 2, 1959, in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese television announcer and ''
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'' * Keiji Nishikawa, Japanese
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ranked 8- dan *
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(Real Name Unknown), Japanese professional wrestler and idol * Yuki Sato, Japanese actor * Chiyoko Shimakura, ''
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'' singer and TV presenter * Tetsuo Suda, Japanese TV presenter and
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*
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, Japanese mixed martial artist * Taeko Watanabe, Japanese
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* Miki Yamada, Japanese politician, member of the
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and member of the Liberal Democratic Party * Masamoto Yashiro, Japanese businessman *
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(高中 正義, Takanaka Masayoshi), Japanese
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,
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, and producer.


Gallery

File:Togoshi park 2009.JPG, Togoshi Park File:Goten-yama Hill, Kita Shinagawa 5Chome.jpg, Cherry blossoms at Goten-yama Hill in Kita-Shinagawa File:Katsushika Hokusai, Goten-yama hill, Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō, ca. 1832.jpg, Cherry blossoms at Goten-yama Hill by
Hokusai , known mononymously as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. His woodblock printing in Japan, woodblock print series ''Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'' includes the iconic print ''The Gr ...
File:Shinagawa Harbor in Tokyo.jpg, Harbor in Kita-Shinagawa File:100 views edo 083.jpg, Harbor in Kita-Shinagawa by
Hiroshige or , born Andō Tokutarō (; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ''ukiyo-e'' artist, considered the last great master of that tradition. Hiroshige is best known for his horizontal-format landscape series '' The Fifty-three Stations ...
File:Higashi-Shinagawa at night.JPG, Night view of Higashi-Shinagawa


References


External links


Shinagawa City Official Website
{{Authority control Wards of Tokyo