
is a neighborhood in
Toshima
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku, ...
,
Tokyo
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,
Japan. It is home to , a shopping street popular among the
older generation, earning it the nickname "Granny's
Harajuku
is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Harajuku is the common name given to a geographic area spreading from Harajuku Station to Omotesando, corresponding on official maps of Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 1 chōme to 4 chōme. In popular ref ...
." It lies at the crossing point of the JR
Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a 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 ...
and
National Route 17.
Available public transportation to Sugamo are
JR Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a 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 ...
and
Toei Mita Line
The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line ...
. There is also Koshinzuka station of
Toden Arakawa Line
The , branded as the , is a hybrid light rail/tram line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The Arakawa Line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden streetcar system. It is on ...
in the middle of shopping street.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Prince was the 15th and last ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned of his position as shogun in late 1867, while aiming ...
, who is the last shogun of the
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan
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set his residence here in 1897.
He has lived for 4 years there and moved away to avoid the noise coming from
Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a 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 ...
.
Education
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Toshima Ward Board of Education.
Sugamo is served by the attendance zones of multiple elementary schools:
* Gyoko Elementary School (
仰高小学校) - 2-chome, most of 1-chome and 3-chome
* Sugamo Elementary School (巣鴨小学校) - 1-chome 34-49-ban
* Seiwa Elementary School (清和小学校) - 3-chome 5-18 ban, 4-chome 1-26 and 33-ban and most of 28, 29, and 32-ban
* Asahi Elementary School (朝日小学校) - 5-chome, and 4-chome 27, 30-31, and 34-44-ban, and parts of 28, 29, and 32-ban
The following junior high schools serve portions of Sugamo:
[
* Komagome ( 駒込中学校) - 2-chome, most of 1-chome and 3-chome
* Sugamo North (Sugamo Kita) ( 巣鴨北中学校) - All of 4 and 5-chome, and 3-chome 5-18-ban
* West Sugamo (Nishi Sugamo) (西巣鴨中学校) - 1-chome 34-49-ban
]
See also
* Sugamo Prison
Sugamo Prison (''Sugamo Kōchi-sho'', Kyūjitai: , Shinjitai: ) was a prison in Tokyo, Japan. It was located in the district of Ikebukuro, which is now part of the Toshima ward of Tokyo, Japan.
History
Sugamo Prison was originally built in ...
* Sugamo Station
is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Toei Subway.
Lines
Sugamo Station is served by the following two lines.
* Yamanote Line
* Toei Mita Line
Station layout
Platform edge do ...
* Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Prince was the 15th and last ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned of his position as shogun in late 1867, while aiming ...
References
Neighborhoods of Tokyo
Districts of Toshima
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