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{{Nihongo|'''Setagaya'''|世田谷区|Setagaya-ku}} is a [[Special wards of Tokyo|special ward]] in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself '''Setagaya City''' in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/index.html |script-title=ja:世田谷区公式ホームページ|website=Setagaya City Official Website|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref> Its official bird is the [[azure-winged magpie]], its flower is the [[Habenaria radiata|fringed orchid]], and its tree is the ''[[Zelkova serrata]]''.
{{Nihongo|'''Setagaya'''|世田谷区|Setagaya-ku|officially called '''Setagaya City''' or the '''City of Setagaya'''}} is a [[Special wards of Tokyo|special ward]] in the [[Tokyo|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 [[Habenaria radiata|fringed orchid]], and its tree is the ''[[Zelkova serrata]]''.


Setagaya has the largest population and second largest area (after [[Ōta, Tokyo|Ōta]]) of Tokyo's special wards. As of January 1, 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 939,099, and a population density of 16,177 persons per km² with the total area of 58.06&nbsp;km².
Setagaya has the largest population and second-largest area (after [[Ōta, Tokyo|Ōta]]) of Tokyo's special wards. As of July 1, 2023, the ward has an estimated population of 940,071, and a population density of 16,194 persons per km² with the total area of 58.06&nbsp;km².

==Life expectancy==
As of 2023, the life expectancy of Setagaya is 88.9.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Setagaya is located at the southwestern corner of the [[Special wards of Tokyo|Tokyo's special wards]] and the [[Tama River]] separates the boundary between Tokyo Metropolis and [[Kanagawa Prefecture]].
Setagaya is located at the southwestern corner of the [[Special wards of Tokyo|Tokyo's special wards]] and the [[Tama River]] separates the boundary between Tokyo Metropolis and [[Kanagawa Prefecture]].


Residential population is among the highest in Tokyo as there are many residential neighbourhoods within Setagaya. Setagaya is served by various rail services providing frequent 2 to 3 minutes headway rush hour services to the busiest train terminals of [[Shinjuku]] and [[Shibuya]] as well as [[Through train|through service]] trains which continue travelling on to the [[Tokyo Metro]] lines providing direct access to the central commercial and business districts. Most rail lines run parallel from east to west and there are no north to south rail services within Setagaya, except for [[Setagaya Line]] light rail.
Residential population is among the highest in Tokyo as there are many residential neighbourhoods within Setagaya. Setagaya is served by various rail services providing frequent two- to three-minute headway rush-hour services to the busiest train terminals of [[Shinjuku]] and [[Shibuya]] as well as [[through service]] trains which continue travelling on to the [[Tokyo Metro]] lines providing direct access to the central commercial and business districts. Most rail lines run parallel from east to west and there are no north to south rail services within Setagaya, except for [[Setagaya Line]] light rail.


The ward is divided into five districts. These are Setagaya, Kitazawa, Tamagawa, Kinuta and Karasuyama. The main ward office and municipal assembly (city hall) is located in Setagaya District, but other districts also have their own branch ward offices as a part of the administrative structure. Each branch office provides almost identical services as the main office, but does not provide the services related to municipal assembly.
The ward is divided into five districts. These are Setagaya, Kitazawa, Tamagawa, Kinuta and Karasuyama. The main ward office and municipal assembly (city hall) is located in Setagaya District, but other districts also have their own branch ward offices as a part of the administrative structure. Each branch office provides almost identical services as the main office, but does not provide the services related to municipal assembly.


Most of the land is in the [[Musashino Terrace|Musashino Tableland]]. The parts along the Tama River to the south are comparatively low-lying.
Most of the land is in the [[Musashino Plateau|Musashino Tableland]]. The parts along the Tama River to the south are comparatively low-lying.


==History==
==History==
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During the [[Edo period]], 42 villages occupied the area. With the [[abolition of the han system]] in 1871, the central and eastern portions became part of Tokyo Prefecture while the rest became part of Kanagawa Prefecture; in 1893, some areas were transferred to Tokyo Prefecture. With the establishment of Setagaya Ward (an ordinary ward) in the old [[Tokyo City]] in 1932, and further consolidation in 1936, Setagaya took its present boundaries.
During the [[Edo period]], 42 villages occupied the area. With the [[abolition of the han system]] in 1871, the central and eastern portions became part of Tokyo Prefecture while the rest became part of Kanagawa Prefecture; in 1893, some areas were transferred to Tokyo Prefecture. With the establishment of Setagaya Ward (an ordinary ward) in the old [[Tokyo City]] in 1932, and further consolidation in 1936, Setagaya took its present boundaries.


During the [[1964 Summer Olympics]], the district of Karasuyama-machi in Setagaya was part of the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics|athletics]] marathon and 50&nbsp;km walk event.<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf 1964 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 2. Part 2. p. 74.</ref>
During the [[1964 Summer Olympics]], the district of Karasuyama-machi in Setagaya was part of the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics|athletics]] marathon and 50&nbsp;km walk event.<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf 1964 Summer Olympics official report.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf |date=February 12, 2012 }} Volume 2. Part 2. p. 74.</ref>


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
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[[File:Todoroki Valley - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09454.jpg|thumb|Todoroki Valley]]
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[[File:Gotokuji-manekineko-a-october2015.jpg|thumb|[[Gōtoku-ji]]]]
===Nature===
===Nature===
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[[File:Todoroki Valley - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09454.jpg|thumb|Todoroki Valley]]
*[[Tama River]]
*[[Tama River]]
*Todoroki Valley (Yazawa River)
*{{ill|Todoroki Valley|ja|谷沢川#等々力渓谷|label=Todoroki Valley}} ({{ill|Yazawa River|ja|谷沢川|label=Yazawa River}})

===Parks===
===Parks===
*Futako Tamagawa Park
*{{ill|Futako Tamagawa Park|ja|二子玉川公園}}
*Hanegi Park
*{{ill|Hanegi Park|ja|羽根木公園}}
*[[Kinuta Park]]
*[[Kinuta Park]]
*[[Kitami Friendship Square]]
*[[Kitami Friendship Square]]
*[[Komazawa Olympic Park]]
*[[Komazawa Olympic Park]]
*{{ill|Okura Sports Park|ja|大蔵運動公園}}
*[[Kenjirō Tokutomi|Roka]] Kōshun-en
*[[Kenjiro Tokutomi|Roka]] {{ill|Kōshun-en|ja|蘆花恒春園|label=Kōshun-en}}
*Okura Sports Park
*Setagaya Park
*{{ill|Setagaya Park|ja|世田谷公園}}
*Soshigaya Park
*{{ill|Soshigaya Park|ja|祖師谷公園}}
*Tamagawa Nogemachi Park
*Tamagawa Nogemachi Park
*[[Tokyo Equestrian Park]]
*[[Tokyo Equestrian Park]]
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*[[Gotoh Museum]]
*[[Gotoh Museum]]
*[[Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum]]
*[[Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum]]
*Honda Theater
*{{ill|Honda Theater|ja|本多劇場}}
*[[Oya Soichi Bunko]], a private library of Japanese magazines for researchers and journalists.
*[[Oya Soichi Bunko]], a private library of Japanese magazines for researchers and journalists
*[[Setagaya Art Museum]]
*[[Setagaya Art Museum]]
*{{ill|Setagaya Daikan Yashiki|ja|世田谷代官屋敷}}, a ''[[daikan]]'''s office built in [[1737]], an [[Important Cultural Property (Japan)|Important Cultural Property of Japan]]
*[[Setagaya Literary Museum]]
*[[Setagaya Literary Museum]]
*{{ill|Setagaya Local History Museum|ja|世田谷区立郷土資料館}}
*{{ill|Setagaya Public Theatre|ja|世田谷パブリックシアター}}
*[[Tokyo University of Agriculture]] Food and Agriculture Museum


===Religious facilities===
===Religious facilities===
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[[File:Gotokuji-manekineko-a-october2015.jpg|thumb|[[Gōtoku-ji]]]]
*[[Gōtoku-ji]], a [[Zen]] temple known as birthplace of [[maneki-neko]], with grave of [[Ii Naosuke]] who was assassinated in the [[Sakuradamon Incident (1860)|Sakuradamon Incident in 1860]].
*[[Gōtoku-ji]], a [[Zen]] temple known as birthplace of [[maneki-neko]], with grave of [[Ii Naosuke]] who was assassinated in the [[Sakuradamon Incident (1860)|Sakuradamon Incident in 1860]]
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*[[Shōin shrine]]
*{{ill|Kuhonbutsu Jōshin-ji|ja|九品仏浄真寺}}, a [[Buddhist temple]] on {{ill|Okusawa Castle|ja|奥沢城}} ruins
*Jōshin-ji (Kuhonbutsu)
*[[Catholic Church in Japan|Catholic]] Seta Church, Seta Monastery
*[[Catholic Church in Japan|Catholic]] Seta Church, Seta Monastery
*{{ill|Setagaya Hachimangū|ja|世田谷八幡宮}}, a [[Shinto shrine|Shintō shrine]], a major religious centre from the late [[Heian period]] to the end of the [[Edo period]]
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*[[Shōin shrine]]
*{{ill|Todoroki Fudōson|ja|満願寺 (世田谷区)}}
*[[Zenyōmitsu-ji]]
*[[Zenyōmitsu-ji]]
*Todoroki Fudōson


===Others===
===Others===
[[File:Toho Studios.jpg|thumb|[[Toho Studios]] with ''[[Seven Samurai]]'' mural]]
*[[Carrot Tower]]
*[[Carrot Tower]]
*[[Futako-Tamagawa Rise]]
*[[NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories]]
*[[NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories]]
*[[Setagaya Business Square]] (SBS)
*{{ill|Setagaya Business Square|ja|世田谷ビジネススクエア}} (SBS)
*[[Setagaya Castle]] ruins
*[[Setagaya Castle]] ruins
*[[Toho Studios]]
*[[Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital]]
*[[Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital]]


==Districts==
==Districts and neighborhoods==
[[File:Futako-Tamagawa overview 2018.jpg|thumb|[[Futako-Tamagawa]]]]
[[File:Futako-Tamagawa overview 2018.jpg|thumb|[[Futako-Tamagawa]]]]
[[File:Rokkotsu01.jpg|thumb|[[Kamikitazawa]]]]
[[File:Rokkotsu01.jpg|thumb|[[Kamikitazawa]]]]
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'''Notes:'''<br />
'''Notes:'''<br/>
<sup>a</sup> – 4-[[Japanese addressing system|chōme]] (33-[[Japanese addressing system|ban]] to 39-ban)<br>
<sup>a</sup> – 4-[[Japanese addressing system|chōme]] (33-[[Japanese addressing system|ban]] to 39-ban)<br>
<sup>b</sup> – 1, 2, 3-chōme, 4-chōme (1-ban to 32-ban)<br>
<sup>b</sup> – 1, 2, 3-chōme, 4-chōme (1-ban to 32-ban)<br>
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[[File:Seta Intersection 01.jpg|thumb|350px|Seta Intersection at Seta, Setagaya in 2010]]
[[File:Seta Intersection 01.jpg|thumb|350px|Seta Intersection at Seta, Setagaya in 2010]]
====Expressways====
====Expressways====
* [[File:E1 Expressway (Japan).png|20px|link=|alt=E1]] [[Tōmei Expressway]]
* [[File:JP Expressway E1.svg|20px|link=|alt=E1]] [[Tōmei Expressway]] ([[File:Tabliczka_AH1.svg|20px|link=|alt=AH1]] [[Asian Highway 1]])
* [[File:E20 Expressway (Japan).png|20px|link=|alt=E20]] [[Chūō Expressway]]
* [[File:JP Expressway E20.svg|20px|link=|alt=E20]] [[Chūō Expressway]]
* [[File:E83 Expressway (Japan).png|20px|link=|alt=E83]] [[Daisan Keihin Road]] (part of [[Japan National Route 466|National Route 466]])
* [[File:JP Expressway E83.svg|20px|link=|alt=E83]] [[Daisan Keihin Road]]
* [[Shuto Expressway]]
* [[Shuto Expressway]]
** [[File:Shuto Urban Expwy Sign 0003.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Route 3 (Shuto Expressway)|No. 3 Shibuya Route]]
** [[File:Shuto Urban Expwy Sign 0003.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[Route 3 (Shuto Expressway)|No. 3 Shibuya Route]]
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* [[Japan National Route 20|National Route 20]] "[[Kōshū Kaidō]]"
* [[Japan National Route 20|National Route 20]] "[[Kōshū Kaidō]]"
* [[Japan National Route 246|National Route 246]] "Tamagawa Dōri"
* [[Japan National Route 246|National Route 246]] "Tamagawa Dōri"
* National Route 466
* [[Japan National Route 466|National Route 466]]


====Prefecture roads====
====Prefecture roads====
* [[Tokyo Metropolitan Road and Kanagawa Prefectural Road Route 3|Tokyo Metropolitan Road 3]] "Setagaya Dōri"
* [[Tokyo Metropolitan Road and Kanagawa Prefectural Road Route 3|Tokyo Metropolitan Road 3]] "Setagaya Dōri"
* Tokyo Metropolitan Road 311 "Kampachi Dōri"
* Tokyo Metropolitan Road 311 "Kanpachi Dōri"
* Tokyo Metropolitan Road 312 "Meguro Dōri"
* Tokyo Metropolitan Road 312 "Meguro Dōri"
* Tokyo Metropolitan Road 318 "Kan-nana Dōri"
* Tokyo Metropolitan Road 318 "Kan-nana Dōri"
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==Politics==
==Politics==
On April 25, 2011, amid national concern over the safety of nuclear power triggered by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|March 11 earthquake]] and [[Fukushima I nuclear accidents]], former [[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|Social Democratic Party]] Upper House [[House of Councillors]] legislator [[Nobuto Hosaka]] was elected mayor on an anti-nuclear platform.<ref name="Mainichi 2011 Mayoral Election">{{cite news|url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110425p2a00m0na008000c.html|title=Anti-nuclear plant candidate Hosaka wins Setagaya Ward mayoral race|work=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=April 25, 2011|access-date=April 26, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/2013.01.11-213114/http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110425p2a00m0na008000c.html|archive-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref> Prior to becoming mayor, Hosaka was also well known for his staunch opposition of the death penalty<ref>{{cite web
On April 25, 2011, amid national concern over the safety of nuclear power triggered by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|March 11 earthquake]] and [[Fukushima I nuclear accidents]], former [[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|Social Democratic Party]] [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] legislator [[Nobuto Hosaka]] was elected mayor on an anti-nuclear platform.<ref name="Mainichi 2011 Mayoral Election">{{cite news|url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110425p2a00m0na008000c.html|title=Anti-nuclear plant candidate Hosaka wins Setagaya Ward mayoral race|work=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=April 25, 2011|access-date=April 26, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111213114/http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110425p2a00m0na008000c.html|archive-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref> Prior to becoming mayor, Hosaka was also well known for his staunch opposition of the death penalty<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070227i1.html|title=Death row: limbo of not knowing when|access-date=April 26, 2011|date=February 27, 2007|publisher=[[The Japan Times]]|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607001251/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070227i1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and his defense of Japan's [[Otaku]] culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.search.japantimes.jp/cgi-bin/fd20050206t3.html|title=Otaku harassed as sex-crimes fears mount|access-date=May 12, 2011|date=February 6, 2005|publisher=[[The Japan Times]]}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070227i1.html|title=Death row: limbo of not knowing when|access-date=April 26, 2011 |date=February 27, 2007 |publisher=[[The Japan Times]]}}</ref> and his defense of Japan's [[Otaku]] culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.search.japantimes.jp/cgi-bin/fd20050206t3.html|title=Otaku harassed as sex-crimes fears mount|access-date=May 12, 2011|date=February 6, 2005|publisher=[[The Japan Times]]}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Economy==
==Economy==
[[File:Rakuten Crimson House.jpg|thumb|[[Rakuten]] Crimson House]]
[[File:Rakuten Crimson House.jpg|thumb|[[Rakuten]] Crimson House]]
* [[Atlus]] has its headquarters in Setagaya.
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* [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]] had its Japan offices in Setagaya.<ref>"[http://www.cjar.com/cj_contact.php Contact-General] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111074812/http://www.cjar.com/cj_contact.php |date=2010-01-11 }}." [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]]. Retrieved on January 24, 2010.</ref>
* [[Game Freak]] has its Japan offices in Setagaya.
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* [[Ivan Ramen]] restaurant: a [[ramen]] shop owned by an American chef.
* [[OLM, Inc.]] has its studios in Setagaya.<ref>"[http://www.olm.co.jp/en/olm/about_us/ Outlines] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608085243/http://www.olm.co.jp/en/olm/about_us/ |date=2008-06-08 }}". [[OLM, Inc.]] Retrieved on January 30, 2009.</ref>
* [[Rakuten]] has its headquarters building "Rakuten Crimson House" in Setagaya.
* [[Rakuten]] has its headquarters building "Rakuten Crimson House" in Setagaya.
* [[Toho]] has studio facilities in Setagaya.
* [[Toho]] has studio facilities in Setagaya.
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* [[OLM, Inc.]] has its studios in Setagaya.<ref>"[http://www.olm.co.jp/en/olm/about_us/ Outlines] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608085243/http://www.olm.co.jp/en/olm/about_us/ |date=2008-06-08 }}". [[OLM, Inc.]] Retrieved on January 30, 2009.</ref>
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* [[Ivan Ramen]] restaurant: a [[ramen]] shop owned by an American chef.


==Education==
==Education==
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The {{ill|Setagaya City Board of Education|ja|世田谷区教育委員会}} operates 29 junior high schools in Setagaya.
The {{ill|Setagaya City Board of Education|ja|世田谷区教育委員会}} operates 29 junior high schools in Setagaya.


They are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/kusei/012/005/d00120357.html|title=区立中学校一覧|publisher=Setagaya City|accessdate=2022-11-25}}</ref>
They are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/kusei/012/005/d00120357.html|title=区立中学校一覧|publisher=Setagaya City|accessdate=2022-11-25|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126034331/https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/kusei/012/005/d00120357.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* Chitose Junior High School ([[:ja:世田谷区立千歳中学校|千歳中学校]])
* Chitose Junior High School ([[:ja:世田谷区立千歳中学校|千歳中学校]])
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Former schools:<ref name=Setagaya1999schoollist>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.setagaya.tokyo.jp/benricho/shisetsu/contact/gakkou.html|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19991005040724/http://www.city.setagaya.tokyo.jp/benricho/shisetsu/contact/gakkou.html|title=【学校】|publisher=Setagaya City|archive-date=1999-10-05|accessdate=2022-12-04}}</ref>
Former schools:<ref name=Setagaya1999schoollist>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.setagaya.tokyo.jp/benricho/shisetsu/contact/gakkou.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991005040724/http://www.city.setagaya.tokyo.jp/benricho/shisetsu/contact/gakkou.html|title=【学校】|publisher=Setagaya City|archive-date=1999-10-05|accessdate=2022-12-04}}</ref>
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* Funabashi Junior High School (船橋中学校)
* Funabashi Junior High School (船橋中学校)
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The Setagaya City Board of Education operates 61 elementary schools in Setagaya.
The Setagaya City Board of Education operates 61 elementary schools in Setagaya.


They are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/kusei/012/005/d00120334.html|title=区立小学校一覧|publisher=Setagaya City|accessdate=2022-11-25}}</ref>
They are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/kusei/012/005/d00120334.html|title=区立小学校一覧|publisher=Setagaya City|accessdate=2022-11-25|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126041036/https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/kusei/012/005/d00120334.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* Akazutsumi Elementary School ([[:ja:世田谷区立赤堤小学校|赤堤小学校]])
* Akazutsumi Elementary School ([[:ja:世田谷区立赤堤小学校|赤堤小学校]])
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====Private secondary schools====
====Private secondary schools====
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{{Div col}}* Daito Gakuen High School
* Daito Gakuen High School
* Den-en Chofu Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
* Den-en Chofu Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
* Denenchofufutaba Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
* Denenchofufutaba Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
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* Komazawa University Senior High School
* Komazawa University Senior High School
* Kosei Gakuen Girls' High School
* Kosei Gakuen Girls' High School
* {{ill|Kunimoto Girls' Junior and Senior High School|ja|国本女子中学校・高等学校}}
* Kunimoto Girls Junior and Senior High School{{ill||lt=|ja|国本女子中学校・高等学校}}
* Meguro Seibi Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
* Meguro Seibi Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
* MITA International School
* MITA International School
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===International schools===
===International schools===
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* [[Kunimoto Alberta International School]]
* [[St. Mary's International School]]
* [[St. Mary's International School]]
* [[Seisen International School]]
* [[Seisen International School]]
* [[British School in Tokyo]] Showa Campus at [[Showa Women's University]]<ref>"[http://www.bst.ac.jp/why-bst/facilities-and-location/ Facilities and Location] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227013232/http://www.bst.ac.jp/why-bst/facilities-and-location/ |date=2015-02-27 }}." [[British School in Tokyo]]. Retrieved on March 8, 2015. "BST Shibuya Campus – (Nursery to Year 3) Address: 1–21–18 Shibuya Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0002" ([http://www.bst.ac.jp/useful-information/map-directions/#shibuya Map]) and "BST Showa Campus – (Year 4 to Year 13) Address: Showa Women’s University 5th Bldg. 1–7–57 Taishido Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154-8533"</ref>
* [[British School in Tokyo]] Showa Campus at [[Showa Women's University]]<ref>"[http://www.bst.ac.jp/why-bst/facilities-and-location/ Facilities and Location] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227013232/http://www.bst.ac.jp/why-bst/facilities-and-location/ |date=2015-02-27 }}." [[British School in Tokyo]]. Retrieved on March 8, 2015. "BST Shibuya Campus – (Nursery to Year 3) Address: 1–21–18 Shibuya Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0002" ([http://www.bst.ac.jp/useful-information/map-directions/#shibuya Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003225538/http://www.bst.ac.jp/useful-information/map-directions/#shibuya |date=October 3, 2015 }}) and "BST Showa Campus – (Year 4 to Year 13) Address: Showa Women's University 5th Bldg. 1–7–57 Taishido Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154-8533"</ref>
* Tokyo International Progressive School
* Tokyo International Progressive School
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Former international schools:
Former international schools:
* {{Nihongo|Tokyo No. 8 Korean Elementary School|東京朝鮮第八初級学校}} – [[Chosen gakko|North Korean school]]<ref name=Formerschools>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20051106010302/http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html |script-title=ja:ウリハッキョ一覧 |publisher=[[Chongryon]] |date=November 6, 2005 |access-date=October 15, 2015}}}} ([https://www.webcitation.org/6cHKwmz4m?url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051106010302/http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html Archive]).</ref>
* {{Nihongo|Tokyo No. 8 Korean Elementary School|東京朝鮮第八初級学校}} – [[Chōsen gakkō|North Korean school]]<ref name=Formerschools>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20051106010302/http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html |script-title=ja:ウリハッキョ一覧 |publisher=Chongryon |date=November 6, 2005 |access-date=October 15, 2015}}}} ([https://www.webcitation.org/6cHKwmz4m?url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051106010302/http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html Archive]).</ref>


==International relations==
==International relations==
===Sister cities===
===Sister cities===
* {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]] City in [[Australia]] (since 1992<ref>{{Cite web |title=バンバリー市(オーストラリア・西オーストラリア州) |url=https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/bunka/007/007/d00004006.html |lang=ja |publisher=Setagata City Government |date=2023-10-16 |accessdate=2023-10-25}}</ref>)
Setagaya has sister-city relationships with [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]] in Canada; the [[Döbling]] district of [[Vienna]], Austria; and [[Bunbury, Western Australia]].
* {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Döbling]] District, [[Vienna]] City in [[Austria]] (since 1985<ref>{{Cite web |title=ドゥブリング区(オーストリア・ウィーン市) |url=https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/bunka/007/007/d00004005.html |lang=ja |publisher=Setagata City Government |date=2022-04-01 |accessdate=2023-10-25}}</ref>)
* {{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]] City in [[Canada]] (since 1970<ref>{{Cite web |title=ウィニペグ市（カナダ・マニトバ州） |url=https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/bunka/007/007/d00004004.html |lang=ja |publisher=Setagata City Government |date=2022-04-01 |accessdate=2023-10-25}}</ref>)

===Diplomatic missions in Setagaya===
===Diplomatic missions in Setagaya===
[[File:Embassy of Tanzania, Tokyo.jpg|thumb|right|Embassy of Tanzania in Kamiyōga, Setagaya]]
[[File:Embassy of Tanzania, Tokyo.jpg|thumb|right|Embassy of Tanzania in Kamiyōga, Setagaya]]
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==Notable people from Setagaya==
==Notable people from Setagaya==
* [[Shūichi Gonda]], Professional [[Association football|football]] player
* [[Yasuo Fukuda]], [[Politician]], 91st [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]
* [[Yasuo Fukuda]], [[Politician]], 91st [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]
* [[Akiko Santō]], Politician, 32nd President of the [[House of Councillors (Japan)|House of Councillors]]
* [[Akiko Santō]], Politician, 32nd President of the [[House of Councillors]]
* [[Fusako Shigenobu]], [[Terrorist]], leader of the [[Japanese Red Army]]
* [[Fusako Shigenobu]], [[Terrorist]], leader of the [[Japanese Red Army]]
* [[Fighting Harada]], World [[boxing]] champion
* [[Fighting Harada]], World [[boxing]] champion
* [[Akiko Kojima]], [[Miss Universe 1959]]
* [[Akiko Kojima]], [[Miss Universe 1959]]
* [[Nobuyuki Idei]], Former [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Sony]]
* [[Nobuyuki Idei]], Former [[CEO]] of [[Sony]]
* [[Akihiko Hoshide]], [[Astronaut]]
* [[Akihiko Hoshide]], [[Astronaut]]
* [[Kuniko Mukōda]], [[Screenwriter]], [[Novelist]], [[Essayist]]
* [[Kōki Mitani]], [[Playwright]], Screenwriter, [[Theatre director]]
* [[Shirō Sagisu]], [[Composer]]
* [[Shirō Sagisu]], [[Composer]]
* [[Kiichi Nakai]], [[Actor]]
* [[Kiichi Nakai]], [[Actor]]
* [[Yoshino Kimura]], Actress
* [[Eiko Koike]], Actress
* [[Sayaka Kanda]], Singer, Actress
* [[Naoto Arai]], Professional [[Association football|football]] player
* [[Kaz Hayashi]], [[Professional wrestler]]
* [[Kaz Hayashi]], [[Professional wrestler]]
* [[Shota Umino]], Professional wrestler
* [[Shota Umino]], Professional wrestler
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* [[Mariko Kawana]], Porn actress, erotic novelist, human rights activist
* [[Mariko Kawana]], Porn actress, erotic novelist, human rights activist
* [[Matt Kuwata]], Model, musician, media personality
* [[Matt Kuwata]], Model, musician, media personality
* [[Keigo Oyamada]], Singer


== See also ==
== See also ==

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Setagaya
世田谷区
Special ward
City of Setagaya
Komazawa Olympic Park
Komazawa Olympic Park
Flag of Setagaya
Flag
Official seal of Setagaya
Seal
Location of Setagaya in Tokyo
Location of Setagaya in Tokyo
Setagaya is located in Japan
Setagaya
Setagaya
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°38′47.66″N 139°39′11.69″E / 35.6465722°N 139.6532472°E / 35.6465722; 139.6532472
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
First official recordedmiddle 15th century
As Tokyo CityOctober 1, 1932
As Special ward of TokyoJuly 1, 1943
Government
 • MayorNobuto Hosaka (since May 2011)
Area
 • Total58.06 km2 (22.42 sq mi)
Population
 (July 1, 2023)
 • Total940,071
 • Density16,000/km2 (42,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Postal code(s)
154 to 158 (First three digits)
Area code03
Websitewww.city.setagaya.lg.jp
Symbols
BirdAzure-winged magpie
FlowerHabenaria radiata
TreeZelkova serrata

Setagaya (世田谷区, Setagaya-ku, officially called Setagaya City or the City 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 Zelkova serrata.

Setagaya has the largest population and second-largest area (after Ōta) of Tokyo's special wards. As of July 1, 2023, the ward has an estimated population of 940,071, and a population density of 16,194 persons per km² with the total area of 58.06 km².

Life expectancy

As of 2023, the life expectancy of Setagaya is 88.9.

Geography

Setagaya is located at the southwestern corner of the Tokyo's special wards and the Tama River separates the boundary between Tokyo Metropolis and Kanagawa Prefecture.

Residential population is among the highest in Tokyo as there are many residential neighbourhoods within Setagaya. Setagaya is served by various rail services providing frequent two- to three-minute headway rush-hour services to the busiest train terminals of Shinjuku and Shibuya as well as through service trains which continue travelling on to the Tokyo Metro lines providing direct access to the central commercial and business districts. Most rail lines run parallel from east to west and there are no north to south rail services within Setagaya, except for Setagaya Line light rail.

The ward is divided into five districts. These are Setagaya, Kitazawa, Tamagawa, Kinuta and Karasuyama. The main ward office and municipal assembly (city hall) is located in Setagaya District, but other districts also have their own branch ward offices as a part of the administrative structure. Each branch office provides almost identical services as the main office, but does not provide the services related to municipal assembly.

Most of the land is in the Musashino Tableland. The parts along the Tama River to the south are comparatively low-lying.

History

The special ward of Setagaya was founded on March 15, 1947.[citation needed]

During the Edo period, 42 villages occupied the area. With the abolition of the han system in 1871, the central and eastern portions became part of Tokyo Prefecture while the rest became part of Kanagawa Prefecture; in 1893, some areas were transferred to Tokyo Prefecture. With the establishment of Setagaya Ward (an ordinary ward) in the old Tokyo City in 1932, and further consolidation in 1936, Setagaya took its present boundaries.

During the 1964 Summer Olympics, the district of Karasuyama-machi in Setagaya was part of the athletics marathon and 50 km walk event.[1]

Landmarks

Nature

Todoroki Valley

Parks

Cultural facilities

Religious facilities

Gōtoku-ji

Others

Toho Studios with Seven Samurai mural

Districts and neighborhoods

Futako-Tamagawa
Kamikitazawa
Sangenjaya
Karasuyama Area
Kinuta Area
  • Chitosedai
  • Funabashi
  • Kamata
  • Kinuta
  • Kinutakōen
  • Kitami
  • Okamoto
  • Ōkura
  • Seijō
  • Soshigaya
  • Unane
Kitazawa Area
  • Akatsutsumi
  • Daita
  • Daizawa
  • Gōtokuji
  • Hanegi
  • Ikejiria
  • Kitazawa (including Shimokitazawa)
  • Matsubara
  • Ōhara
  • Sakurajōsui
  • Umegaoka
Setagaya Area
  • Shimouma
  • Ikejirib
  • Kamiuma
  • Komazawac
  • Kyōdō
  • Mishuku
  • Miyasaka
  • Nozawa
  • Sakura
  • Sakuragaoka
  • Sangenjaya
  • Setagaya
  • Taishidō
  • Tsurumaki
  • Wakabayashi
Tamagawa Area
  • Fukazawa
  • Higashitamagawa
  • Kaminoge
  • Kamiyōga
  • Komazawad
  • Komazawakōen
  • Nakamachi
  • Noge
  • Okusawa
  • Oyamadai
  • Sakurashinmachi
  • Seta
  • Shinmachi
  • Tamazutsumi
  • Tamagawa
  • Tamagawadai
  • Tamagawa-Den'enchōfu
  • Todoroki
  • Yōga
  • Futako-Tamagawa

Notes:
a – 4-chōme (33-ban to 39-ban)
b – 1, 2, 3-chōme, 4-chōme (1-ban to 32-ban)
c – 1, 2-chōme
d – 3, 4-chōme

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Greater Tokyo

Rail

Road

Seta Intersection at Seta, Setagaya in 2010

Expressways

National highways

Prefecture roads

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 3 "Setagaya Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 311 "Kanpachi Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 312 "Meguro Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 318 "Kan-nana Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 416 "Komazawa Dōri"

Politics

On April 25, 2011, amid national concern over the safety of nuclear power triggered by the March 11 earthquake and Fukushima I nuclear accidents, former Social Democratic Party House of Representatives legislator Nobuto Hosaka was elected mayor on an anti-nuclear platform.[2] Prior to becoming mayor, Hosaka was also well known for his staunch opposition of the death penalty[3] and his defense of Japan's Otaku culture.[4]

Economy

Rakuten Crimson House
  • Rakuten has its headquarters building "Rakuten Crimson House" in Setagaya.
  • Toho has studio facilities in Setagaya.
  • OLM, Inc. has its studios in Setagaya.[5]
  • Ivan Ramen restaurant: a ramen shop owned by an American chef.

Education

Higher education

Primary and secondary education

National schools

These are schools operated by agencies of the central Government of Japan.

Metropolitan senior high schools

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates following senior high schools in Setagaya.

Municipal junior high schools

The Setagaya City Board of Education [ja] operates 29 junior high schools in Setagaya.

They are:[6]

Former schools:[7]

  • Funabashi Junior High School (船橋中学校)
  • Ikejiri Junior High School (池尻中学校)
  • Kibogaoka Junior High School (希望丘中学校)
  • Wakabayashi Junior High School (若林中学校)
  • Yamazaki Junior High School (山崎中学校)

Municipal elementary schools

The Setagaya City Board of Education operates 61 elementary schools in Setagaya.

They are:[8]

  • Akazutsumi Elementary School (赤堤小学校)
  • Asahi Elementary School (旭小学校)
  • Chitose Elementary School (千歳小学校)
  • Chitosedai Elementary School (千歳台小学校)
  • Daita Elementary School (代田小学校)
  • Daizawa Elementary School (代沢小学校)
  • Fukasawa Elementary School (深沢小学校)
  • Funabashi Elementary School (船橋小学校)
  • Futako Tamagawa Elementary School (二子玉川小学校)
  • Hachimanyama Elementary School (八幡山小学校)
  • Higashi Fukasawa Elementary School (東深沢小学校)
  • Higashi Tamagawa Elementary School (東玉川小学校)
  • Kamikitazawa Elementary School (上北沢小学校)
  • Karasuyama Elementary School (烏山小学校)
  • Karasuyama Kita Elementary School (烏山北小学校)
  • Kibogaoka Elementary School (希望丘小学校)
  • Kinuta Elementary School (砧小学校)
  • Kinuta Minami Elementary School (砧南小学校)
  • Kitami Elementary School (喜多見小学校)
  • Komatsunagi Elementary School (駒繋小学校)
  • Komazawa Elementary School (駒沢小学校)
  • Kuhonbutsu Elementary School (九品仏小学校)
  • Kyodo Elementary School (経堂小学校)
  • Kyosai Elementary School (京西小学校)
  • Kyuden Elementary School (給田小学校)
  • Ikejiri Elementary School (池尻小学校)
  • Ikenoue Elementary School (池之上小学校)
  • Matsubara Elementary School (松原小学校)
  • Matsugaoka Elementary School (松丘小学校)
  • Matsuzawa Elementary School (松沢小学校)
  • Meisei Elementary School (明正小学校)
  • Mishuku Elementary School (三宿小学校)
  • Musashigaoka Elementary School (武蔵丘小学校)
  • Nakamachi Elementary School (中町小学校)
  • Nakamaru Elementary School (中丸小学校)
  • Nakazato Elementary School (中里小学校)
  • Okusawa Elementary School (奥沢小学校)
  • Oyamadai Elementary School (尾山台小学校)
  • Roka Elementary School (芦花小学校)
  • Sakura Elementary School (桜小学校)
  • Sakuragaoka Elementary School (桜丘小学校)
  • Sakuramachi Elementary School (桜町小学校)
  • Sangenjaya Elementary School (三軒茶屋小学校)
  • Sasahara Elementary School (笹原小学校)
  • Seta Elementary School (瀬田小学校)
  • Setagaya Elementary School (世田谷小学校)
  • Shimokitazawa Elementary School (下北沢小学校)
  • Shiroyama Elementary School (城山小学校)
  • Soshigaya Elementary School (祖師谷小学校)
  • Taishido Elementary School (太子堂小学校)
  • Tamagawa Elementary School (玉川小学校)
  • Tamazutsumi Elementary School (玉堤小学校)
  • Tamon Elementary School (多聞小学校)
  • Todoroki Elementary School (等々力小学校)
  • Tsukado Elementary School (塚戸小学校)
  • Tsurumaki Elementary School (弦巻小学校)
  • Wakabayashi Elementary School (若林小学校)
  • Yahata Elementary School (八幡小学校)
  • Yamazaki Elementary School (山崎小学校)
  • Yamano Elementary School (山野小学校)
  • Yoga Elementary School (用賀小学校)

Former schools:[7]

  • Hanamido Elementary School (花見堂小学校)
  • Higashi Ohara Elementary School (東大原小学校)
  • Kitazawa Elementary School (北沢小学校)
  • Moriyama Elementary School (守山小学校)

Private secondary schools

* Daito Gakuen High School
  • Den-en Chofu Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
  • Denenchofufutaba Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
  • Japan Women's College of Physical Education Nikaido High School
  • Japan Women's University affiliated Homei High School and Junior High School
  • Kagaku Gijutsu Gakuen High School
  • Keisen Jogakuen High School
  • Kokushikan Senior High School and Kokushikan Junior High School
  • Komaba Gakuen High School
  • Komaba Toho Junior and Senior High School
  • Komazawa University Senior High School
  • Kosei Gakuen Girls' High School
  • Kunimoto Girls Junior and Senior High School[[]] [ja]
  • Meguro Seibi Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
  • MITA International School
  • Nihon Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
  • Nihon University Sakuragaoka High School
  • Ohyu Gakuen Girls' Junior and Senior High School [ja]
  • St. Dominic's Junior and Senior High School
  • Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School
  • Setagaya Gakuen School
  • Shimokitazawa Seitoku Senior High School
  • Shoin University Shoin Junior and Senior High School
  • Showa Women's University Junior-Senior High School
  • Tamagawa Seigakuin Girls' Junior & Senior High School
  • Tokyo City University Junior and Senior High School
  • Tokyo City University Todoroki Junior and Senior High School
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture First High School and Junior High School

Private elementary schools

  • Denenchofufutaba Gakuen Elementary School
  • Kunimoto Elementary School
  • St. Dominic's Elementary School
  • Seijo Gakuen Elementary School
  • Showa Women's University Showa Elementary School
  • Tokyo City University Elementary School
  • Wako Elementary School

Special education schools

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Komyo Gakuen
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Kugayama Blind School
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Seicho Special Support School

International schools

Former international schools:

International relations

Sister cities

Diplomatic missions in Setagaya

Embassy of Tanzania in Kamiyōga, Setagaya

Notable people from Setagaya

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Anti-nuclear plant candidate Hosaka wins Setagaya Ward mayoral race". Mainichi Shimbun. April 25, 2011. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "Death row: limbo of not knowing when". The Japan Times. February 27, 2007. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "Otaku harassed as sex-crimes fears mount". The Japan Times. February 6, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Outlines Archived 2008-06-08 at the Wayback Machine". OLM, Inc. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.
  6. ^ "区立中学校一覧". Setagaya City. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "【学校】". Setagaya City. Archived from the original on October 5, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "区立小学校一覧". Setagaya City. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Facilities and Location Archived 2015-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." British School in Tokyo. Retrieved on March 8, 2015. "BST Shibuya Campus – (Nursery to Year 3) Address: 1–21–18 Shibuya Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0002" (Map Archived October 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine) and "BST Showa Campus – (Year 4 to Year 13) Address: Showa Women's University 5th Bldg. 1–7–57 Taishido Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154-8533"
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  11. ^ "バンバリー市(オーストラリア・西オーストラリア州)" (in Japanese). Setagata City Government. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "ドゥブリング区(オーストリア・ウィーン市)" (in Japanese). Setagata City Government. April 1, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "ウィニペグ市（カナダ・マニトバ州）" (in Japanese). Setagata City Government. April 1, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

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