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Suginami

Coordinates:35°41′58″N139°38′11″E/ 35.69944°N 139.63639°E/35.69944; 139.63639
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Suginami
Sam tịnh khu
Special ward
Suginami City
Spring cherry blossoms in Wadabori Koen Park
Spring cherry blossoms in Wadabori Koen Park
Flag of Suginami
Flag
Official seal of Suginami
Seal
Location of Suginami in Tokyo
Location of Suginami inTokyo
Suginami is located in Japan
Suginami
Suginami
Location in Japan
Coordinates:35°41′58″N139°38′11″E/ 35.69944°N 139.63639°E/35.69944; 139.63639
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
First official recorded4th century
As Tokyo CityOctober 1, 1932
As special ward of TokyoJuly 1, 1943
Government
• MayorSatoko Kishimoto (since July 11, 2022)
Area
• Total34.06 km2(13.15 sq mi)
Population
(June 1, 2022)
• Total588,354
• Density17,274/km2(44,740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00(JST)
Postal codes
166-xxxx, 167-xxxx, 168-xxxx
City hall address1-15-1 Asagaya Minami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
165-8570
Websitewww.city.suginami.tokyo.jp
Symbols
TreePine,Dawn Redwood,Sasanqua

Suginami(Sam tịnh khu,Suginami-ku)is aspecial wardin theTokyo MetropolisinJapan.The ward refers to itself asSuginami Cityin English.

As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and apopulation densityof 17,274 persons per km2.[1]The total area is 34.06 km2.

Geography

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Suginami occupies the western part of the ward area of Tokyo. Its neighbors include these special wards: to the east,ShibuyaandNakano;to the north,Nerima;and to the south,Setagaya.Its western neighbors are the cities ofMitakaandMusashino.

TheKanda Riverpasses through Suginami. The Zenpukuji river originates from Zenpukuji Park in western Suginami, and theMyōshōji Riveroriginates in Myōshōji Park, to the north of Ogikubo station.

History

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The name Suginami dates back to the early Edo period and is a shortened version ofSuginamiki( "avenue ofcedars"). This name came about when an early land baron, Lord Tadayoshi Okabe, planted a row of cedar trees to mark the bounds of his property.[2]

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

In 1970, 40 high school students in the area were exposed tophotochemical smogand required hospitalization. The incident attracted national attention and increased awareness of the dangers of pollution.[2]

Districts and neighborhoods

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Autumn colors in a park Suginami
Kōenji Awa Odori
Nakasugidori Avenue near Suginami City Hall and Asagaya Station

The following neighborhoods make up Suginami-ku:

Politics

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Historically, Suginami has leaned toward liberal activism.[3]In 1954, local housewives launched the "Suginami Appeal" against nuclear weapons, a petition that spread nationwide and ultimately collected 20 million signatures.[2]More recently in 2005, Suginami became part of Japan's fight against nationalist textbook revisionism when residents petitioned Tokyo's courts to prevent the adoption of acontroversial textbookpublished byFusosha Publishingwhich claimed to justify Japanese actions duringWorld War II.[2]The ward has also passed an ordinance placing limits on the installation of security cameras.[2]

To combat burglaries, which reached a record number of 1,710 in 2002, the ward created an unconventional anti-crime program called Operation Flower. The ward urged residents to plant flowers facing the street, with the long-term goal of increasing neighborhood watchfulness (necessitated by watering and otherwise attending to the plants). In addition, 9,600 volunteers were recruited for neighborhood safety patrols, 200 security cameras were placed at crime-vulnerable areas, and a daily email update was created for residents. Subsequent to the start of the program, burglaries were down 80% to 390 in 2008.[4]

Suginami refused to connect to Japan'sResidents Basic Registry Network.[2]As of 2005, it is implementing a measure to make registry optional.[citation needed]

On June 19, 2022,Satoko Kishimotowas elected mayor despite being a long-time resident ofBelgiumand not having any connections to the ward. She narrowly defeated 3-term incumbent Ryō Tanaka by less than 200 votes. Kishimoto had come to prominence through online political debates during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]Kishimoto has opposed building new road extensions throughKōenjidistrict and the privatization of public facilities.[3]Kishimoto is the district's first-ever female leader and plans on creating more opportunities for women in Japanese politics. Japan currently has only 2 female politicians in the current national cabinet and only 3 female mayors out of Tokyo's 23 main districts.[7]

Transportation

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Rail

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Road

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Education

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Bunka Suginami Canadian International School and Bunka Gakuen Junior and Senior High Schools

Public high schools are operated by theTokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

Suginami City operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Municipal combined elementary and junior high schools:[15]

  • Koenji Gakuen ( cao viên tự học viên )
  • Suginami Izumi Gakuen ( sam tịnh hòa tuyền học viên )

Municipal junior high schools:[15]

Municipal elementary schools:[15]

International schools:

Higher Education:

Economy

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Animation

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Severalanimationstudios are located in Suginami.Bonesis headquartered in Igusa,[19]whileSunrisehas its headquarters near theKami-Igusa Stationon theSeibu Shinjuku Line.[20]Bones was founded by former members of Sunrise, and staff at each company often help each other on projects. TheSatelightstudio, founded inSapporo,relocated to theAsagayaneighborhood in 2006 (an earlier Tokyo office, at a different location in Suginami, had been in existence since 2003).[21]In addition, many smaller studios are based here; as of 2006, over 70 studios (of 400 throughout Japan) were located in Suginami.[2]

Japanese operations

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The communications and electronics giantIwatsu Electricis headquartered inKugayama.[22]

Foreign operations

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American Expressused to have its Japanese headquarters south of Ogikubo station, but it moved toToranomonin central Tokyo in 2020.[23]

Microsofthas a branch office in the Daitabashi Asahi Seimei Building in Izumi.[24]

Former economic operations

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Prior to its disestablishment,Data Easthad its headquarters in Suginami.[25]

Culture

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Asagaya Tanabata Festival, held in August
  • Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine
  • Suginami Kokaido: a concert hall and the home of theJapan Philharmonic Orchestra.[2]It is also the same place whereBirth of Ultraman(ウルトラマン đản sinh,Urutoraman Tanjō),the pre-premiere special ofUltramanwas held which recorded on July 9, 1966 and later aired onTokyo Broadcasting System(the Ultra Series' original network before TV Tokyo) the next day in 7:00 pm. In fact, as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of theUltra Series,"Ultraman Day"(ウルトラマンの nhật,Urutoraman no Hi)was held in Suginami Kokaido on July 10, 2016.[26][27]
  • Suginami Animation Museum: a small museum which includes a screening theater, library, and historical overview of Japanese animation, with English language explanations

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