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Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo
is a residential neighborhood in the northern area of Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. Consisting of four Japanese addressing system, districts, the neighborhood has a population of 6,847. The neighborhood is known as a center for education being the location of a number of selective entry high schools and the University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Komaba Campus of the University of Tokyo. Geography Komaba borders Uehara, Shibuya, Uehara and Tomigaya in the north, Shōtō, Shibuya, Shōtō, Shinsenchō and Aobadai to the east, Ohashi, Meguro, Tokyo, Ohashi and Ikejiri to the south, and Daizawa and Shimokitazawa, Kitazawa to the west. Landmarks *University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus incorporating the Graduate School of Art and Science, the Graduate School of Mathematics, the Institute of Industrial Science Research, and the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology *Komaba Park, historic 1923 residence and garden estate of the Maeda clan, Maeda family. * Japan Museum of Modern Liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meguro
is a special ward in Tokyo, 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, but is also home to light industry, corporate head offices, the Komaba campus of University of Tokyo as well as fifteen foreign embassies and consulates. Residential neighborhoods include, Jiyugaoka, Kakinokizaka, and Nakameguro. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 277,171 and a population density of 18,890 persons per km2. The total area is 14.67 km2. Meguro is also used to refer to the area around Meguro Station, which is not located in Meguro ward, but in neighboring Shinagawa's Kamiōsaki district. History The Higashiyama shell mound in the north of the ward contains remains from the paleolithic, Jōmon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods. The area now known as Meguro was formerly two towns, Meguro proper and Hibusuma, all parts of the former Ebara Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikejiri
Ikejiri ( 池 尻) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese physician and writer See also * Ikejiri Station, a railway station in Kawasaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chōme
The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, addresses follow the convention used by most Western addresses and start with the smallest geographic entity (typically a house number) and proceed to the largest. The Japanese system is complex and idiosyncratic, the product of the natural growth of urban areas, as opposed to the systems used in cities that are laid out as grids and divided into quadrants or districts. Address parts Japanese addresses begin with the largest division of the country, the prefecture. Most of these are called ''ken'' (県), but there are also three other special prefecture designations: ''to'' (都) for Tokyo, ''dō'' (道) for ''Hokkaidō'' and ''fu'' (府) for the two urban prefectures of Osaka and Kyoto. Following the prefecture is the municipality. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inokashira Line
The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Keio Corporation in the western suburbs of Tokyo, connecting in Tokyo with in Musashino City. It is not physically connected to the Keio Main Line Network, but a transfer is available at Meidaimae Station. This line is gauge, unlike other Keio lines which are gauge. Operation Keio operates two types of trains on the line: all-stations or () services and limited-stop services. During the daytime off-peak, one local and one express operate every 8 minutes on the line. Stations All stations are in Tokyo. History The line opened in 1933, dual track connecting Shibuya in Tokyo to , owned by , part of the Odakyu Group. The track gauge used was the same as for other Odakyu lines, and the overhead power supply was 600 V DC. The line was extended to in April 1934. In May 1940, the company merged with the Odakyu Electric Railway, and on 1 May 1942, Odakyu merged with to become a part of Tokyo Kyuko Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keio Corporation
() is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries. The name is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railway runs: and . The Keio railway network connects the western suburbs of Tokyo (Chōfu, Fuchū, Hachiōji, Hino, Inagi, Tama) and Sagamihara in Kanagawa with central Tokyo at Shinjuku Station. Lines The Keio network is based around the central Keiō Line, , 32 stations. The Keio Inokashira Line does not share track with the Main Line. It intersects with the Keio Line at Meidaimae Station. History The company's earliest predecessor was the founded in 1905. In 1906 the company was reorganized as the , and in 1910 was renamed yet again to . It began operating its first stretch of interurban between Sasazuka and Chōfu in 1913. By 1923, Keiō had completed its main railway line (now the Keiō Line) between Shinjuku and Hachiōj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Center For University Entrance Examinations
The is an Independent Administrative Institution that administers the National Center Test for University Admissions and law school entrance exams in Japan. The institution is under the control of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Its offices are located in Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo. History * 1977 Established as the preparation organization for the Common first-stage exam * 1979 First common first-stage exam * 1988 Started providing information on universities through the videotex with its ''Heart System'' (ハートシステム) * 1990 Became the administrator of the National Center Test for University Admissions * 2003 Began administering law school entrance exams See also * Independent Administrative Institution ( IAI), 2001 * List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan) A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Folk Crafts Museum
The is a museum in Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the hand-crafted art of ordinary people ('' mingei'').Access is from Komaba-Tōdaimae Station of Keio Inokashira Line. The museum was established in 1936 by Yanagi Sōetsu, the founder of the ''mingei'' movement; Hamada Shōji succeeded him as its director. Yanagi and Hamada officially announced their desire to establish a folk crafts museum in 1926. Construction began on the museum in 1935 and was completed in 1936. The museum covers 1,818 square meters and was constructed with a traditional Japanese architectural style. A 'long' stone-roofed gate-cum-residence (''nagaya-mon'') was brought from the Tochigi Prefecture and reconstructed in front of the building. See also * Tomimoto Kenkichi Memorial Museum The opened in Ando, Nara Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Kellner
Oskar (Oscar) Johann Kellner (13 May 1851 - 12 September 1911) was a German agricultural scientist (''Agrikulturchemiker, Tierphysiologe''). Biography Kellner was invited to teach in Japan as a foreign advisor by the Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to improve on Japanese agricultural productivity. Arriving on 5 November 1881, he taught at the Komaba Agricultural School in Tokyo, and its successor, the Tokyo Agriculture and Forestry School (now a department within Tokyo University), and also conducted research into chemical fertilizers. He is considered the “father” of Japanese agricultural chemistry. His nutritional analysis of livestock feed was called the “Kellner Standard” and was subsequently adopted by the Japanese livestock industry. Kellner returned to Germany on 31 December 1892. The Kellner rice fields at Komabano Park close to the University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeda Clan
was a Japanese samurai clan who occupied most of the Hokuriku region of central Honshū from the end of the Sengoku period through the Meiji restoration of 1868. The Maeda claimed descent from the Sugawara clan of Sugawara no Kiyotomo and Sugawara no Michizane in the eighth and ninth centuries; however, the line of descent is uncertain. The Maeda rose to prominence as ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, which was second only to the Tokugawa clan in ''kokudaka''. Origins "Maeda" is a place name in Kaitō District of western Owari Province, and was the seat of the senior branch of the Maeda clan in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Maeda Nagatane (1550-1631) entered into the service of Maeda Toshiie, and his descendants became hereditary retainers of the Maeda clan of Kaga Domain. This branch received the ''kazoku'' peerage title of ''danshaku'' (baron) after the Meiji restoration. A cadet branch of the Owari Maeda were given the castle of Arako in wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komaba Park
is a park in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan located adjacent to the University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus. History The land was the site of the Komaba Agricultural College in the Meiji Era and then the location of the Tokyo Imperial University Faculty of Agriculture. When the Tokyo Imperial University moved to its current location in Hongo, a land exchange was made with Maeda Family properties in Bunkyo, leading to the construction in 1929 of the landmark Tudor style residence for the 16th Marquis, Toshinari Maeda. Designed by architect Yasushi Tsukamoto, the western style residence was built of steel reinforced concrete to withstand earthquakes and served as the Marquis' family main residence. A Japanese style garden annex was added in 1930 to provide accommodation and entertainment space for the many overseas visitors; the Marquis served from 26 July 1927 to 1 August 1930 as military attaché to Great Britain.Japanese Ministry of Culture circular issue 129, 2013 August edition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
