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Nishigotanda
is a district of 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 and Higashigotanda, Shinagawa on the northeast; Ǒsaki, Shinagawa on the east; Togoshi and Hiratsuka, Shinagawa on the southeast; Ebara, Shinagawa on the south; Koyama, Shinagawa on the southwest; Koyamadai, Shinagawa on the west; and Shimomeguro, Meguro on the northwest. Pola Cosmetics is headquartered in Nishigotanda. Nishigotanda 7-chome is home to the 13-story commercial building Toc Building. It houses an exhibition hall, a conference room, and a number of shops, including Office Depot, Uniqlo, Natural Lawson, ABC-Mart, Shop99, and Orihica. Education Shinagawa City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Portions of Higashigotanda 1 and 2-chome The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo
is a district of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The district is in the northern part of Shinagawa and borders Mita (Meguro-Mita) and Ebisuminami on the north, Shirokanedai on the east, Higashigotanda on the southeast, Nishigotanda on the southwest, and 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 ... and Shimomeguro on the west. Kamiōsaki is home to Meguro Station; therefore, commercial areas around the station are often recognized as a part of the broader Meguro area. Otherwise, most of Kamiōsaki is a quiet upscale residential district, notably with its 2-chōme and 3-chōme called and , respectively. Education Shinagawa City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. 1-3 chome are zoned to No. 3 Hino Elementary School ( 第三日野小学 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashigotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo
is a district located at the northern part of 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 and Shirokanedai, Minato on the north, Takanawa, Minato on the east, Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa on the southeast, Ōsaki, Shinagawa (across Meguro River) on the south, and Nishigotanda, Shinagawa (across JR Yamanote Line) on the west. Gotanda Station is located in Higashigotanda 1-chōme. Higashigotanda has several well-known upper-class residential districts including and , which roughly correspond to Higashigotanda 3-chōme and 5-chōme, respectively. Higashigotanda is home to two private universities. Seisen University is located in Higashigotanda 3-chōme, and 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotanda TOC-building
is a district in the Shinagawa, Tokyo, Shinagawa Special wards of Tokyo, ward of Tokyo, Japan. The district straddles the Meguro River, and is located between the Meguro Station, Meguro and Ōsaki Station, Ōsaki stations on the JR Yamanote Line. The district is centered on Gotanda Station, which is served by the Toei Asakusa Line and the elevated Tōkyū Ikegami Line as well as the Yamanote line. District profile The JR loop divides the district in half, with Higashigotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Higashi (East) Gotanda lying inside the Yamanote loop, while Nishigotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Nishi (West) Gotanda is outside the loop. Nishi-Gotanda is largely residential, with moderately sized apartment buildings close to the JR station and quiet streets in the outer areas. Higashi-Gotanda is home to Seisen University (Tokyo), Seisen University, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, several temples and shrines, and many office buildings. Higashi-Gotanda also has many hotels, including some capsule ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinagawa, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. 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, 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, Megurodai between the Meguro and Tachiai Rivers, and Ebaradai south of the Tachiai River. The Ward lies on Tokyo Bay. Its neighbors on land are all special wards of Tokyo: Kōtō to the east, Minato to the north, Meguro to the west, and Ōta to the south. Districts and ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chome
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] |
Lawson (store)
is a convenience store franchise chain in Japan. The store originated in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, but exists today as a Japanese company. The company has its headquarters in East Tower of Gate City Ohsaki in Ōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo. History Origins in Ohio In 1939, dairy owner James "J.J." Lawson started a store at his Broad Boulevard dairy plant in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, to sell his milk.Dairy Mart Uncovers Piece of History Originally published in Convenience Store News, 16 April 2002. Retrieved from AllBusiness.com, 19 December 2007. The Lawson's Milk Company grew into a chain of stores, primarily in Ohio. Lawson was bought out by |
Office Depot
The ODP Corporation is an American office supply holding company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The company has combined annual sales of approximately $11 billion, and employs about 38,000 associates with businesses in the United States. The company operates 1,400 retail stores, e-commerce sites and a business-to-business sales organization. The company's portfolio of brands includes Office Depot, OfficeMax, Grand & Toy, ODP Business Solutions, Ativa, TUL, Foray, Realspace, and DiVOGA. History Office Depot was founded in by F. Patrick Sher, Stephen Doughtery, and Jack Kopkin, who became the company's chairman and chief executive officer, the president, and executive vice president respectively. All three were formerly associated with Mr. HOW Warehouse, a home improvement company that Sher sold to Service Merchandise in 1983. The first store, located at the Lakes Mall in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, opened in October 1986. The company announced its initial public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
