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Sasazuka
is a district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. As of October 2020, the population of this district is 16,763. The postal code for Sasazuka is 151-0073. Geography Sasazuka borders Minamidai in the north, Hatagaya, Shibuya, Hatagaya to the east, Shimokitazawa to the south, Ōhara, Setagaya, Ōhara in the southwest, and Hōnan to the north and west. Demography Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Sasazuka 1-2 chome, and 3-chome 1-39 and 56-64 ban are zoned to Sasazuka Elementary School (:ja:渋谷区立笹塚小学校, 笹塚小学校). Sasazuka 3chome 40-55-ban are zoned to Nakahata Elementary School (:ja:渋谷区立中幡小学校, 中幡小学校). All of Sasazuka (1-3 chome) is zoned to Sasazuka Junior High School (:ja:渋谷区立笹塚中学校, 笹塚中学校). - Has junior high school zoning Schools in Sasazuka: * Sasazuka Elementary School (渋谷区立笹塚小学校) * Sasazuka Junior High School (渋谷区立笹塚中学校) * (富士見 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibuya
Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1, 2022, it has an estimated population of 228,906 and a population density of 15,149.30 people per km2 (39,263.4/sq mi). The total area is 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi). The name "Shibuya" is also used to refer to the shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area. History Heian to Edo period Shibuya was historically the site of a castle in which the Shibuya family resided from the 11th century through the Edo period. Following the opening of the Yamanote Line in 1885, Shibuya began to emerge as a railway terminal for southwestern Tokyo and eventually as a major commercial and entertainment center. Meiji to Showa peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasazuka Station
is a railway station in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation. Lines Sasazuka station is served by the Keio Line and Keio New Line. Station layout The station has two elevated island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...s serving four tracks. Platforms History Sasazuka Station opened on 15 April 1913. References External links Keio station information {{coord, 35.673746, N, 139.667264, E, format=dms, region:JP_type:railwaystation, display=title Keio Line Keio New Line Stations of Keio Corporation Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatagaya, Shibuya
is an area within Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Origins It is said the origin of the name Hatagaya, comes from the year 1082, when Minamoto no Yoshiie was returning to his home and stopped in the area and washed a white flag, put it up on a pole and hosted a banquet. (Hatagaya translates to "flag valley.") Transportation Hatagaya is served by Hatagaya Station on the Keio New Line. It is also served by bus, linking Shinjuku, Nakano, Shibuya, Asagaya and Yoyogi. Economy Companies including Olympus and Terumo have offices here. The main shopping district in Hatagaya is Rokugo Dori (六号通り), a street along which there are many shops, restaurants and bars. Demography Places of interest Cultural Temples * Seiganji (清岸寺) (Hatagaya 2-36-1) Schools operates public elementary and junior high schools. Hatagaya 2-chome 35, 38, 43, 45, 49, and 5-56 ban, and Hatagaya 3-chome 1-36 and 38-81 ban are zoned to Nakahata Elementary School ( 中幡小学校). Hatagaya 1-cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minamidai
is a district of Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. As of October 2020, the population of this district is 20,698. The postal code for Minamidai is 164-0014. Geography Minamidai borders Yayoichō in the north, Honmachi to the east, Sasazuka and Hatagaya to the south, and Hōnan to the west. Education Nakano City Board of Education (中野区教育委員会) operates public elementary and junior high schools. 1-2-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, ad ... are zoned to Minamino Elementary School ( みなみの小学校). 3-5-chome are zoned to Minamidai Elementary School (南台小学校). All residents are zoned to Minami Nakano Junior High School ( 南中野中学校). References Neighborhoods of Tokyo Nakano, Tokyo {{Tokyo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prefectures Of Japan
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (, ''todōfuken'', ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper (, ''ken''), two urban prefectures (, '' fu'': Osaka and Kyoto), one " circuit" or "territory" (, '' dō'': Hokkai-dō) and one metropolis (, '' to'': Tokyo). In 1868, the Meiji ''Fuhanken sanchisei'' administration created the first prefectures (urban ''fu'' and rural ''ken'') to replace the urban and rural administrators (''bugyō'', ''daikan'', etc.) in the parts of the country previously controlled directly by the shogunate and a few territories of rebels/shogunate loyalists who had not submitted to the new government such as Aizu/ Wakamatsu. In 1871, all remaining feudal domains ''( han)'' were also transformed into prefectures, so that prefectures subdivided the whole country. In several waves of territorial consolidation, today's 47 prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiwa Securities Group
is a Japanese investment bank that is the second largest securities brokerage after Nomura Securities. Major subsidiaries include ''Daiwa Securities'', which offers retail services such as online trading to individual investors and investment banking services in Japan, as well as ''Daiwa Capital Markets'', the firm's international investment banking arm (with a presence across Asia, Europe and North America) that provides M&A advisory, sales and trading services in a variety of financial products to corporate and institutional clients. Other group companies provide asset management, research and private equity fund services. The company is the fourth largest shareholder in SL Green Realty. Member companies * Daiwa Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. * Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd. * Daiwa Asset Management Co., Ltd. * Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. * Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. * Daiwa Securities Business Center Co., Ltd. * The Daiwa Property Co. Ltd. * Daiwa Capital Markets America In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamagawa Aqueduct
is a 43 km long Japanese aqueduct located in Tokyo. It was constructed by the Tokugawa shogunate to supply drinking and fire-fighting water from the Tama river to Edo, providing irrigation water around farm villages. The aqueduct was made following a request for permission from the people of Kojimachi and Shibaguchi to build another aqueduct, drawing the waters of the Tama river. The government provided 7,500 ryō for the construction, 3,000 ryō were collected by public subscription. Construction on the 43 km long aqueduct, which runs from Hamura, Tokyo to Yotsuya, Tokyo, began in April 1653. The section from Hanemura to was fully excavated within eight months and the entire aqueduct was completed in eighteen months. The project was undertaken by the Seiemon brothers who were awarded the surname "Tamagawa" in honour of their accomplishment. Prior to the construction, the two brothers were considered "mere peasants". Before the construction of the aqueduct the city was served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōshin
or is a folk faith in Japan with Taoist origins, influenced by Shinto, Buddhism and other local beliefs. A typical event related to the faith is called , held on the Kōshin days that occur every 60 days in accordance with the Chinese sexagenary cycle. On this day some believers stay awake to prevent , entities believed to live inside the body of believers, from leaving it during that night in order to report the good and specially the bad deeds of the believer to the god Ten-Tei. It is not clearly certain when such custom arrived or came into fashion in Japan, although it is believed that by some time in the 9th century it had been already practiced at least by aristocrats. A Japanese monk called Ennin wrote in his travel book upon visiting Tang China in 838, that "Tonight people are not sleeping. It is the same as in our country on Kōshin nights." In the Muromachi period, Buddhist monks started to write about the Kōshin, which led to wider popularity of the faith among pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
