is a 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. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orchid, and its tree is the ''

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''. Setagaya has the largest population and second largest area (after 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 km².

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 is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...

. 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 is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administrati ...

and

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 ...

as well as

through service A through service is a concept of passenger transport that involves a vehicle travelling between lines, networks or operators on a regularly specified schedule, on which the passenger can remain on board without alighting. It may be in form of eith ...

trains which continue travelling on to the

Tokyo Metro The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...

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. During the

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional ''daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...

, 42 villages occupied the area. With the

abolition of the han system The in the Empire of Japan and its replacement by a system of prefectures in 1871 was the culmination of the Meiji Restoration begun in 1868, the starting year of the Meiji period. Under the reform, all daimyos (, ''daimyō'', feudal lords) ...

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 was a municipality in Japan and part of Tokyo-fu which existed from 1 May 1889 until its merger with its prefecture on 1 July 1943. The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by the Special Wards of Tokyo. The new merged go ...

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.

Landmarks

Todoroki Valley - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09454

Nature

* Tama River *Todoroki Valley (Yazawa River)

Parks

*Futako Tamagawa Park *Hanegi Park * Kinuta Park * Kitami Friendship Square * Komazawa Olympic Park * Roka Kōshun-en *Okura Sports Park *Setagaya Park *Soshigaya Park *Tamagawa Nogemachi Park * Tokyo Equestrian Park

Cultural facilities

* Gotoh Museum *

Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum The is an art museum in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. From 1946 until 1974, Machiko Hasegawa drew the comic strip ''Sazae-san'' about an ordinary Japanese family led by a good-natured mother and wife, Sazae. The strip was a huge success and for most of ...

*Honda Theater * Oya Soichi Bunko, a private library of Japanese magazines for researchers and journalists. * Setagaya Art Museum * Setagaya Literary Museum

Religious facilities

Gōtoku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Gōtokuji district of Setagaya ward, Tokyo, Japan. It is known as the "cat temple" because of the Maneki-neko The ''maneki-neko'' (招き猫, ) is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to br ...

, a

Zen Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...

temple known as birthplace of

maneki-neko The ''maneki-neko'' (招き猫, ) is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In modern times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic. The figurine depicts a cat, traditionally a calico Japanese Bo ...

, with grave of Ii Naosuke who was assassinated in the Sakuradamon Incident in 1860. *

Shōin shrine , located in Setagaya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirit of Yoshida Shōin, an activist during the Edo era. History Shoin was executed by the Shogunate in prison in Tenmacho, Edo in 1859, his body was reburied ...

*Jōshin-ji (Kuhonbutsu) *

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide . It is am ...

Seta Church, Seta Monastery *

Zenyōmitsu-ji Zenyōmitsu-ji (善養密寺) is a Buddhist temple in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, Japan. The temple follows the Shingon creed of Vajrayana Buddhism, which attaches particular importance to the origins of Buddhism and its manifestation throughout h ...

*Todoroki Fudōson

Others

* Carrot Tower *

NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL, ja, NHK放送技術研究所, NHK Hōsō Gijutsu Kenkyūjo), headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, is responsible for technical research at NHK, Japan's public broadcaster. Work done by ...

* Setagaya Business Square (SBS) *

Setagaya Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Sites. It is believed that the castle was constructed by the Kira clan in the Ōei Period. Setagaya castle was a mere fortif ...

ruins * Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital

Districts

Carrot Tower and an alley in Sangenjaya, Setagaya, Tokyo

;Karasuyama Area *

Hachimanyama Hachimanyama may refer to: * Hachimanyama, Setagaya, a district in Setagaya ward in Tokyo * Hachimanyama Castle, castle structure in Ōmihachiman, Shiga * Hachimanyama Ropeway, aerial lift line in Ōmihachiman, Shiga * Hachimanyama Station is ...

Kamikitazawa is a district of Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Education Setagaya Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. 1-chome The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japan ...

* Kamisoshigaya *

Kitakarasuyama is a district of Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Education Setagaya Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. 1 and 2-chome The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in ...

* Kasuya * Kyūden *

Minamikarasuyama is a district of Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Geography Minamikarasuyama borders Kasuya and Kamisoshigaya to the south, Kyūden to the west, Kitano in Mitaka, Kitakarasuyama to the north, Muri in Suginami, Kugayama and Hachimanyama to the east. ...

;Kinuta Area * Chitosedai * Funabashi * Kamata * Kinuta * Kinutakōen * Kitami * Okamoto * Ōkura * Seijō * Soshigaya * Unane ;Kitazawa Area * Akatsutsumi * Daita * Daizawa * Gōtokuji * Hanegi * Ikejiri^a * Kitazawa (including Shimokitazawa) * Matsubara * Ōhara * Sakurajōsui * Umegaoka ;Setagaya Area * Shimouma * Ikejiri^b * Kamiuma * Komazawa^c * Kyōdō * Mishuku * Miyasaka * Nozawa * Sakura * Sakuragaoka * Sangenjaya * Setagaya * Taishidō * Tsurumaki * Wakabayashi ;Tamagawa Area * Fukazawa * Higashitamagawa * Kaminoge * Kamiyōga * Komazawa^d * Komazawakōen * Nakamachi * Noge * Okusawa * Oyamadai * Sakurashinmachi * Seta * Shinmachi * Tamazutsumi * Tamagawa * Tamagawadai * Tamagawa-Den'enchōfu * Todoroki * Yōga *

Futako-Tamagawa is located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, on the north-east bank of the Tama River. The area surrounding the station is commonly called Futako-Tamagawa, and often refers to the Tamagawa and Seta districts of Setagaya, but there is no precise definiti ...

Notes:
^a – 4-

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, ...

(33-

ban Ban, or BAN, may refer to: Law * Ban (law), a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship, being denied from entering or using the place/item ** Imperial ban (''Reichsacht''), a form of outlawry in the medieval Holy Roman ...

to 39-ban)
^b – 1, 2, 3-chōme, 4-chōme (1-ban to 32-ban)
^c – 1, 2-chōme
^d – 3, 4-chōme

Transportation

Rail

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 railw ...

** Keiō Line: Daitabashi, Meidai-mae, Shimo Takaido, Sakura Josui, Kami Kitazawa, Hachiman Yama, Roka Koen, Chitose-Karasuyama Stations **

Keio 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 transfe ...

: Ikenoue, Shimo-Kitazawa, Shindaita, Higashi-Matsubara, Meidaimae Stations *

Odakyu Electric Railway , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its '' Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Compa ...

** Odawara Line: , , , , , , , , Seijōgakuen-Mae, Kitami Stations * Tokyu Corporation ** Den-en-toshi Line: Ikejiri Ohashi, Sangen-Jaya, Komazawa Daigaku, Sakura Shinmachi, Yōga,

Stations ** Meguro Line: Okusawa Station ** Oimachi Line: Midorigaoka, ( Jiyūgaoka), Kuhon-butsu, Oyamadai, Todoroki, Kaminoge,

Stations ** Setagaya Line ( LRT): Sangen-Jaya, Nishi Taishido, Wakabayashi, Shoin Jinja-mae, Setagaya, Kami Machi, Miyanosaka, Yamashita, Matsubara, Shimo Takaido Stations ** Toyoko Line: ( Jiyūgaoka Station)

Road

Expressways

Tōmei Expressway The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is designated as E1 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering", because it parallels Na ...

Chūō Expressway The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by NEXCO Central. Naming Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway Na ...

Daisan Keihin Road (part of National Route 466) * Shuto Expressway ** Shuto Urban Expwy Sign 0003

No. 3 Shibuya Route ** Shuto Urban Expwy Sign 0004

No. 4 Shinjuku Route

National highways

* National Route 20 " Kōshū Kaidō" * National Route 246 "Tamagawa Dōri" * National Route 466

Prefecture roads

* Tokyo Metropolitan Road 3 "Setagaya Dōri" * Tokyo Metropolitan Road 311 "Kampachi 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 The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Fo ...

Upper House

House of Councillors The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, ...

legislator Nobuto Hosaka was elected mayor on an anti-nuclear platform. Prior to becoming mayor, Hosaka was also well known for his staunch opposition of the death penalty and his defense of Japan's

Otaku is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime, manga, video games, or computers. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in '' Manga Burikko''. may be used as a pejora ...

culture.

Economy

Atlus is a Japanese video game developer, video game publisher, publisher, Arcade game, arcade manufacturer and distribution company based in Tokyo. A subsidiary of Sega, the company is known for video game series such as ''Megami Tensei'', ''Perso ...

has its headquarters in Setagaya. * Cookie Jar Entertainment had its Japan offices in Setagaya. *

Game Freak is a Japanese video game developer, best known as the primary developer of the mainline ''Pokémon (video game series), Pokémon'' series of role-playing video games published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. History Predating the vide ...

has its Japan offices in Setagaya. * Ivan Ramen restaurant: a

ramen is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of served in a broth; common flavors are soy sauce and miso, with typical toppings including , nori (dried seaweed), menma (bamboo shoots), and scallions. Ramen has its roots in Chinese noodle dis ...

shop owned by an American chef. * OLM, Inc. has its studios in Setagaya. *

Rakuten () is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered around Rakuten Ichiba, its businesses include financial services utilizing financial technology, as well as digital content and communicat ...

has its headquarters building "Rakuten Crimson House" in Setagaya. *

Toho is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the produc ...

has studio facilities in Setagaya.

Education

Higher education

* Central Theological College, Tokyo * Japan Women's College of Physical Education * Kokushikan University *

Komazawa University , abbreviated as 駒大 ''Komadai'', is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist trad ...

Nihon University , abbreviated as , is a private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice, in 1889. It is one of Japan's leading private univers ...

Nippon Sport Science University , abbreviated as , is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumn ...

* Sanno Institute of Management *

Seijo University is a private university in Seijo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by the Seijo Gakuen institute. Seijo University has its origins in Seijo Gakuen (成城学園), which was founded in 1917 by Dr. Masataro Sawayanagi, a former Ministe ...

Showa Women's University is a women's private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. The university has undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs and five research institutes. It also contains affiliated schools that span from kindergarten to high school. Aside f ...

* Tama Art University Kaminoge Campus * Temple University Japan Campus * Tokyo City University * Tokyo Healthcare University Setagaya Campus * Tokyo University of Agriculture

Primary and secondary education

National schools

These are schools operated by agencies of the central

Government of Japan The Government of Japan consists of legislative, executive and judiciary branches and is based on popular sovereignty. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary stat ...

. *

Tokyo Gakugei University Tokyo Gakugei University (東京学芸大学, ''Tōkyō gakugei daigaku'') is a national university in Koganei, Tokyo. Founded in 1873, it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is also known as ''Gakudai'' (学大) and TGU, for short. In a ...

* *

Komaba is a residential neighborhood in the northern area of Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. Consisting of four 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 selec ...

University of Tsukuba is a public research university located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. It is a top 10 Designated National University, and was ranked Type A by the Japanese government as part of the Top Global University Project. The university has 28 colle ...

* Setagaya Elementary School attached to Tokyo Gakugei University ( 東京学芸大学附属世田谷小学校)

Metropolitan senior high schools

The

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 ''Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai'') is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board directly manages all of the public high schools in all 23 special wards, the Wester ...

operates following senior high schools in Setagaya. * * * * * * * * * * Tokyo Metropolitan Setagaya Technical High School * Tokyo Metropolitan Tamagawa High School

Municipal junior high schools

The operates 29 junior high schools in Setagaya. They are: * Chitose Junior High School ( 千歳中学校) * Fuji Junior High School ( 富士中学校) * Fukasawa Junior High School ( 深沢中学校) * Funabashi Kibo Junior High School ( 船橋希望中学校) * Higashi Fukasawa Junior High School ( 東深沢中学校) * Kamisoshigaya Junior High School ( 上祖師谷中学校) * Karasuyama Junior High School ( 烏山中学校) * Kinuta Junior High School ( 砧中学校) * Kinuta Minami Junior High School ( 砧南中学校) * Kitami Junior High School (喜多見中学校) * Kitazawa Junior High School (北沢中学校) * Komadome Junior High School (駒留中学校) * Komazawa Junior High School (駒沢中学校) * Matsuzawa Junior High School ( 松沢中学校) * Midorigaoka Junior High School ( 緑丘中学校) * Mishuku Junior High School ( 三宿中学校) * Osukawa Junior High School (奥沢中学校) * Oyamadai Junior High School ( 尾山台中学校) * Roka Junior High School ( 芦花中学校) * Sakuragaoka Junior High School ( 桜丘中学校) * Sakuragi Junior High School ( 桜木中学校) * Seta Junior High School (瀬田中学校) * Setagaya Junior High School ( 世田谷中学校) * Taishido Junior High School (太子堂中学校) * Tamagawa Junior High School ( 玉川中学校) * Tsurumaki Junior High School ( 弦巻中学校) * Umegaoka Junior High School (梅丘中学校) * Yahata Junior High School ( 八幡中学校) * Yoga Junior High School ( 用賀中学校) Former schools: * 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: * 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: * 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 *

Junior and Senior High School * Komazawa University Senior High School * Kosei Gakuen Girls' High School * * Meguro Seibi Gakuen Junior & Senior High School * MITA International School * Nihon Gakuen Junior and Senior High School * Nihon University Sakuragaoka High School * * St. Dominic's Junior and Senior High School *

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* 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

* St. Mary's International School * Seisen International School *

British School in Tokyo The British School in Tokyo (BST; ブリティシュ・スクール・イン東京 ''Buritishu Sukūru in Tōkyō'') is an international school in central Tokyo with over 1,100 students from over 65 nationalities. BST takes students aged 3–18 t ...

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International relations

Sister cities

Setagaya has sister-city relationships with Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada; the Döbling district of Vienna, Austria; and Bunbury, Western Australia.

Diplomatic missions in Setagaya

* Embassy of the Republic of

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* Embassy of the Republic of

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* Embassy of

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* Embassy of Rwanda * Embassy of

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* Honorary Consulate-General of the

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in Tokyo * Honorary Consulate-General of the Republic of

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in Tokyo

Notable people from Setagaya

* Yasuo Fukuda,

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, 91st

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* Akiko Santō, Politician, 32nd President of the

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, leader of the Japanese Red Army * Fighting Harada, World

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champion * Akiko Kojima, Miss Universe 1959 * Nobuyuki Idei, Former CEO of

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Akihiko Hoshide is a Japanese engineer, JAXA astronaut, and former Commander of the International Space Station. On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space. Early life and education He was born in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. H ...

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* Shirō Sagisu, Composer *

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* Kaz Hayashi,

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, Professional wrestler *

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best known as the creator of the ''

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'' franchise *

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, Video game designer and director best known as the creator of the ''

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* Noritake Kinashi,

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, actor, singer, artist and J-Pop idol, member of comedy duo

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and former member of

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group Yaen *

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, International footballer *

Mika Kanai is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is attached to Ken Production. She is best known for her roles in ''Idol Tenshi Yokoso Yoko'' (as Yoko Tanaka), ''Tanoshii Moomin Ikka'' (as the Snork Maiden), '' Goldfish Warning!'' (as Wapiko), '' S ...

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* Rei Sakuma, Voice actress * Shino Kakinuma, Voice actress * Ichirou Mizuki, Singer, voice actor * Yuki Kunii, Motorcycle racer * Mariko Kawana, Porn actress, erotic novelist, human rights activist * Matt Kuwata, Model, musician, media personality

References

External links

Setagaya City Official Website
{{Authority control Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletics venues Wards of Tokyo