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is a district located in the eastern portion of
Meguro is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in 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 ...
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. It consists of 1- to 6-
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. The Japanese system is complex, th ...
. Shimomeguro is home to , also known as . is a historic hotel and restaurant building located on the eastern edge of Shimomeguro.


Landmarks and facilities

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Meguro River The is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. Its tributaries include the Kitazawa River and the Karasuyama River. The river flows into Tokyo Bay near the Tennōzu Isle Station. The river is in length and passes through Setagaya, Tokyo, Seta ...
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* Royal Thai Embassy
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Office * Meguro Parasitological Museum *
Yamaha Music Foundation The Yamaha Music Foundation is an organization established in 1966 by the authority of the Japanese Ministry of Education for the purpose of promoting music education and music popularization. It continued a program of music classes begun by Yamah ...
head office *
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Books Kinokuniya is a Japanese bookstore chain operated by , founded in 1927, with its first store located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Its name translates to "Bookstore of Kii Province". The company has its headquarters in Meguro, Tokyo. One of the company's ...
head office * Meguro Gajoen ** ARCO TOWER, a 19-story office building ***
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Japan head office * Rinshi-no-mori Park *
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Meguro High School * Ōtori Shrine, a Shintō shrine established in
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* Ryūsen-ji ** Grave of Aoki Konyō ** Grave of Shūmei Ōkawa ** Cenotaph and grave of
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Education

Meguro City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Shimomeguro 1-3
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. The Japanese system is complex, th ...
are zoned to , while 4-6-chōme are zoned to . All of Shimomeguro (1-6 chōme) is zoned to .


References

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