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Zōshigaya (, also ) is a neighborhood in
Toshima, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, ...
. Zōshigaya includes Zōshigaya 1-
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though Zōshigaya 3-
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as well as parts of Minami-Ikebukuro.


Major locations

* Zōshigaya Cemetery, in Minami-Ikebukuro * Two sequential
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train stations: ** Kishibojimmae Station ** Toden-zoshigaya Station, in Minami-Ikebukuro *A
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train station: ** Zōshigaya Station (Tokyo Metro), constructed directly underneath Kishibojimmae Station


See also

* Kishibojin is Japanese for
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, a Buddhist goddess Neighborhoods of Tokyo Districts of Toshima {{Tokyo-geo-stub