Shinagawa品川区

Shinagawa-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Shinagawa (品川区, Shinagawa-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 422,488 (2020 census), area 22.84 km². Borders 5 places.

One of Tokyo's 23 special wards. It elects its own mayor and assembly and provides schools, welfare, and rubbish collection, so it works like a city. Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps a few services that a city would normally provide itself, including the fire service, water, and sewerage.

A special ward is a local government. A ward inside a designated city, such as Osaka's Kita-ku, is not. It is an office of the city hall. Both are written 区 (ku) and both are translated "ward".

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Facts

Japanese name

品川区

Reading

Shinagawa-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

422,488 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+9.2% from 386,855

Area

22.84 km²

Density

18,498 people per km²

Households

237,641

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

19.8%

Foreign residents

14,104 (3.3%)

Code

13109 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Shinagawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minato City港区
• Kōtō City江東区
• Meguro City目黒区
• Ōta City大田区
• Shibuya City渋谷区

Questions about Shinagawa

Is Shinagawa a city?

Shinagawa (品川区) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards. A special ward is a local government: it elects its own mayor and assembly and does most of what a city does. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps the fire service, water, and sewerage for all 23. There is no Tokyo City; the wards are the municipalities at the centre of Tokyo.

Where is Shinagawa?

Shinagawa is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shinagawa?

422,488 at the 2020 census, up 9.2% from 386,855 in 2015. The area is 22.84 km², which is 18,498 people per km². 237,641 households. 19.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinagawa?

Five: Minato City (港区), Kōtō City (江東区), Meguro City (目黒区), Ōta City (大田区), and Shibuya City (渋谷区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinagawa written in Japanese?

品川区, read Shinagawa-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shinagawa begin?

東京都品川区… (Tōkyō-to, Shinagawa-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the special ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.