Nerima

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Nerima (練馬区, Nerima-ku) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. Although not technically accurate, it sometimes refers to itself as Nerima City.

As of 1 May 2016, the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km². 15,326 foreign residents are registered in the ward. 21.6% of the ward's population is over the age of 65. The total area is 48.08 km².[citation needed]

History

In the Edo period, the area was mostly farmland producing daikon radishes, gobo burdocks, and potatoes. After the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, many people from central Tokyo moved to the area.[1]

In October 1, 1932, Nerima town, and Kami-Nerima, Naka-Arai, Shakujii and Ōizumi Villages were incorporated in Old Tokyo City. Prior to the creation of the ward on August 1, 1947, the area had been part of Itabashi. In 1952, the Japan Self-Defense Forces established a base there. The first division of the eastern group of the Ground Self-Defense Force has its headquarters there. The United States Forces Japan already had a base, Grant Heights, which it returned to Japanese control in 1973. Grant Heights had been Narimasu airfield under the Imperial Japanese Army until the end of World War II. The runway is now the main street in front of the IMA department store in Hikarigaoka.

Geography

Shakujii River and cherry blossoms

Nerima lies at the northwestern edge of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Its neighbors are the special wards of Itabashi (to the east), Suginami, Toshima and Nakano (to the south), as well as the cities of Musashino (to the southwest) and Nishi-Tokyo (to the west). To the north lie three cities in Saitama Prefecture: Wako, Asaka and Niiza.

Economy

Toei Animation has its headquarters in the Ohizumi Studio in Nerima.[2] Anime International Company has its headquarters in the AIC Digital Building.[3] In addition, Studio Comet,[4] and Mushi Production have their headquarters in Nerima.[5]

Education

Nihon University Ekoda Campus

Public schools

High schools

  • Fourth Commercial High School
  • Hikarigaoka High School
  • Igusa High School
  • Nerima High School
  • Nerima Technical High School
  • Oizumi High School
  • Oizumi Gakuen High School
  • Oizumi Sakura High School
  • Shakujii High School
  • Tagara High School

National schools

  • Oizumi elementary school attached to Tokyo Gakugei University
  • Oizumi junior high school attached to Tokyo Gakugei University
  • Tokyo Gakugei University senior high school

Private schools

  • One elementary school
  • Three junior high schools
  • Four high schools

Colleges and universities

International Schools

  • Aoba-Japan International School

Transportation

Rail

Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Seibu Ikebukuro Line

Bus

  • Kanto Bus
  • Keio Bus: The Chu 92 bus travels between Nerima and Nakano Stations
  • Kokusai-Kogyo Bus
  • Seibu Bus
  • Toei Bus: The Bus Service Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation operates 5 routes in Nerima Ward.

Road

  • Expressways:
  • National highways:
  • Other major roads:
    • Shin-Ōme Kaidō (Prefectural Road 245)
    • Mejiro Dōri (Prefectural Road 8)
    • Hoya Kaidō (Prefectural Road 233)
    • Kan-nana (Prefectural Road 318)
    • Kan-pachi (Prefectural Road 311)
    • Nakasugi Dōri (Prefectural Road 427)
    • Senkawa Dōri (Prefectural Road 439)
    • Fuji Kaidō (Prefectural Road 441)
    • Sasame Dōri (Prefectural Road 443&68)
    • Igusa Dōri (Prefectural Road 444)

Leisure

Toshimaen amusement park

Amusement parks

Museums

Parks

Johoku-Chuo Park

Media

Nerima prepares the Nerima News Azalea, a city newsletter, in English.[6]

In popular culture

Nerima is the setting of Rumiko Takahashi's long running and popular manga and anime series Ranma ½. As one of the first series in either media to achieve widespread popularity in the English speaking world Ranma introduced Nerima to western audiences, with several locations recognizable as backgrounds.

Other

Nerima ward office
  • Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Nerima Base

International relations

Nerima has a sister-city relationship with Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Nerima Gardens in Ipswich commemorates the tie. Nerima also has a similar link to Haidian District, Beijing, China.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kocho_koho/koho/publication/file/file01.pdf
  2. ^ "Outline." Toei Animation. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Company Profile." Anime International Company. Retrieved on February 26, 2010. "AIC Digital Bldg. 3-19-9 Nakamura Kita, Nerima-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 176-0023"
  4. ^ "company (会社案内)." Studio Comet. Retrieved on March 15, 2012. "〒176-0013 東京都練馬区豊玉中3-1-3"
  5. ^ Home. Mushi Production. Retrieved on March 15, 2012. "〒177-0034 東京都練馬区 富士見台2-30-5"
  6. ^ http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kuho_gaikokugo/2006_10_5/english.pdf

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nerima, Tokyo.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for North Tokyo.
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