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is one of the 23 special wards
Special wards of Tokyo

The are 23 Municipalities of Japan that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. Together, they occupy the land that was the Tokyo City before it was abolished in 1943....
 of Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. In English, it calls itself Shinagawa City. The ward is home to nine embassies.

As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 344,461 and a density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 15740 persons per kmē. The total area is 22.72 kmē.

Geography
Shinagawa includes natural uplands and lowlands, as well as reclaimed land. The uplands are the eastern end of the Musashino hills. They include Shiba Shiroganedai north of the Meguro River, Megurodai between the Meguro and Tachiai Rivers, and Ebaradai south of the Tachiai River.

The ward lies on Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay

is a bay in the southern Kanto region of Japan. Its old name was ....
.






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is one of the 23 special wards
Special wards of Tokyo

The are 23 Municipalities of Japan that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. Together, they occupy the land that was the Tokyo City before it was abolished in 1943....
 of Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. In English, it calls itself Shinagawa City. The ward is home to nine embassies.

As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 344,461 and a density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 15740 persons per kmē. The total area is 22.72 kmē.

Geography


Shinagawa includes natural uplands and lowlands, as well as reclaimed land. The uplands are the eastern end of the Musashino hills. They include Shiba Shiroganedai north of the Meguro River, Megurodai between the Meguro and Tachiai Rivers, and Ebaradai south of the Tachiai River.

The ward lies on Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay

is a bay in the southern Kanto region of Japan. Its old name was ....
. Its neighbors on land are all special wards of Tokyo: Koto
Koto, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 442,271 and a population density of 11,070 persons per km?....
 to the east, Minato
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km?....
 to the north, Meguro
Meguro, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Meguro City in English.Meguro hosts fifteen foreign embassies and consulates....
 to the west, and Ota
Ota, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 677,341 and a population density of 11,360 persons per km?....
 to the south.

The ward consists of five districts:
  • the Shinagawa district, including the former Shinagawa post on the Tokaido
    Tokaido (road)

    The was the most important of the Edo_Five_Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendo, the Tokaido travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshu, hence the route's name....
  • the Osaki district, formerly a town, stretching from Osaki Station to Gotanda and Meguro Stations
  • the Ebara district, formerly a town of that name
  • the Oi district, previously the town
  • the Yashio district, consisting of reclaimed land


History


Most of Tokyo east of the Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace

Imperial Palace may refer to:Institutions*Kaiserpfalz in the Holy Roman EmpirePlaces:*Forbidden City, Beijing, China*Tokyo Imperial Palace , Tokyo, Japan...
 is reclaimed land. A large portion of reclamation happened during the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947, through the administrative amalgamation of the former Ebara Ward with the former Shinagawa Ward. Both Ebara Ward and Shinagawa Ward had been created in 1932, with the outward expansion of the municipal boundaries of the Tokyo City
Tokyo City

was a Cities of Japan in Japan which existed from May 1, 1889 until its merger with Tokyo Prefecture in July 1, 1943. The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by independent Special wards of Tokyo....
 following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

In the Edo period, Shinagawa was the first post town a traveler would reach after setting out from Nihombashi on the Tokaido highway from Edo to Kyoto. The post-town function is retained today with several large hotels near the train station offering 6,000 hotel rooms, the largest concentration in the city. The Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the , and the , was a feudalism regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family....
 maintained the Suzugamori execution grounds
Suzugamori execution grounds

The were one of the three sites in the vicinity of Edo where the Tokugawa shogunate executed criminals in the Edo period. The grounds were established in 1651 and operated until 1871....
 in Shinagawa. The Tokaido Shinkansen
Tokaido Shinkansen

is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line, opened in 1964 between Tokyo Station and Shin-Osaka Station. It is operated by the Central Japan Railway Company , and formerly by JNR, Japan National Railways....
 began serving Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station

is the first major station south ofTokyo Station and isa major interchange for trains operated by East Japan Railway Company, Central Japan Railway Company and Keihin Electric Express Railway....
 from 2003, and the nearby Shinagawa Intercity office complex will be served by a new subway station in a few years' time.

Politics and government


Shinagawa is run by a city assembly of 40 elected members. The mayor as of 2007 is Takeshi Hamano, an independent. Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre right, Conservatism political party and the largest party in Japan and one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world....
 together with New Komeito currently forms government.

  • Shinagawa local election, 2007
  • Shinagawa mayoral election, 2006


Economy

Several companies have operations in Shinagawa. Companies headquartered in Shinagawa include Isuzu
Isuzu

, is a Japanese car, commercial vehicle and heavy truck manufacturing corporation, headquartered in Tokyo. In 2005, Isuzu became the world's largest manufacturer of medium to heavy duty trucks....
 and Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines

, or JAL, is the national airline and flag carrier of Japan. It is one of the largest airline operators in Asia, and is a member of the Oneworld global airline alliance....
. Namco Bandai Holdings has its head office in the Taiyo Seimei Shinagawa Building and its group administrative division in the Shinagawa Seaside South Tower. Sony
Sony

is a multinational corporation list of conglomerates corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US$99.1 billion ....
 operates the Gotenyama Technology Center and the Osaki East Technology Center in Shinagawa. Sony used to have its headquarters in Shinagawa. Sony moved to Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km?....
 around the end of 2006 and closed the Osaki West Technology Center in Shinagawa around 2007.

Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems

Adobe Systems Incorporated is an United States computer Computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. The company has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more-recent foray into rich Internet application software development....
 maintains its Japan headquarters on the 19th Floor of Gate City Ohsaki in Shinagawa. Siemens AG
Siemens AG

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft is Europe's largest engineering Conglomerate . Siemens' international headquarters are located in Berlin and Munich, Germany....
 has its Japan offices at the Takanawa Park Tower.

Companies
  • Imagica
    Imagica

    is a Japanese post production company for movies, television programmes and commercials, etc, established in 1935 and headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan....
    : cinema postproduction
  • JTB Corporation
    JTB Corporation

    , is the largest travel agency in Japan and one of the largest travel agencies in the world. It specializes in tourism. There are branches all over the world to help Japanese people visitors, including both private and business travelers....
    : major travel agency
  • Pola Cosmetics: cosmetics maker
  • Siemens Japan
    Siemens AG

    Siemens Aktiengesellschaft is Europe's largest engineering Conglomerate . Siemens' international headquarters are located in Berlin and Munich, Germany....
  • Philips
    Philips

    Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , usually known as Philips, is a Netherlands electronics company. It is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, founded and headquartered in the Netherlands....
  • Acura
    Acura

    Acura is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It primarily competes with Buick, Lexus and Infiniti among others in the luxury vehicle segment....
     (Honda is based in Minato, Tokyo)
  • NSK Ltd.
    NSK Ltd.

    company_name = NSK Ltd.| company_type = Corporation | company_logo =...
     (Bearings maker)


Places

  • The Institute for Research in Human Happiness
    Kofuku no Kagaku

    Kofuku-no-Kagaku , also called Happy Science, is a new religious and spiritual movement founded in Japan in October 1986, which claims over 10 million believers worldwide....
  • National Institute of Japanese Literature
    National Institute of Japanese Literature

    The , or NIJL, was established in May of 1972. Its primary purpose is to preserve manuscripts and books relating to the study of Japanese literature....
  • Shinagawa Shrine
  • Suzugamori Execution Grounds (Edo period
    Edo period

    The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
    )
  • TV Tokyo
    TV Tokyo

    is a TV station with headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The network is also known as , a portmanteau of "terebi" and "Tokyo." It is the key station of TXN ....
     Tennozu Studios


Education


Universities

  • Hoshi University
    Hoshi University

    is a private university in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded 1922. After becoming coeducational in 1946, it was chartered as a university in 1950....
  • Rissho University
    Rissho University

    is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1580, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Nichiren Buddhism....
  • Seisen University
    Seisen University

    Seisen University refers to either:*Seisen University , a university in Shiga Prefecture*Seisen University , a women's college in Tokyo....
  • Showa University
    Showa University

    is a private university in Japan with campuses in Tokyo, Yamanashi Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefectures. What was to become today's Showa University was founded in 1928 as Showa Medical School ; it was renamed Showa Medical University in 1946 before becoming Showa University in 1964....
  • Sugino Women's University


Special colleges

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board manages the individual school systems within the metropolis....
 operates two special colleges in Shinagawa:
  • Tokyo Metropolitan College of Technology
  • Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology


Primary and secondary

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Shinagawa Ward Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board manages the individual school systems within the metropolis....
.

Public high schools in Shinagawa include:
  • Koyamadai High School
  • Osaki High School
  • Yashio High School


Transportation


Important train stations

Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station

is the first major station south ofTokyo Station and isa major interchange for trains operated by East Japan Railway Company, Central Japan Railway Company and Keihin Electric Express Railway....
 in neighboring Minato
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km?....
 also serves Shinagawa, and is a stop on the high-speed Tokaido Shinkansen
Tokaido Shinkansen

is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line, opened in 1964 between Tokyo Station and Shin-Osaka Station. It is operated by the Central Japan Railway Company , and formerly by JNR, Japan National Railways....
 line.
  • Gotanda Station
    Gotanda Station

    is a train station located in Tokyo's Shinagawa, Tokyo ward....
  • Meguro Station
    Meguro Station

    is a train station located in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward close to the boundary with Meguro ward. The station is just south of Meguro Dori ....
  • Osaki Station
    Osaki Station

    is a train stationin Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. It is one of the stations where trains on the Yamanote Line loop are put into and taken out of service....
  • Oimachi Station
    Oimachi Station

    is an interchange train station located in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan....


Rail

  • East Japan Railway Company
    East Japan Railway Company

    is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railway companies. It is often known as ....
     (JR East)
    • Yamanote Line
      Yamanote Line

      The of East Japan Railway Company is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter rail lines. Running as a circle, it connects most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres including the Yurakucho area, Shibuya, Tokyo, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro with all but two of its 29 stations connecting with other railway or underground lines....
      : Osaki, Gotanda
      Gotanda

      is a busy but unfashionable neighborhood in the Shinagawa, Tokyo Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. The name "Gotanda" can be literally translated as "a paddy of half-hectare's size"....
      , Meguro Stations
    • Keihin-Tohoku Line
      Keihin-Tohoku Line

      The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Saitama, Warabi, Saitama, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Tokyo, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, and Yokohama....
      : Oimachi Station
    • Saikyo Line
      Saikyo Line

      The is a railway line between Osaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo) and Omiya Station .At the northern end of the line, some trains continue beyond Omiya as far as Kawagoe Station on the Kawagoe Line....
      : Osaki Station
    • Tokaido Main Line
      Tokaido Main Line

      The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railways Group , connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station . It is 589.5 km long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities....
      : does not stop in Shinagawa
    • Yokosuka Line
      Yokosuka Line

      The is a Rail transport line of East Japan Railway Company.The line is 73.3 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1,067 mm gauge and is double-tracked between Tokyo and Yokosuka....
      : Nishi-Oi Station
    • Shonan-Shinjuku Line
      Shonan-Shinjuku Line

      The is a railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001 connecting the cities of Maebashi, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Saitama, Saitama, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura, Kanagawa, and Odawara, Kanagawa....
      : Osaki, Nishi-Oi Stations
  • Tokyu Corporation (Tokyu)
    • Tokyu Meguro Line
      Tokyu Meguro Line

      |}The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tokyu. As a railway line, the name is for the section between Meguro station and Den-en-chofu Station in southwest Tokyo, but nearly all trains run to Hiyoshi Station on a quad-tracked section of the Tokyu Toyoko Line in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture....
      : Meguro, Fudo-mae, Musashi-Koyama, Nishi-Koyama Stations
    • Tokyu Oimachi Line
      Tokyu Oimachi Line

      |}The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It extends from Oimachi Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo to Futako-Tamagawa Station in Setagaya, Tokyo, entirely in Tokyo....
      : Shimo-Shinmei, Togoshi Koen, Nakanobe, Ebaramachi, Hatanodai Stations
    • Tokyu Ikegami Line
      Tokyu Ikegami Line

      The is a line operated by Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo to Kamata Station in Ota, Tokyo....
      : Gotanda, Osaki-Hirokoji, Togoshi Ginza, Ebara Nakanobu, Hatanodai Stations
  • Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit: Tennozu Isle, Shinagawa Seaside, Oimachi, Osaki Stations
  • Tokyo Monorail
    Tokyo Monorail

    is a monorail system connecting Tokyo International Airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan to Hamamatsucho Station in Minato, Tokyo. The trains operate along an elevated line that follows the coast of Tokyo Bay....
    : Tenn-zu Isle, Oi Keibajo-mae Stations
  • Keihin Electric Express Railway
    Keihin Electric Express Railway

    The , also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Kanagawa and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture....
     (Keikyu)
    • Main Line
      Keikyu Main Line

      |}The is a commuter rail line operated by the , a Japanese private railway operator. The company and the main line are often called or Keikyū Line for short....
      : Kita-Shinagawa, Shin-Bamba, Aomono Yokocho, Samezu, Tachiaikawa, Omori-Kaigan Stations
  • Tokyo Metro
    Tokyo Metro

    is one of two Rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation....
    • Namboku Line
      Tokyo Metro Namboku Line

      The is a rapid transit line, part of the Tokyo Metro system in Tokyo, Japan. Its name literally means South-North Line, and it runs from Meguro Station in the south through 17 intermediate stations to Akabane-iwabuchi Station in the north....
      : Meguro Station
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
    Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation

    The is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as ?? Toei, meaning "operated by the metropolitan government ."...
    • Mita Line
      Toei Mita Line

      The is a rapid transit line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira Station in Itabashi, Tokyo and Meguro Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo....
      : Meguro Station
    • Asakusa Line
      Toei Asakusa Line

      The is a rapid transit line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation in Tokyo, Japan. On maps, its color is light coral, and its stations carry the letter A followed by a two-digit number....
      : Gotanda, Togoshi, Nakanobu Stations


Road

  • Shuto Expressway
    Shuto Expressway

    File:Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway map.svg is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the ....
    • No. 1 Haneda Route (Edobashi JCT - Iriya)
    • No.2 Meguro Route (Ichinohashi JCT - Togoshi)
    • Bayshore Route (Kawasaki-Ukishima JCT - Koya)
  • National highways of Japan
    National highways of Japan

    Japan has a nationwide system of distinct from the Expressways of Japan. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other government agencies administer the national highways....
    • Route 1
      Route 1 (Japan)

      National Route 1 is a major National highways of Japan on the island of Honshu in Japan. It connects Chuo, Tokyo in the Kanto region with the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region, passing through the Chubu region en route....
    • Route 15
    • Route 357


Shinagawa is also home to the main motor vehicle registration facility for central Tokyo (located east of Samezu Station). As a result, many license plates
Japanese license plates

In Japan, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the national government issues vehicle registration plates for motor vehicles through Land Transportation Offices nationwide....
 in Tokyo are labeled with the name "Shinagawa."

Events

The Kariya Kiyoshi Abduction took place in Shinagawa. On February 28, 1995, members of Aum Shinrikyo
Aum Shinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo, now known as Aleph, is a Japanese Shinshukyo. The group was founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. The group gained international notoriety in 1995, when it carried out the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in the Tokyo Subway....
 abducted Kariya, a public employee, and took him to their facility in Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi
Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi

was a villages of Japan located in Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the village had an estimated population of 1,501 and a population density of 17 persons per km?....
, where one of their members, Hayashi Ikuo
Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

The Sarin attack on the Tokyo subway, usually referred to in the Japanese media as the , was an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated by members of Aum Shinrikyo on March 20, 1995....
, gave him an overdose of sodium thiopental
Sodium thiopental

Sodium thiopental, better known as Sodium Pentothal , thiopental, thiopentone sodium, or trapanal, is a rapid-onset short-acting barbiturate general anaesthetic....
 of which he died. They incinerated his body and dumped his ashes in Lake Kawaguchi
Lake Kawaguchi

is a lake near Mt Fuji, Japan. Located in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, it is the most popular of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of tourists, and is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park....
.

Sister cities

Shinagawa has sister-city relationships with Aukland
Aukland

Aukland is a village in the municipality of Kristiansand, Norway. It is located between Strai and Mosby, Norway, on the western bank of the river Otra....
 in New Zealand, Geneva
Geneva

Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....
 in Switzerland, and Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Cumberland County, Maine. The city population was 64,249 at the 2000 United States Census....
 in the United States.
  • Geneva
    Geneva

    Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....
    , Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
  • Auckland
    Auckland

    The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
    , New Zealand
    New Zealand

    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
  • Harbin
    Harbin

    is a sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang in Northeast China. It lies on the southern bank of the Songhua River. Harbin is ranked as the tenth largest city in China, serving as a key political, economic, scientific, cultural and communications center of Northeastern China....
    , People's Republic of China
    People's Republic of China

    The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
  • Hayakawa
    Hayakawa, Yamanashi

    is a towns of Japan located in Minamikoma District, Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 1,592 and a population density of 4.30 persons per km?....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  • Portland, Maine
    Portland, Maine

    Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Cumberland County, Maine. The city population was 64,249 at the 2000 United States Census....


External links

  • official website in English
  • (Japanese)
  • Shinagawa on Wikitravel