Shimomeguro
Appearance
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Shimomeguro (下目黒) is a district located in the eastern portion of Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 1- to 6-chōme.
Shimomeguro is home to Ryūsenji (瀧泉寺), also known as Meguro Fudō (目黒不動).
Meguro Gajoen (目黒雅叙園) is a historic hotel and restaurant building located on the eastern edge of Shimomeguro.
Landmarks and facilities
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- Meguro River
- Embassy of Nepal
- Embassy of Papua New Guinea
- Royal Thai Embassy Military Attaché Office
- Meguro Parasitological Museum
- Yamaha Music Foundation head office
- Horipro head office
- Books Kinokuniya head office
- Meguro Gajoen
- Rinshi-no-mori Park
- Tama University Meguro High School
- Ōtori Shrine, a Shintō shrine established in 806[2]
- Ryūsen-ji
- Grave of Aoki Konyō
- Grave of Shūmei Ōkawa
- Cenotaph and grave of Ikki Kita
- St. Alexander Nevsky's Russian Orthodox Church
Education
[edit]Meguro City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Shimomeguro 1-3 chōme are zoned to Shimomeguro Elementary School (下目黒小学校), while 4-6-chōme are zoned to Fudō Elementary School (不動小学校). All of Shimomeguro (1-6 chōme) is zoned to Ōtori Junior High School (大鳥中学校).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "アルコタワー(ARCO TOWER)". TOKYO BEST OFFICE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "歴史を訪ねて 大鳥神社" (in Japanese). Meguro City Government. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "学校別 通学区域一覧表". Meguro City. Retrieved 2022-10-09.