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*''Japanese'': 品川 ''(Shinagawa)''
Shinagawa is one of the 23 [[wards of Tokyo|wards]] that comprise the core of the metropolitan prefecture of [[Tokyo]]. The placename also refers more precisely to a smaller area within Shinagawa Ward (J: ''Shinagawa-ku'') surrounding Shinagawa Station, one of three ''shinkansen'' (bullet train) stations in the metropolis.<ref>The others being [[Ueno]] and [[Tokyo Station]]s.</ref> In the [[Edo period]], Shinagawa was a successful fishing village, and the first station on the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] beyond its starting point at [[Nihonbashi]]; at that time, the neighborhood also contained one of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]'s chief execution grounds.<ref>[[Luke Roberts|Roberts, Luke]]. ''Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan''. University of Hawaii Press, 2012. p133.</ref>
The neighborhood of Shinagawa is located in the northeastern part of Shinagawa-ku, where the [[Meguro River]] spills into [[Tokyo Bay]]. The western portion of the area is part of the Musashino plain, while the eastern portion is alluvial and reclaimed land. It was incorporated into Tokyo-fu (prefecture) in [[1878]], and then became one of the 20 wards when "Tokyo City" (''Tôkyô-shi'') was established in 1932. After absorbing Ebara-ku which used to be its neighbor to the west, Shinagawa-ku achieved its current borders. Shinagawa Station, built in [[1872]], was a station on the first train line in Japan, connecting [[Shinbashi]] and [[Yokohama]]. The area, being located on the coast, was also a major domestic port in the [[Meiji period]] which saw the arrivals and departures of numerous prominent government officials on official missions to other parts of the country.
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%93%81%E5%B7%9D Shinagawa]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
Shinagawa is one of the 23 [[wards of Tokyo|wards]] that comprise the core of the metropolitan prefecture of [[Tokyo]]. The placename also refers more precisely to a smaller area within Shinagawa Ward (J: ''Shinagawa-ku'') surrounding Shinagawa Station, one of three ''shinkansen'' (bullet train) stations in the metropolis.<ref>The others being [[Ueno]] and [[Tokyo Station]]s.</ref> In the [[Edo period]], Shinagawa was a successful fishing village, and the first station on the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] beyond its starting point at [[Nihonbashi]]; at that time, the neighborhood also contained one of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]'s chief execution grounds.<ref>[[Luke Roberts|Roberts, Luke]]. ''Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan''. University of Hawaii Press, 2012. p133.</ref>
The neighborhood of Shinagawa is located in the northeastern part of Shinagawa-ku, where the [[Meguro River]] spills into [[Tokyo Bay]]. The western portion of the area is part of the Musashino plain, while the eastern portion is alluvial and reclaimed land. It was incorporated into Tokyo-fu (prefecture) in [[1878]], and then became one of the 20 wards when "Tokyo City" (''Tôkyô-shi'') was established in 1932. After absorbing Ebara-ku which used to be its neighbor to the west, Shinagawa-ku achieved its current borders. Shinagawa Station, built in [[1872]], was a station on the first train line in Japan, connecting [[Shinbashi]] and [[Yokohama]]. The area, being located on the coast, was also a major domestic port in the [[Meiji period]] which saw the arrivals and departures of numerous prominent government officials on official missions to other parts of the country.
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%93%81%E5%B7%9D Shinagawa]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.
<references/>
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]