Kirigaoka
Kirigaoka
is a small suburb of Yokohama city located in the Midori-ku ward. It translates directly into a "Misty Hill". Kirigaoka is bound from the North-West by Tōmei Expressway, from the North by Tōkaichiba neighbourhood, from the East by a Niharu-shimin-no-mori forest and in the South by another suburb called Wakabadai.
Kirigaoka also has 9 parks with the main park being called Kirigaoka-kōen.
One of the major areas with apartment complexes surrounded by a lot of greenery is called Kirigaoka Green Town. Part of the apartments are private and another part is for rent.
A koban, having a police officer on duty is located at the 3-chome 3-banchi 2-ban address. Nearby is a post office and a bus stop called Yūbinkyoku-mae.
Kirigaoka is also home to a famous movie director Akira Kurosawa's - Kurosawa Film Studio.
Education
operates public elementary and junior high schools. Kirigaoka is zoned to Kirigaoka Compulsory Education School a.k.a. Kirigaoka Gakuen which includes both elementary and junior high school. It was formed on April 1, 2010 as a merger of an existing junior high school and elementary school. Previously Kirigaoka had three elementary schools and a middle school.There is also a senior high school,, operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education.
India International School in Japan an Indian CBSE School operates from 3 Chome Care plaza building.