Setagaya


Setagaya is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orchid, and its tree is the Zelkova serrata.
Setagaya has the largest population and second-largest area of Tokyo's special wards. As of July 1, 2023, the ward has an estimated population of 940,071, and a population density of 16,194 persons per km2 with the total area of 58.06 km2.
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Life expectancy

As of 2023, the female life expectancy in Setagaya is 88.9 years.

Geography

Setagaya is located at the southwestern corner of the Tokyo's special wards and the Tama River separates the boundary between Tokyo Metropolis and Kanagawa Prefecture.
Residential population is among the highest in Tokyo as there are many residential neighbourhoods within Setagaya. Setagaya is served by various rail services providing frequent two- to three-minute headway rush-hour services to the busiest train terminals of Shinjuku and Shibuya as well as through service trains which continue travelling on to the Tokyo Metro lines providing direct access to the central commercial and business districts. Most rail lines run parallel from east to west and there are no north to south rail services within Setagaya, except for Setagaya Line light rail.
The ward is divided into five districts. These are Setagaya, Kitazawa, Tamagawa, Kinuta and Karasuyama. The main ward office and municipal assembly is located in Setagaya District, but other districts also have their own branch ward offices as a part of the administrative structure. Each branch office provides almost identical services as the main office, but does not provide the services related to municipal assembly.
Most of the land is in the Musashino Tableland. The parts along the Tama River to the south are comparatively low-lying.

History

The special ward of Setagaya was founded on March 15, 1947.
During the Edo period, 42 villages occupied the area. With the abolition of the han system in 1871, the central and eastern portions became part of Tokyo Prefecture while the rest became part of Kanagawa Prefecture; in 1893, some areas were transferred to Tokyo Prefecture. With the establishment of Setagaya Ward in the old Tokyo City in 1932, and further consolidation in 1936, Setagaya took its present boundaries.
During the 1964 Summer Olympics, the district of Karasuyama-machi in Setagaya was part of the athletics marathon and 50 km walk event.

Landmarks

Nature

Parks

Cultural facilities

Religious facilities

Others

Districts and neighborhoods

;Karasuyama Area
;Kinuta Area
  • Chitosedai
  • Funabashi
  • Kamata
  • Kinuta
  • Kinutakōen
  • Kitami
  • Okamoto
  • Ōkura
  • Seijō
  • Soshigaya
  • Unane
;Kitazawa Area
  • Akatsutsumi
  • Daita
  • Daizawa
  • Gōtokuji
  • Hanegi
  • Ikejiria
  • Kitazawa
  • Matsubara
  • Ōhara
  • Sakurajōsui
  • Umegaoka
;Setagaya Area
  • Shimouma
  • Ikejirib
  • Kamiuma
  • Komazawac
  • Kyōdō
  • Mishuku
  • Miyasaka
  • Nozawa
  • Sakura
  • Sakuragaoka
  • Sangenjaya
  • Setagaya
  • Taishidō
  • Tsurumaki
  • Wakabayashi
;Tamagawa Area
  • Fukazawa
  • Higashitamagawa
  • Kaminoge
  • Kamiyōga
  • Komazawad
  • Komazawakōen
  • Nakamachi
  • Noge
  • Okusawa
  • Oyamadai
  • Sakurashinmachi
  • Seta
  • Shinmachi
  • Tamazutsumi
  • Tamagawa
  • Tamagawadai
  • Tamagawa-Den'enchōfu
  • Todoroki
  • Yōga
  • Futako-Tamagawa
Notes:

a – 4-chōme
b – 1, 2, 3-chōme, 4-chōme
c – 1, 2-chōme
d – 3, 4-chōme

Transportation

Rail

Road

Expressways

National highways

Prefecture roads

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 3 "Setagaya Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 311 "Kanpachi Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 312 "Meguro Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 318 "Kan-nana Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 416 "Komazawa Dōri"

Politics

On April 25, 2011, amid national concern over the safety of nuclear power triggered by the March 11 earthquake and Fukushima I nuclear accidents, former Social Democratic Party House of Representatives legislator Nobuto Hosaka was elected mayor on an anti-nuclear platform. Prior to becoming mayor, Hosaka was also well known for his staunch opposition of the death penalty and his defense of Japan's Otaku culture.

Economy

  • Rakuten has its headquarters building "Rakuten Crimson House" in Setagaya.
  • Toho has studio facilities in Setagaya.
  • OLM, Inc. has its studios in Setagaya.

Education

Higher education

Primary and secondary education

National schools

These are schools operated by agencies of the central Government of Japan.

Metropolitan senior high schools

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates following senior high schools in Setagaya.

Municipal junior high schools

The operates 29 junior high schools in Setagaya.
They are:
  • Chitose Junior High School
  • Fuji Junior High School
  • Fukasawa Junior High School
  • Funabashi Kibo Junior High School
  • Higashi Fukasawa Junior High School
  • Kamisoshigaya Junior High School
  • Karasuyama Junior High School
  • Kinuta Junior High School
  • Kinuta Minami Junior High School
  • Kitami Junior High School
  • Kitazawa Junior High School
  • Komadome Junior High School
  • Komazawa Junior High School
  • Matsuzawa Junior High School
  • Midorigaoka Junior High School
  • Mishuku Junior High School
  • Osukawa Junior High School
  • Oyamadai Junior High School
  • Roka Junior High School
  • Sakuragaoka Junior High School
  • Sakuragi Junior High School
  • Seta Junior High School
  • Setagaya Junior High School
  • Taishido Junior High School
  • Tamagawa Junior High School
  • Tsurumaki Junior High School
  • Umegaoka Junior High School
  • Yahata Junior High School
  • Yoga Junior High School
Former schools:
  • Funabashi Junior High School
  • Ikejiri Junior High School
  • Kibogaoka Junior High School
  • Wakabayashi Junior High School
  • Yamazaki Junior High School

Municipal elementary schools

The Setagaya City Board of Education operates 61 elementary schools in Setagaya.
They are:
  • Akazutsumi Elementary School
  • Asahi Elementary School
  • Chitose Elementary School
  • Chitosedai Elementary School
  • Daita Elementary School
  • Daizawa Elementary School
  • Fukasawa Elementary School
  • Funabashi Elementary School
  • Futako Tamagawa Elementary School
  • Hachimanyama Elementary School
  • Higashi Fukasawa Elementary School
  • Higashi Tamagawa Elementary School
  • Kamikitazawa Elementary School
  • Karasuyama Elementary School
  • Karasuyama Kita Elementary School
  • Kibogaoka Elementary School
  • Kinuta Elementary School
  • Kinuta Minami Elementary School
  • Kitami Elementary School
  • Komatsunagi Elementary School
  • Komazawa Elementary School
  • Kuhonbutsu Elementary School
  • Kyodo Elementary School
  • Kyosai Elementary School
  • Kyuden Elementary School
  • Ikejiri Elementary School
  • Ikenoue Elementary School
  • Matsubara Elementary School
  • Matsugaoka Elementary School
  • Matsuzawa Elementary School
  • Meisei Elementary School
  • Mishuku Elementary School
  • Musashigaoka Elementary School
  • Nakamachi Elementary School
  • Nakamaru Elementary School
  • Nakazato Elementary School
  • Okusawa Elementary School
  • Oyamadai Elementary School
  • Roka Elementary School
  • Sakura Elementary School
  • Sakuragaoka Elementary School
  • Sakuramachi Elementary School
  • Sangenjaya Elementary School
  • Sasahara Elementary School
  • Seta Elementary School
  • Setagaya Elementary School
  • Shimokitazawa Elementary School
  • Shiroyama Elementary School
  • Soshigaya Elementary School
  • Taishido Elementary School
  • Tamagawa Elementary School
  • Tamazutsumi Elementary School
  • Tamon Elementary School
  • Todoroki Elementary School
  • Tsukado Elementary School
  • Tsurumaki Elementary School
  • Wakabayashi Elementary School
  • Yahata Elementary School
  • Yamazaki Elementary School
  • Yamano Elementary School
  • Yoga Elementary School
Former schools:
  • Hanamido Elementary School
  • Higashi Ohara Elementary School
  • Kitazawa Elementary School
  • Moriyama Elementary School

Private secondary schools

Private elementary schools

Special education schools

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Komyo Gakuen
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Kugayama Blind School
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Seicho Special Support School

International schools

Former international schools:

International relations

Sister cities

Diplomatic missions in Setagaya

Notable people from Setagaya

Politics

Economics

Culture

Sports

Entertainment

Others