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Nerima
練馬区
Special ward
Nerima City
A street in Hikarigaoka, Nerima
A street in Hikarigaoka, Nerima
Flag of Nerima
Flag
Official seal of Nerima
Seal
Location of Nerima in Tokyo
Location of Nerima in Tokyo
Nerima is located in Japan
Nerima
Nerima
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°44′8.24″N 139°39′5.97″E / 35.7356222°N 139.6516583°E / 35.7356222; 139.6516583
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
Government
 • MayorAkio Maekawa (since April 2014)
Area
 • Total48.08 km2 (18.56 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020[1])
 • Total752,608
 • Density15,653/km2 (40,540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address6-12-1 Toyotama-kita, Nerima
176-8501
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.city.nerima.tokyo.jp
Symbols
FlowerAzalea
TreeKobushi Magnolia
Nerima ward office

Nerima (練馬区, Nerima-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City.

As of 1 May 2016, the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 foreign residents are registered and 21.6% of the ward's population is over the age of 65. The total area is 48.08 km2.[citation needed]

Districts and neighborhoods

History

In the Edo period, the area was mostly farmland producing daikon radishes, gobo burdocks, and potatoes. After the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, many people from central Tokyo moved to the area.[2]

On October 1, 1932, Nerima town, and Kami-Nerima, Naka-Arai, Shakujii and Ōizumi Villages were incorporated in Old Tokyo City. Prior to the creation of the ward on August 1, 1947, the area had been part of Itabashi. In 1952, the Japan Self-Defense Forces established a base there. The first division of the eastern group of the Ground Self-Defense Force has its headquarters there. The United States Forces Japan already had a base, Grant Heights, which it returned to Japanese control in 1973. Grant Heights had been Narimasu airfield under the Imperial Japanese Army until the end of World War II. The runway is now the main street in front of the IMA department store in Hikarigaoka.

Geography

Shakujii River and cherry blossoms

Nerima lies at the northwestern edge of the 23 central wards of Tokyo. Neighboring wards are Itabashi (to the east), Suginami, Toshima and Nakano (to the south), as well as the cities of Musashino (to the southwest) and Nishi-Tokyo (to the west). To the north lie three cities in Saitama Prefecture: Wako, Asaka and Niiza.

Climate

Climate data for Nerima (2013−2020 normals, extremes 2012−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		28.8
(83.8) 		29.9
(85.8) 		34.7
(94.5) 		34.8
(94.6) 		39.6
(103.3) 		39.0
(102.2) 		37.0
(98.6) 		33.4
(92.1) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.0
(77.0) 		39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8) 		10.8
(51.4) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.0
(68.0) 		25.5
(77.9) 		27.1
(80.8) 		30.8
(87.4) 		32.5
(90.5) 		27.6
(81.7) 		22.1
(71.8) 		16.8
(62.2) 		11.9
(53.4) 		20.9
(69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6) 		5.8
(42.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		14.4
(57.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		22.5
(72.5) 		26.3
(79.3) 		27.8
(82.0) 		23.6
(74.5) 		18.1
(64.6) 		12.4
(54.3) 		7.1
(44.8) 		16.1
(60.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.2
(32.4) 		1.4
(34.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		9.5
(49.1) 		15.2
(59.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		20.2
(68.4) 		14.8
(58.6) 		8.4
(47.1) 		2.7
(36.9) 		12.0
(53.6)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		1.2
(34.2) 		6.4
(43.5) 		12.3
(54.1) 		17.4
(63.3) 		17.4
(63.3) 		12.2
(54.0) 		6.6
(43.9) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−7.0
(19.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47.8
(1.88) 		39.6
(1.56) 		109.3
(4.30) 		130.9
(5.15) 		88.3
(3.48) 		201.4
(7.93) 		165.8
(6.53) 		164.4
(6.47) 		229.6
(9.04) 		263.9
(10.39) 		66.2
(2.61) 		46.3
(1.82) 		1,553.3
(61.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4.1 3.9 8.1 8.5 7.5 12.3 12.6 10.8 12.5 9.9 7.4 5.0 102.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 212.9 178.8 189.1 193.4 213.2 135.7 147.6 175.3 120.3 131.3 160.3 182.3 2,040.2
Source: JMA[3][4]

Economy

Toei Animation has its headquarters in the Ohizumi Studio in Nerima.[5] Anime International Company has its headquarters in the AIC Digital Building.[6] In addition, Studio Comet,[7] and Mushi Production have their headquarters in Nerima.[8]

Education

Nihon University Ekoda Campus

Colleges and universities

National schools

Prefectural high schools

Prefectural high schools:

Municipal schools

Nerima City Board of Education [ja] operates the following:

Combined elementary and junior high schools:[9][10]

Junior high schools:[9]

Elementary schools:[10]

Private schools

They are:

International Schools

Transportation

Rail

Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Seibu Ikebukuro Line

Bus

Road

Leisure

Toshimaen amusement park

Amusement parks

Museums

Parks

Johoku-Chuo Park

Media

Nerima prepares the Nerima News Azalea, a city newsletter, in English.[11]

In popular culture

Nerima is the setting of Rumiko Takahashi's long running and popular manga and anime series Ranma ½ and Urusei Yatsura. As one of the first series in either media to achieve widespread popularity in the English speaking world, Ranma introduced Nerima to western audiences, with several locations recognizable as backgrounds.

It is also the setting of Takamitsu Kondou's Nerima Daikon Brothers and Kengo Hanazawa's I Am a Hero.

The main setting of the anime and manga series Prison School is a high school named Hachimitsu Academy, which is located in Nerima.

It is also the setting for four popular anime and manga series, Your Lie in April, Tokyo Ghoul, Rent-A-Girlfriend, and Doraemon.

The popular Japanese horror franchise, Ju On, takes place predominantly in Nerima.

Nekoma High School, one of the main teams of popular manga and anime Haikyu!!, is in Nerima.

Other

International relations

Nerima has a sister-city relationship with Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Nerima Gardens in Ipswich commemorates the tie. Nerima also has a similar link to Haidian District, Beijing, China.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. ^ "file01" (PDF). city.nerima.tokyo.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  4. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Outline Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine." Toei Animation. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "Company Profile." Anime International Company. Retrieved on February 26, 2010. "AIC Digital Bldg. 3-19-9 Nakamura Kita, Nerima-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 176-0023"
  7. ^ "company (会社案内) Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine." Studio Comet. Retrieved on March 15, 2012. "〒176-0013 東京都練馬区豊玉中3-1-3"
  8. ^ Home. Mushi Production. Retrieved on March 15, 2012. "〒177-0034 東京都練馬区 富士見台2-30-5"
  9. ^ a b "区立学校通学区域（中学校）" (PDF). Nerima. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  10. ^ a b "区立学校通学区域（小学校）" (PDF). Nerima. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  11. ^ "Nerima News AZALEA" (PDF). city.nerima.tokyo.jp. No. 66. October 5, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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