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Following the Meiji Restoration and the abolition of the han system, Shinagawa Prefecture was instituted in 1869. The prefectural administration was to be set up in the Ebara District, but in 1871 Shinagawa Prefecture was integrated into Tokyo Prefecture.
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 by combining Ebara Ward with the older Shinagawa Ward. [2] Both Ebara Ward and Shinagawa Ward had been created in 1932 when Tokyo City expanded after the Great Kantō earthquake . Shinagawa is a transport hub with the busy Shinagawa Station nearby in Minato Ward .
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Oct 28, 2016 · To return to Kita-Shinagawa station you will take a dog-leg to the right and continue on about 50 meters back to the Tokaido. But first, if you are inclined, take a small detour to the left to visit the whale's grave at Kagata Shrine, just 150 meters down. A sculpture of an eye-hopping whale and a small playground are just outside the shrine.
- Japan Today
Feb 28, 2013 · But Takanawa has always only referred to a small area, be it village, neighborhood or town. Shinagawa on the other hand has always referred to a much greater area. In fact, in the Meiji Era, there was a Shinagawa Prefecture! The most likely explanation about Shinagawa is the simplest one.
Ports and Merchants of Shinagawa During the Muromachi Period*, the town of Shinagawa developed as an important port town on par with Mutsura and Kanagawa (present-day Yokohama City, Kangawa Prefecture).It received goods crossing the Pacific Ocean from the western provinces of Japan and delivered them throughout the Kanto region.
City, Ehime Prefecture), and the hills around Sengaku-ji Temple. On some days, over 2,000 ships were needed to transport the enormous amounts of rubble. As many as 5,000 field workers were also required a day, The construction cost an astonishing sum of 750,000 ryo. Shinagawa Historical Museum Explanatory Sheet The Shinagawa Batteries
Date of agreement Oct. 13, 1984 Sept. 9, 1991 May 17, 1993 Shinagawa City is located almost in the center of Japan at around 139° 43" degrees east in Longitude and 35° 36" degrees north in Latitude, and has a total area of 22.72km².
