Shinagawa-ku

Shinagawa is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan, covering 22.84 square kilometers. The ward includes several major districts such as Gotanda, Osaki, Hatanodai, and Oimachi, each with its own business centers and residential areas.

The current administrative form took shape on March 15, 1947, when the original Shinagawa and Ebara wards merged as part of post-war reforms. This reorganization created a larger ward with expanded responsibilities within the reorganized Tokyo metropolitan area.

The ward takes its name from its former role as the first post station south of Edo. Today you can still see temples and small shrines along old streets between modern office towers, reminders of that earlier function still visited by local residents.

Shinagawa Station connects multiple rail lines and offers direct access to both Haneda and Narita airports. From there you can reach the different districts within the ward using local trains and subways in just a few minutes.

The ward will become the Tokyo terminal for a magnetic levitation train line to Nagoya, scheduled for completion in the late 2020s. This rail project will drastically reduce travel time between the two cities and reshape regional transport patterns.

Location: Tokyo

Inception: July 1, 1943

Reference: 131091

Part of: ward area of Tokyo, Tokyo

Shares border with: Minato, Kōtō-ku, Ota, Meguro-ku, Shibuya-ku

Website: https://city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp

GPS coordinates: 35.60917,139.73017

Latest update: December 11, 2025 19:40