Meguro-ku, Special ward in Tokyo, Japan
Description
Meguro-ku is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan, that includes residential neighborhoods, commercial areas and educational facilities. The ward spreads across multiple districts and borders Shibuya, Setagaya, Ōta and Shinagawa.
History
The ward became an administrative unit on October 1, 1932. On July 1, 1943, it was merged with other wards into Tokyo City.
Culture
The name comes from Meguro Fudō, a Buddhist statue with black eyes kept at Ryūsenji temple. The black eyes gave the temple and later the entire ward its name.
Practical
Several rail lines connect the ward to central Tokyo and neighboring districts. Most residential areas and commercial zones are easy to reach on foot or by bicycle.
Did you know?
The Higashiyama shell mound in the northern section preserves remains from several prehistoric epochs of Japan. Archaeologists found objects there from the paleolithic, Jōmon, Yayoi and Kofun periods.
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