Shimomeguro

Neighborhood in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shimomeguro (下目黒) is a district located in the eastern portion of Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 1- to 6-chōme.

Meguro River

Hokusai's "Shimomeguro" from the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Hiroshige's "Meguro Taiko Bridge" from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Shimomeguro is home to Ryūsenji (瀧泉寺), also known as Meguro Fudō (目黒不動).

Meguro Gajoen (目黒雅叙園) is a historic hotel and restaurant building located on the eastern edge of Shimomeguro.

Landmarks and facilities

ARCO TOWER at Meguro Gajoen

Meguro River
Embassy of Nepal
Embassy of Papua New Guinea
Royal Thai Embassy Military Attaché Office
Meguro Parasitological Museum
Yamaha Music Foundation head office
Horipro head office
Books Kinokuniya head office
Meguro Gajoen
- ARCO TOWER, a 19-story office building^[1]
  - Amazon Japan head office
Rinshi-no-mori Park
Tama University Meguro High School
Ōtori Shrine, a Shintō shrine established in 806^[2]
Ryūsen-ji
- Grave of Aoki Konyō
- Grave of Shūmei Ōkawa
- Cenotaph and grave of Ikki Kita
St. Alexander Nevsky's Russian Orthodox Church

Education

Meguro City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Shimomeguro 1-3 chōme are zoned to Shimomeguro Elementary School (下目黒小学校), while 4-6-chōme are zoned to Fudō Elementary School (不動小学校). All of Shimomeguro (1-6 chōme) is zoned to Ōtori Junior High School (大鳥中学校).^[3]

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