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officially called Setagaya City or the City of Setagaya is a special ward in the in . It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orchid, and its tree is the .

Setagaya has the largest population and second-largest area (after Ōta) of Tokyo's special wards. As of July 1, 2023, the ward has an estimated population of 940,071, and a population density of 16,194 persons per km2 with the total area of 58.06 km2.

Life expectancy
As of 2023, the female life expectancy in Setagaya is 88.9 years.

Geography
Setagaya is located at the southwestern corner of the Tokyo's special wards and the separates the boundary between Tokyo Metropolis and Kanagawa Prefecture.

Residential population is among the highest in Tokyo as there are many residential neighbourhoods within Setagaya. Setagaya is served by various rail services providing frequent two- to three-minute headway rush-hour services to the busiest train terminals of and as well as trains which continue travelling on to the lines providing direct access to the central commercial and business districts. Most rail lines run parallel from east to west and there are no north to south rail services within Setagaya, except for light rail.

The ward is divided into five districts. These are Setagaya, Kitazawa, Tamagawa, Kinuta and Karasuyama. The main ward office and municipal assembly (city hall) is located in Setagaya District, but other districts also have their own branch ward offices as a part of the administrative structure. Each branch office provides almost identical services as the main office, but does not provide the services related to municipal assembly.

Most of the land is in the Musashino Tableland. The parts along the Tama River to the south are comparatively low-lying.

History
The special ward of Setagaya was founded on March 15, 1947.

During the , 42 villages occupied the area. With the abolition of the han system in 1871, the central and eastern portions became part of Tokyo Prefecture while the rest became part of Kanagawa Prefecture; in 1893, some areas were transferred to Tokyo Prefecture. With the establishment of Setagaya Ward (an ordinary ward) in the old in 1932, and further consolidation in 1936, Setagaya took its present boundaries.

During the 1964 Summer Olympics, the district of Karasuyama-machi in Setagaya was part of the athletics marathon and 50 km walk event. 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. p. 74.

Landmarks
Nature

Parks

Cultural facilities
  • Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum
  • Oya Soichi Bunko, a private library of Japanese magazines for researchers and journalists
  • Setagaya Art Museum
  • , a 's office built in 1737, an Important Cultural Property of Japan
  • Setagaya Literary Museum
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture Food and Agriculture Museum

Religious facilities

Others

Districts and neighborhoods
Karasuyama Area

Kinuta Area

  • Chitosedai
  • Funabashi
  • Kamata
  • Kinuta
  • Kinutakōen
  • Kitami
  • Okamoto
  • Ōkura
  • Seijō
  • Soshigaya
  • Unane

Kitazawa Area

  • Akatsutsumi
  • Daita
  • Daizawa
  • Gōtokuji
  • Hanegi
  • Ikejiria
  • Kitazawa (including )
  • Matsubara
  • Ōhara
  • Sakurajōsui
  • Umegaoka

Setagaya Area

  • Shimouma
  • Ikejirib
  • Kamiuma
  • Komazawac
  • Kyōdō
  • Mishuku
  • Miyasaka
  • Nozawa
  • Sakura
  • Sakuragaoka
  • Setagaya
  • Taishidō
  • Tsurumaki
  • Wakabayashi

Tamagawa Area

  • Fukazawa
  • Higashitamagawa
  • Kaminoge
  • Kamiyōga
  • Komazawad
  • Komazawakōen
  • Nakamachi
  • Noge
  • Okusawa
  • Oyamadai
  • Sakurashinmachi
  • Seta
  • Shinmachi
  • Tamazutsumi
  • Tamagawa
  • Tamagawadai
  • Tamagawa-Den'enchōfu
  • Todoroki
  • Yōga

Notes:
a – 4-chōme (33-ban to 39-ban)
b – 1, 2, 3-chōme, 4-chōme (1-ban to 32-ban)
c – 1, 2-chōme
d – 3, 4-chōme

Transportation
Rail
    • Keiō Line: Daitabashi, Meidai-mae, Shimo Takaido, Sakura Josui, Kami Kitazawa, Hachiman Yama, Roka Koen, Chitose-Karasuyama Stations
    • Keio Inokashira Line: , Shimo-Kitazawa, Shindaita, Higashi-Matsubara, Meidaimae Stations
  • Odakyu Electric Railway
    • Odawara Line: , , , , , , , , Seijōgakuen-Mae, Kitami Stations
  • Tokyu Corporation
    • Den-en-toshi Line: Ikejiri Ohashi, Sangen-Jaya, Komazawa Daigaku, Sakura Shinmachi, Yōga, Futako-Tamagawa Stations
    • Meguro Line: Okusawa Station
    • Oimachi Line: Midorigaoka, (Jiyūgaoka), Kuhon-butsu, Oyamadai, Todoroki, Kaminoge, Futako-Tamagawa Stations
    • Setagaya Line (): Sangen-Jaya, Nishi Taishido, Wakabayashi, Shoin Jinja-mae, Setagaya, Kami Machi, Miyanosaka, Yamashita, Matsubara, Shimo Takaido Stations
    • Toyoko Line: (Jiyūgaoka Station)

Road
Expressways
  • Tōmei Expressway ( Asian Highway 1)
  • Chūō Expressway
  • Daisan Keihin Road
    • No. 3 Shibuya Route
    • No. 4 Shinjuku Route

National highways
  • National Route 20 "Kōshū Kaidō"
  • National Route 246 "Tamagawa Dōri"
  • National Route 466

Prefecture roads
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 3 "Setagaya Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 311 "Kanpachi Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 312 "Meguro Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 318 "Kan-nana Dōri"
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Road 416 "Komazawa Dōri"

Politics
On April 25, 2011, amid national concern over the safety of nuclear power triggered by the March 11 earthquake and Fukushima I nuclear accidents, former Social Democratic Party House of Representatives legislator was elected mayor on an anti-nuclear platform. Prior to becoming mayor, Hosaka was also well known for his staunch opposition of the death penalty and his defense of Japan's culture.

Economy
  • has its headquarters building "Rakuten Crimson House" in Setagaya.
  • has studio facilities in Setagaya.
  • OLM, Inc. has its studios in Setagaya." Outlines ". OLM, Inc. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.

Education
Higher education
  • Central Theological College, Tokyo
  • Japan Women's College of Physical Education
  • Kokushikan University
  • Komazawa University
  • Nippon Sport Science University
  • Sanno Institute of Management
  • Showa Women's University
  • Tama Art University Kaminoge Campus
  • Temple University Japan Campus
  • Tokyo City University
  • Tokyo Healthcare University Setagaya Campus
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture

Primary and secondary education
National schools
These are schools operated by agencies of the central Government of Japan.

Metropolitan senior high schools
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates following senior high schools in Setagaya.

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Setagaya Technical High School
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Tamagawa High School

Municipal junior high schools
The operates 29 junior high schools in Setagaya.

They are:

Former schools:

  • Funabashi Junior High School (船橋中学校)
  • Ikejiri Junior High School (池尻中学校)
  • Kibogaoka Junior High School ()
  • Wakabayashi Junior High School ()
  • Yamazaki Junior High School (山崎中学校)

Municipal elementary schools
The Setagaya City Board of Education operates 61 elementary schools in Setagaya.

They are:

  • Akazutsumi Elementary School ()
  • Asahi Elementary School ()
  • Chitose Elementary School ()
  • Chitosedai Elementary School (千歳台小学校)
  • Daita Elementary School (代田小学校)
  • Daizawa Elementary School ()
  • Fukasawa Elementary School (深沢小学校)
  • Funabashi Elementary School (船橋小学校)
  • Futako Tamagawa Elementary School ()
  • Hachimanyama Elementary School ()
  • Higashi Fukasawa Elementary School ()
  • Higashi Tamagawa Elementary School (東玉川小学校)
  • Kamikitazawa Elementary School (上北沢小学校)
  • Karasuyama Elementary School ()
  • Karasuyama Kita Elementary School ()
  • Kibogaoka Elementary School (希望丘小学校)
  • Kinuta Elementary School ()
  • Kinuta Minami Elementary School (砧南小学校)
  • Kitami Elementary School ()
  • Komatsunagi Elementary School (駒繋小学校)
  • Komazawa Elementary School (駒沢小学校)
  • Kuhonbutsu Elementary School (九品仏小学校)
  • Kyodo Elementary School ()
  • Kyosai Elementary School ()
  • Kyuden Elementary School ()
  • Ikejiri Elementary School (池尻小学校)
  • Ikenoue Elementary School (池之上小学校)
  • Matsubara Elementary School ()
  • Matsugaoka Elementary School (松丘小学校)
  • Matsuzawa Elementary School (松沢小学校)
  • Meisei Elementary School ()
  • Mishuku Elementary School (三宿小学校)
  • Musashigaoka Elementary School ()
  • Nakamachi Elementary School (中町小学校)
  • Nakamaru Elementary School (中丸小学校)
  • Nakazato Elementary School ()
  • Okusawa Elementary School (奥沢小学校)
  • Oyamadai Elementary School ()
  • Roka Elementary School ()
  • Sakura Elementary School (桜小学校)
  • Sakuragaoka Elementary School (桜丘小学校)
  • Sakuramachi Elementary School (桜町小学校)
  • Sangenjaya Elementary School (三軒茶屋小学校)
  • Sasahara Elementary School (笹原小学校)
  • Seta Elementary School (瀬田小学校)
  • Setagaya Elementary School (世田谷小学校)
  • Shimokitazawa Elementary School ()
  • Shiroyama Elementary School (城山小学校)
  • Soshigaya Elementary School ()
  • Taishido Elementary School (太子堂小学校)
  • Tamagawa Elementary School ()
  • Tamazutsumi Elementary School ()
  • Tamon Elementary School (多聞小学校)
  • Todoroki Elementary School ()
  • Tsukado Elementary School (塚戸小学校)
  • Tsurumaki Elementary School (弦巻小学校)
  • Wakabayashi Elementary School ()
  • Yahata Elementary School ()
  • Yamazaki Elementary School ()
  • Yamano Elementary School ()
  • Yoga Elementary School ()

Former schools:

  • Hanamido Elementary School ()
  • Higashi Ohara Elementary School (東大原小学校)
  • Kitazawa Elementary School (北沢小学校)
  • Moriyama Elementary School (守山小学校)

Private secondary schools
  • Daito Gakuen High School
  • Den-en Chofu Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
  • Denenchofufutaba Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
  • Japan Women's College of Physical Education Nikaido High School
  • Japan Women's University affiliated Homei High School and Junior High School
  • Kagaku Gijutsu Gakuen High School
  • Keisen Jogakuen High School
  • Kokushikan Senior High School and Kokushikan Junior High School
  • Komaba Gakuen High School
  • Junior and Senior High School
  • Komazawa University Senior High School
  • Kosei Gakuen Girls' High School
  • Kunimoto Girls Junior and Senior High School
  • Meguro Seibi Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
  • MITA International School
  • Nihon Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
  • Nihon University Sakuragaoka High School
  • 's Junior and Senior High School
  • Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School
  • Setagaya Gakuen School
  • Seitoku Senior High School
  • Shoin Junior and Senior High School
  • Showa Women's University Junior-Senior High School
  • Tamagawa Seigakuin Girls' Junior & Senior High School
  • Tokyo City University Junior and Senior High School
  • Tokyo City University Todoroki Junior and Senior High School
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture First High School and Junior High School

Private elementary schools
  • Denenchofufutaba Gakuen Elementary School
  • Kunimoto Elementary School
  • St. Dominic's Elementary School
  • Seijo Gakuen Elementary School
  • Showa Women's University Showa Elementary School
  • Tokyo City University Elementary School
  • Wako Elementary School

Special education schools
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Komyo Gakuen
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Kugayama Blind School
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Seicho Special Support School

International schools
  • Kunimoto Alberta International School
  • St. Mary's International School
  • Seisen International School
  • British School in Tokyo Showa Campus at Showa Women's University" Facilities and Location ." British School in Tokyo. Retrieved on March 8, 2015. "BST Shibuya Campus – (Nursery to Year 3) Address: 1–21–18 Shibuya Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0002" ( Map ) and "BST Showa Campus – (Year 4 to Year 13) Address: Showa Women's University 5th Bldg. 1–7–57 Taishido Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154-8533"
  • Tokyo International Progressive School

Former international schools:

  • 東京朝鮮第八初級学校 – North Korean school

International relations
Sister cities

Diplomatic missions in Setagaya
  • Embassy of the Republic of
  • Embassy of the Republic of
  • Embassy of
  • Embassy of
  • Embassy of
  • Honorary Consulate-General of the Central African Republic in Tokyo
  • Honorary Consulate-General of the Republic of in Tokyo

Notable people from Setagaya
Politics
Economics
Culture
Sports
Entertainment
Others

See also
  • Setagaya family murder

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