Shimomeguro

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]

References

1. "アルコタワー（ARCO TOWER）". TOKYO BEST OFFICE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
2. "歴史を訪ねて　大鳥神社" (in Japanese). Meguro City Government. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
3. "学校別 通学区域一覧表". Meguro City. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

35°37′44″N 139°42′26″E / 35.62889°N 139.70722°E / 35.62889; 139.70722