Shinagawa

Shinagawa
品川区
Shinagawa City
Meguro River at Ōsaki, Shinagawa
Location of Shinagawa in Tokyo Metropolis
Shinagawa
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°36′N 139°44′E / 35.600°N 139.733°E / 35.600; 139.733
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
Area
 • Total
22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total
422,488
 • Density18,497/km2 (47,910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address2-1-36 Hiromachi,
Shinagawa-ku, Tōkyō-to
140-8715
Websitewww.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp
Symbols
BirdChroicocephalus ridibundus
FlowerRhododendron indicum
TreeCastanopsis
Acer

Shinagawa (品川区, Shinagawa-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. It is home to eleven embassies.

As of 1 April 2016, Shinagawa had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total area is 22.84 km2.

Shinagawa is also commonly used to refer to the business district around Shinagawa Station, which is not in Shinagawa Ward. This Shinagawa is in the Takanawa and Konan neighborhoods of Minato Ward, directly north of Kita-Shinagawa.