Kirigaoka
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Kirigaoka (霧が丘, Kiri-ga-oka) is a small suburb of Yokohama city located in the Midori-ku ward (緑区). It translates directly into a "Misty Hill". Kirigaoka is bound from the North-West by Tōmei Expressway, from the North by Tōkaichiba (十日市場) neighbourhood, from the East by a Niharu-shimin-no-mori (新治市民の森, Niiharushiminnomori) forest and in the South by another suburb called Wakabadai (若葉台).
Kirigaoka also has 9 parks with the main park being called Kirigaoka-kōen (霧が丘公園).
One of the major areas with apartment complexes surrounded by a lot of greenery is called Kirigaoka Green Town (霧が丘グリンタウン). Part of the apartments are private and another part is for rent.
A koban, having a police officer on duty is located at the 3-chome 3-banchi 2-ban address. Nearby is a post office and a bus stop called Yūbinkyoku-mae (郵便局前). Kirigaoka is also home to a famous movie director Akira Kurosawa's - Kurosawa Film Studio.
Education
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Yokohama Municipal Board of Education [ja] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Kirigaoka (1-6-chome) is zoned to Kirigaoka Compulsory Education School (霧が丘義務教育学校) a.k.a. Kirigaoka Gakuen (霧が丘学園) which includes both elementary and junior high school.[1] It was formed on April 1, 2010 (Heisei 22) as a merger of an existing junior high school and elementary school. Previously Kirigaoka had three elementary schools and a middle school.[2]
There is also a senior high school, Kirigaoka High School [ja], operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education.
References
External links
- Kirigaoka Elementary School
- Kirigaoka Middle School
- Kirigaoka Highschool
- Bakery Okada
- Kurosawa Film Studio
- Kirigaoka Green Town 3 chōme
- Kirigaoka Green Town 4 chōme[permanent dead link]
35°30′58″N 139°30′09″E / 35.516105°N 139.502463°E / 35.516105; 139.502463
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