Mejiro, Tokyo

Residential district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan

Mejiro (目白) is a residential district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, centered at Mejiro Station of Yamanote Line. The district's name (literally "white eyes") is after Mejiro Fudō, which is one of the Goshiki Fudō.

Mejiro is home to the prestigious Gakushuin University.^[1] The university's predecessor was established in 1877 to educate the children of the nobility. Its notable alumni include most members of the present Imperial House of Japan as well as the 59th Prime Minister of Japan Tarō Asō. It is also home to the first dojo and namesake of Shotokan karate, which was destroyed in 1945 during World War II.

References

^ Pearce, Jean (1976). Foot-loose in Tokyo: The curious traveler's guide to the 29 stages of the Yamanote Line (Revised ed.). New York: Weatherhill. pp. 105–110. ISBN 0-8348-0123-X.

35°43′14″N 139°42′36″E / 35.72056°N 139.71000°E / 35.72056; 139.71000

Neighborhoods of Tokyo

Toshima, Tokyo

Districts

Sugamo Area	Kitaōtsuka (1-chōme) Komagome Minamiōtsuka (1, 2-chōme) Sugamo
Nishisugamo Area	Higashiikebukuro Ikebukuro Ikebukuro Honchō Kamiikebukuro Kitaōtsuka (2, 3-chōme) Mejiro (4-chōme) Minamiikebukuro (1-chōme) Minamiōtsuka (3-chōme) Nishiikebukuro (1, 3-chōme) Nishisugamo
Takada Area	Mejiro (1, 2, 3-chōme) Minamiikebukuro (2, 3, 4-chōme) Nishiikebukuro (2-chōme) Takada Zōshigaya
Nagasaki Area	Chihaya Kanamechō Mejiro (4, 5-chōme) Minaminagasaki Nagasaki Nishiikebukuro (4-chōme) Senkawa Takamatsu