Nerima (Nerima Ward)

Nerima 練馬
Neighborhood (町丁)
Nerima Cultural Center
Nerima Location of Nerima within the Wards Area of Tokyo
Coordinates: 35°44′32″N 139°39′06″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Metropolis	Tokyo
Ward	Nerima
Area
• Total	0.794 km2 (0.307 sq mi)
Population  (December 1, 2017)
• Total	14,823
• Density	18,668.77/km2 (48,351.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
Zip code	176-0001
Area code	03

Nerima is the name of a neighborhood in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. Its current administrative names go from Nerima 1st Street to Nerima 4th Street. Nerima Station is located in Nerima 1st Street.

Geography

The neighborhood is located slightly towards the east of the center of Nerima Ward. It borders the neighborhoods Hayamiya to the north, Nakamura-Kita, Toyotama-Kita, and Toyotama-Kami to the south, Sakuradai to the east, and Kōyama to the west.

Name

Even though it was formerly part of the village of Shimo-Nerima (下練馬村, Shimo-nerima-mura) in the Toshima District of Musashi Province, the neighborhood's name derives from Nerima Station.

History

On October 1, 1932, the neighborhood was named Nerima-Minamichō. Then, Nerima Ward was part of Itabashi Ward. On February 1, 1963, when the residential address system began to be implemented in Nerima Ward, the neighborhood was renamed Nerima, and was divided into 4 Streets (chōme). This was the first implementation of address format in Tokyo.