Takanawa (高輪) is a neighborhood in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

Economy

Sony and Hondurentas (a privately-held rental company from Honduras) operates in Takanawa.

Education

Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Tanakawa 1-chōme 6-27 ban and 2-4-chōme are zoned to Takanawadai Elementary School (高輪台小学校) and Takamatsu Junior High School (高松中学校). Takanawa 1-chōme 1-3-ban are zoned to Shirogane-no-oka Gakuen (白金の丘学園) for elementary and junior high school. Takanawa 1-chōme 4-5-ban are zoned to Mita Elementary School (御田小学校) and Mita Junior High School (田中学校). Takanawadai Elementary School occupies a historic building that had been renovated. Takamatsu Junior High is a junior high school. Takamatsunomiya contributed some of its own mansions for Minato and a junior high school was built there. The Takanawa Public Library occupies the 3rd and 4th floors on the Takanawa Branch office, Minato City. It periodically holds film shows for adult users as well as children's programs involving toddlers to elementary pupils. There are gallery walls where the local public elementary school holds art shows.

Takanawa Branch, Minato City Office

The Minato City Office has a district general branch, "Takanawa Sogo shisho" (高輪総合支所) at 16-25, Takanawa 1-chome, and provides services and duties for the citizens and visitors in the area of 4 and 5-chome Mita, Takanawa, Shirokane and Shirokanedai.(三田4/5丁目, 高輪, 白金, and 白金台)

Notable sites

Charity Embassies Facilities for fine arts and entertainment Historical sites and monuments Hotels Police stations and fire stations Religious institutions Schools Shopping streets

Subway, train and bus services

In Takanawa area, there are three subway stations, one each by two operating companies and the JR train station. Each of them are served with municipal and public bus services. For bus services, the City of Minato operates community bus system called "Chii Bus", serving Takanawa area with Takanawa Route. Tokyo Metropolitan Government runs buses nicknamed Toei Bus, or To-Bus in short, and services are available in Takanawa neighborhood, too. Tokyu Bus operates lines in Takanawa area as well. Takanawa has bus access from Shinagawa station east gate to Tokyo International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture as well as from Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa to Haneda Airport.

Sengakuji

Subway Toei Asakusa Line and Keikyū Main Line serve Sengakuji station.

Bus routes in Sengakuji area

Shinagawa

JR East serves Shinagawa with Tokaido Shinkansen, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Tōkaidō Main Line and Yokosuka Line, along with Keikyū Main Line by Keikyū.

Bus routes in Shinagawa area

Shirokane-Takanawa

Two subway systems, or Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Mita Line serve Shirokane-Takanawa Station.

Bus routes in Shirokane-Takanawa area

Routes connecting transportation hubs are:

Takanawadai

Subway Toei Asakusa Line serves Takanawadai Station.

Bus routes in Takanawadai area