Setagaya (世田谷区), Tokyo

Setagaya (世田谷区) is a special ward of Tokyo Metropolis. It is one of the outer wards located to the southwest of downtown Tokyo. Setagaya covers 58.08 sq km (22.4 sq mi) and has a population of 837,000 (2011 estimate). It is the most populous of the 23 special wards of Tokyo and the second largest after Ota.

Setagaya, Tokyo


Setagaya is bordered by Suginami to the north, Shibuya to the northeast, Meguro to the east, Ota to the southeast, Kanagawa Prefecture to the south, Komae to the southwest, Chofu to the west and Mitaka to the northwest. The ward comprises mainly residential neighborhoods, which explain the high population of the area. It is subdivided into three districts namely Setagaya, Kitazawa, Tamagawa, Kinuta and Karasuyama.

Setagaya special ward was originally a collection of 42 villages. When the han system was abolished during the Meiji Restoration in 1871, the area was split between Kanagawa Prefecture and Tokyo Prefecture. In 1893, some of the areas in Kanagawa Prefecture was transferred to Tokyo Prefecture. In 1932, Setagaya ward was established when Tokyo Prefecture was succeeded by Tokyo City. In 1936, it took on its present boundary. Then in 1947, under the Allied occupation of Japan, Tokyo City was changed to Tokyo Metropolis, and Setagaya ward became Setagaya special ward.

Myojuji Temple in Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo

How to go to Setagaya

Although the subways don't reach Setagaya, it is served by numerous regular trains, among them the Keio Line and Keio Inokashira Line of the Keio Electric Railway; Odawara Line of the Odakyu Electric Railway; and Den-en-toshi Line, Meguro Line, Oimachi Line, Setagaya Line and Toyoku Line of Tokyu Corporation.

By road, Setagaya can be reached using the Chuo Expressway, Daisan Keihin Road, Shuto Expressway and Tomei Expressway, as well as National Highway Route 20, 246 and 466.

What to see in Setagaya

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