Kirigaoka
in Yokohama-shi, JapanCategory: Attraction
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5 Chome-11-9 Kirigaoka, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 226-0016, Japan Print route »
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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).
There are 3 schools: Elementary, Middle and High School.
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.
