Nerima, Tokyo
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Nerima (練馬区; -ku) is the northwestern-most of the 23 special wards comprising the urban center of Tokyo, Japan.
As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 674,826 and a density of 14,012.17 persons per km². The total area is 48.16 km².
The ward was founded on August 1, 1947.
One of the famous products of Nerima is the Nerima daikon radish.
The popular 1990s anime/manga series Ranma ½ took place in Nerima, which is the home of its creator, Rumiko Takahashi. A large number of anime production studios are also located in Nerima, such as Toei Animation, Mushi Production, and AIC. [1] (http://www.animeigo.com/Liner/ONV.t), [2] (http://www.taf.metro.tokyo.jp/en/anime_news/041104_01.html)
External link
- Official website (http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/) in Japanese
- Nerima Animation Conference (http://www.nerima-anime.jp) in Japanese and English