Nerima, Tokyo

Nerima is one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo, Japan.Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" ; retrieved 2012-4-1.

The municipality calls itself "Nerima City" in English.Nerima City ; retrieved 2012-4-2.

Nerima is called "the town of animation" because the earliest anime businesses started up in the area.Nerima Animation,  History ; retrieved 2012-4-1.
History
On 1 August 1947, the ward of Nerima was formed by separating from the ward of Itabashi.
Geography
Nerima is a western ward. It borders Nakano and Suginami on the south. Musashino and Nishitokyo are on the ward's western border. Saitamo Prefecture is on the northern border. Itabashi and Toshima are on the west.

There is also a long river in Nerima.

Related pages 
 List of special wards of Tokyo
 Capital of Japan

References

Other websites

 Nerima website 
 Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards 

Category:Wards of Tokyo
Category:Settlements in Tokyo Prefecture
Category:1947 establishments in Japan