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{{Short description|Special ward of Tokyo}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Suginami
| official_name      = Suginami City
| native_name        = {{nobold|杉並区}}
| native_name_lang   = ja
| settlement_type    = [[Special wards of Tokyo|Special ward]]
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| image_caption      = Spring cherry blossoms in Wadabori Koen Park
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| image_seal         = 東京都杉並区区章.svg
| image_map          = Suginami-ku in Tokyo Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Suginami in [[Tokyo]]
| pushpin_map        = Japan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = Japan
| subdivision_type1  = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Tokyo]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3  = 
| established_title  = First official recorded
| established_date   = 4th century
| established_title2 = As Tokyo City
| established_date2  = October 1, 1932
| established_title3 = As special ward of Tokyo
| established_date3  = July 1, 1943
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Satoko Kishimoto (since July 11, 2022)
| leader_title1      = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1       = 
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_total_km2     = 34.06
| population_total   = 588,354
| population_as_of   = June 1, 2022
| population_density_km2 = 17,274
| timezone1          = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1        = +09:00
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal codes in Japan|Postal codes]]
| postal_code        = 166-xxxx, 167-xxxx, 168-xxxx
| blank_name_sec1    = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1    = 1-15-1 Asagaya Minami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo<br />165-8570
| website            = {{URL|http://www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Suginami'''|杉並区|Suginami-ku}} is a [[Special wards of Tokyo|special ward]] in the [[Tokyo|Tokyo Metropolis]] in [[Japan]]. The ward refers to itself as '''Suginami City''' in English.

As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and a [[population density]] of 17,274 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |title=東京都の人口 |url=https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/jsuikei/js-index.htm |publisher=Statistics of Tokyo |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002162446/http://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.jp/jsuikei/js-index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The total area is 34.06&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

==Geography==
Suginami occupies the western part of the ward area of Tokyo. Its neighbors include these special wards: to the east, [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] and [[Nakano, Tokyo|Nakano]]; to the north, [[Nerima, Tokyo|Nerima]]; and to the south, [[Setagaya, Tokyo|Setagaya]]. Its western neighbors are the cities of [[Mitaka, Tokyo|Mitaka]] and [[Musashino, Tokyo|Musashino]].

The [[Kanda River]] passes through Suginami. The [[Zenpukuji River|Zenpukuji river]] originates from Zenpukuji Park in western Suginami, and the [[Myōshōji River]] originates in Myōshōji Park, to the north of Ogikubo station.

==History==
The name Suginami dates back to the early Edo period and is a shortened version of ''Suginamiki'' ("avenue of [[Cryptomeria|cedars]]"). This name came about when an early land baron, Lord Tadayoshi Okabe, planted a row of cedar trees to mark the bounds of his property.<ref name="Japan Times Online">{{cite web |title=Getting animated in Suginami |date=7 April 2006 |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2006/04/07/travel/getting-animated-in-suginami/ |publisher=[[The Japan Times]] |access-date=July 9, 2010 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921223836/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2006/04/07/travel/getting-animated-in-suginami/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

In 1970, 40 high school students in the area were exposed to [[photochemical smog]] and required hospitalization. The incident attracted national attention and increased awareness of the dangers of pollution.<ref name="Japan Times Online" />

==Districts and neighborhoods==
[[File:Japanese holly trees and waterfall at Sanshi no Mori Koen Park in Suginami, Tokyo Japan.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Autumn colors in a park Suginami]]
[[File:Koenji awaodori.JPG|thumb|right|280px|[[Kōenji Awa Odori]]]]
[[File:Asagaya nakasugidori.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Nakasugidori Avenue near Suginami City Hall and Asagaya Station]]

The following neighborhoods make up Suginami-ku:
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; Iogi Area
* Igusa
* Imagawa
* Kamiigusa
* Kamiogi
* Minamiogikubo
* Momoi
* Nishiogikita
* Nishiogiminami
* [[Ogikubo, Tokyo|Ogikubo]]
* Shimizu
* Shimoigusa
* Zenpukuji
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; Suginami Area
* Amanuma
* Asagayakita
* Asagayaminami
* Hon'amanuma
* Kōenjikita
* Kōenjiminami
* Naritahigashi
* Naritanishi
* Umezato
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; Takaido Area
* Hamadayama
* Kamitakaido
* [[Kugayama]]
* Miyamae
* Shimotakaido
* Shōan
* Takaido
* Takaidohigashi
* Takaidonishi
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; Wadabori Area
* Eifuku
* Hōnan
* Horinouchi
* Izumi
* Matsunoki
* Ōmiya
* Wada
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==Politics==
Historically, Suginami has leaned toward liberal activism.<ref name="JTimes22">{{cite news |last1=Hornyak |first1=Tim |title=No backpedaling for Suginami Ward's bicycling mayor |website=The Japan Times |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/08/18/national/politics-diplomacy/satoko-kishimoto-suginami/ |access-date=12 November 2022 |date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829195255/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/08/18/national/politics-diplomacy/satoko-kishimoto-suginami/ |archive-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> In 1954, local housewives launched the "Suginami Appeal" against nuclear weapons, a petition that spread nationwide and ultimately collected 20 million signatures.<ref name="Japan Times Online" /> More recently in 2005, Suginami became part of Japan's fight against nationalist textbook revisionism when residents petitioned Tokyo's courts to prevent the adoption of a [[Japanese history textbook controversies|controversial textbook]] published by [[Fusosha Publishing]] which claimed to justify Japanese actions during [[World War II]].<ref name="Japan Times Online" /> The ward has also passed an ordinance placing limits on the installation of security cameras.<ref name="Japan Times Online" />

To combat burglaries, which reached a record number of 1,710 in 2002, the ward created an unconventional anti-crime program called Operation Flower. The ward urged residents to plant flowers facing the street, with the long-term goal of increasing neighborhood watchfulness (necessitated by watering and otherwise attending to the plants). In addition, 9,600 volunteers were recruited for neighborhood safety patrols, 200 security cameras were placed at crime-vulnerable areas, and a daily email update was created for residents. Subsequent to the start of the program, burglaries were down 80% to 390 in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Residents fight burglars with flower power |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE55B3LC20090612 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=July 9, 2010 |first=Yoko |last=Kubota |date=June 12, 2009 |archive-date=June 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617042350/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE55B3LC20090612 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Suginami refused to connect to Japan's [[Residents Basic Registry Network]].<ref name="Japan Times Online" /> As of 2005, it is implementing a measure to make registry optional.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

On June 19, 2022, [[Satoko Kishimoto]] was elected mayor despite being a long-time resident of [[Belgium]] and not having any connections to the ward. She narrowly defeated 3-term incumbent Ryō Tanaka by less than 200 votes. Kishimoto had come to prominence through online political debates during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=INC |first=SANKEI DIGITAL |date=2022-06-20 |title=東京・杉並区長に岸本氏初当選 野党系が推薦 |url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20220620-KGBEDEDGI5LQ7DNQ4CRPTHTAYY/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=産経ニュース |language=ja |archive-date=2022-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621002740/https://www.sankei.com/article/20220620-KGBEDEDGI5LQ7DNQ4CRPTHTAYY/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tokyo mayoral win a 'huge surprise' for candidate lately arrived from Belgium |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/21/tokyo-mayoral-win-a-huge-surprise-for-candidate-lately-arrived-from-belgium |website=The Guardian |date=21 June 2022 |access-date=2 July 2022 |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702065802/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/21/tokyo-mayoral-win-a-huge-surprise-for-candidate-lately-arrived-from-belgium |url-status=live }}</ref> Kishimoto has opposed building new road extensions through [[Kōenji]] district and the privatization of public facilities.<ref name="JTimes22"/> Kishimoto is the district's first-ever female leader and plans on creating more opportunities for women in Japanese politics. Japan currently has only 2 female politicians in the current national cabinet and only 3 female mayors out of Tokyo's 23 main districts.<ref>{{cite web |title=The female mayor in Tokyo fighting Japan's sexist attitudes |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64874853 |website=BBC |date=8 March 2023 |access-date=8 March 2023 |archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308002124/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64874853 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Rail===
*[[JR East]]
**[[Chūō Main Line]] ([[Chūō-Sobu Line]]): [[Kōenji Station|Koenji]], [[Asagaya Station|Asagaya]], [[Ogikubo Station|Ogikubo]], [[Nishi-Ogikubo Station|Nishi-Ogikubo]] Stations
*[[Keio Corporation]]
**[[Keio Line]]: [[Hachimanyama Station|Hachiman-yama]] Station, [[Roka-kōen Station|Roka-kōen]] Station
**[[Keio Inokashira Line]]: [[Eifukuchō Station|Eifuku-cho]], [[Nishi-Eifuku Station|Nishi Eifuku]], [[Hamadayama Station|Hamada-yama]], [[Takaido Station|Takaido]], [[Fujimigaoka Station|Fujimi-ga-oka]], [[Kugayama Station|Kuga-yama]] Stations
*[[Seibu Railway]]
**[[Seibu Shinjuku Line]]: [[Shimo-Igusa Station|Shimo-Igusa]], [[Iogi Station|Iogi]], [[Kami-Igusa Station|Kami-Igusa]] Stations
*[[Tokyo Metro]]
**[[Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line]]: [[Hōnanchō Station|Honancho]] (branch line); [[Higashi-Kōenji Station|Higashi Koenji]], [[Shin-Kōenji Station|Shin-Koenji]], [[Minami-Asagaya Station|Minami Asagaya]], [[Ogikubo Station|Ogikubo]] Stations

===Road===
*[[National highways of Japan|National highways]]: [[Japan National Route 20|Route 20]], the [[Kōshū Kaidō]]
*Kan-nana Dori (Number 7 Ring Road)
*Kan-pachi Dori (Number 8 Ring Road)
*[[Itsukaichi Kaidō]] (Suginami Akiruno Line, Tokyo Metropolitan Road Route 7)
*[[Ōme Kaidō]]

==Education==
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[[File:Bunka Gakuen University Suginami JHS and HS.JPG|thumb|Bunka Suginami Canadian International School and Bunka Gakuen Junior and Senior High Schools]]
Public high schools are operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]].
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*[[Nishi High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nishi-h.metro.tokyo.jp/nishi-h/ |title=都立 西高等学校ホームページ |website=www.nishi-h.metro.tokyo.jp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020612194125/http://www.nishi-h.metro.tokyo.jp/nishi-h/ |archive-date=June 12, 2002}}</ref>
*{{ill|Nogei High School|ja|東京都立農芸高等学校}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |script-title=ja:都立農芸高等学校：Tokyo Metropolitan Nogei High School |publisher=Nogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp |access-date=2014-07-29 |archive-date=2014-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721021221/http://www.nogei-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{ill|Ogikubo High School|ja|東京都立荻窪高等学校}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ogikubo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |title=東京都立荻窪高等学校 |access-date=2007-10-30 |archive-date=2007-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116144628/http://www.ogikubo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{ill|Suginami High School|ja|東京都立杉並高等学校}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suginami-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |script-title=ja:東京都立杉並高等学校 |publisher=Suginami-h.metro.tokyo.jp |access-date=2014-07-29 |archive-date=2013-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831220025/http://www.suginami-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{ill|Suginami Sogo High School|ja|東京都立杉並総合高等学校}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.suginamisogo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |title=東京都立杉並総合高等学校 |access-date=2007-10-30 |archive-date=2007-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028113256/http://www.suginamisogo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{ill|Suginami Technical High School|ja|東京都立杉並工業高等学校}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suginamikogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |script-title=ja:東京都立杉並工業高等学校 |publisher=Suginamikogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp |access-date=2014-07-29 |archive-date=2014-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731040751/http://www.suginamikogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{ill|Toyotama High School|ja|東京都立豊多摩高等学校}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.toyotama-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-10-30 |archive-date=2007-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018051625/http://www.toyotama-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Suginami City operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Municipal combined elementary and junior high schools:<ref name=Suginamischoollist>{{cite web |url=https://www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/kyouiku/chiiki/communityschool/1064038.html |title=地域運営学校（コミュニティ・スクール）一覧（設立年順） |publisher=Suginami |accessdate=2022-11-26 |archive-date=2022-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126230116/https://www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/kyouiku/chiiki/communityschool/1064038.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Koenji Gakuen (高円寺学園)
*Suginami Izumi Gakuen (杉並和泉学園)

Municipal junior high schools:<ref name=Suginamischoollist/>
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*Amanuma Junior High School (天沼中学校)
*Asagaya Junior High School (阿佐ヶ谷中学校)
*Fujimigaoka Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立富士見丘中学校|富士見丘中学校]])
*Higashida Junior High School (東田中学校)
*Higashihara Junior High School (東原中学校)
*Igusa Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立井草中学校|井草中学校]])
*Iogi Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立井荻中学校|井荻中学校]])
*Konan Junior High School (高南中学校)
*Koyo Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立向陽中学校|向陽中学校]])
*Matsunoki Junior High School (松ノ木中学校)
*Miyamae Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立宮前中学校|宮前中学校]])
*Nakase Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立中瀬中学校|中瀬中学校]])
*Nishimiya Junior High School (西宮中学校)
*Ogikubo Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立荻窪中学校|荻窪中学校]])
*Omiya Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立大宮中学校|大宮中学校]])
*Sen-nan Junior High School<!--English from https://www.suginami-school.ed.jp/sennanchu/--> (泉南中学校)
*Shinmei Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立神明中学校|神明中学校]])
*Shokei Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立松溪中学校|松溪中学校]])
*Sugimori Junior High School (杉森中学校)
*Takaido Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立高井戸中学校|高井戸中学校]])
*Wada Junior High School ([[:ja:杉並区立和田中学校|和田中学校]])
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Municipal elementary schools:<ref name=Suginamischoollist/>
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*Amanuma ([[:ja:杉並区立天沼小学校|天沼小学校]])
*Eifuku (永福小学校)
*Fujimigaoka (富士見丘小学校)
*Hachinari (八成小学校)
*Hamadayama ({{Interlanguage link|浜田山小学校|ja|杉並区立浜田山小学校}})
*Higashita ([[:ja:杉並区立東田小学校|東田小学校]])
*Honan ([[:ja:杉並区立方南小学校|方南小学校]])
*Horinouchi (堀之内小学校)
*Iogi (井荻小学校)
*Kugayama (久我山小学校)
*Kutsukake (沓掛小学校)
*Mabashi (馬橋小学校)
*Matsunoki (松ノ木小学校)
*Momoi No. 1 (桃井第一小学校)
*Momoi No. 2 (桃井第二小学校)
*Momoi No. 3 (桃井第三小学校)
*Momoi No. 4 (桃井第四小学校)
*Momoi No. 5 (桃井第五小学校)
*Nishita ([[:ja:杉並区立西田小学校|西田小学校]])
*Ogikubo ([[:ja:杉並区立荻窪小学校|荻窪小学校]])
*Omiya (大宮小学校)
*Sanya (三谷小学校)
*Seibi (済美小学校)
*Shinomiya (四宮小学校)
*Shoan<!--From pic at https://www.suginami-school.ed.jp/shouanshouan/--> ([[:ja:杉並区立松庵小学校|松庵小学校]])
*Suginami No. 1 ([[:ja:杉並区立杉並第一小学校|杉並第一小学校]])
*Suginami No. 2 (杉並第ニ小学校)
*Suginami No. 3 (杉並第三小学校)
*Suginami No. 6 (杉並第六小学校)
*Suginami No. 7 ([[:ja:杉並区立杉並第七小学校|杉並第七小学校]])
*Suginami No. 9 (杉並第九小学校)
*Suginami No. 10 (杉並第十小学校)
*Takaido ([[:ja:杉並区立高井戸小学校|高井戸小学校]])
*Takaido No. 2 ([[:ja:杉並区立高井戸第二小学校|高井戸第二小学校]])
*Takaido No. 3 (高井戸第三小学校)
*Takaido No. 4 ([[:ja:杉並区立高井戸第四小学校|高井戸第四小学校]])
*Takaido Higashi ([[:ja:杉並区立高井戸東小学校|高井戸東小学校]])
*Wada (和田小学校)
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International schools:
*[[Bunka Gakuen University|Bunka Suginami Canadian International School]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BSCIS: BRITISH COLUMBIA CERTIFIED OFFSHORE SCHOOL IN TOKYO |url=https://www.doublediploma.com/ |website=Bunka Suignami Canadian International School |access-date=29 September 2022 |language=en |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929095256/https://www.doublediploma.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bscis.bunsugi.jp/ |title={{!}} Bunka Suginami Canadian International School |website=bscis.bunsugi.jp |language=ja |access-date=2017-10-23 |archive-date=2017-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019131414/http://bscis.bunsugi.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{Nihongo|Tokyo Korean 9th Elementary School|東京朝鮮第九初級学校}} - [[Chosen gakko|North Korean school]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html |script-title=ja:ウリハッキョ一覧 |publisher=[[Chongryon]] |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-date=December 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219132215/http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}().</ref>

Higher Education:
*[[Meiji University]], Izumi Campus

==Economy==

===Animation===
Several [[animation]] studios are located in Suginami. [[Bones (studio)|Bones]] is headquartered in Igusa,<ref>"[http://www.bones.co.jp/company-info/index.html company info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923193538/http://www.bones.co.jp/company-info/index.html |date=2015-09-23 }}." Bones. Retrieved on March 10, 2010.</ref> while [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] has its headquarters near the [[Kami-Igusa Station]] on the [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]].<ref>"[http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/international/company/outline.html Company Outline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111800/http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/international/company/outline.html |date=2015-09-24 }}." [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.</ref> Bones was founded by former members of Sunrise, and staff at each company often help each other on projects. The [[Satelight]] studio, founded in [[Sapporo]], relocated to the [[Asagaya]] neighborhood in 2006 (an earlier Tokyo office, at a different location in Suginami, had been in existence since 2003).<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083851/http://www.satelight.co.jp/english/company/enkaku.html Satelight Corporate History]." [[Satelight]]. Retrieved on July 9, 2010.</ref> In addition, many smaller studios are based here; as of 2006, over 70 studios (of 400 throughout Japan) were located in Suginami.<ref name="Japan Times Online" />

===Japanese operations===
The communications and electronics giant [[Iwatsu Electric]] is headquartered in [[Kugayama]].<ref>"[http://www.iwatsu.co.jp/ENGLISH/about/index.html Corporate Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802033229/http://www.iwatsu.co.jp/ENGLISH/about/index.html |date=2013-08-02 }}." Iwatsu Electric. December 8, 2002. Retrieved on July 9, 2010.</ref>

===Foreign operations===
[[American Express]] used to have its Japanese headquarters south of Ogikubo station, but it moved to [[Toranomon]] in central Tokyo in 2020.<ref>[https://www.americanexpress.com/jp/business/corporate/customer/jp-news-and-insights/News5.html Notification: Relocation of our Head Office and Change of Corporate Services Center Telephone Number] October 29, 2020</ref>

[[Microsoft]] has a branch office in the Daitabashi Asahi Seimei Building in Izumi.<ref>"[https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/jp/offices.aspx Microsoft Careers - Our Japan Locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615204135/http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/jp/offices.aspx |date=2013-06-15 }}." Microsoft. Retrieved on July 9, 2010.</ref>

===Former economic operations===
Prior to its disestablishment, [[Data East]] had its headquarters in Suginami.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20021208065722/http://www.dataeast-corp.co.jp/company/index.htm データイースト]." Data East. December 8, 2002. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.</ref>

==Culture==
[[File:Asagaya Tanabata 09-2.jpg|thumb|Asagaya Tanabata Festival, held in August]]
*[[Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Tokyo)|Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine]]
*Suginami Kokaido: a concert hall and the home of the [[Japan Philharmonic Orchestra]].<ref name="Japan Times Online" /> It is also the same place where {{nihongo4|''Birth of Ultraman''|ウルトラマン誕生|Urutoraman Tanjō}}, the pre-premiere special of ''[[Ultraman (1966 TV series)|Ultraman]]'' was held which recorded on July 9, 1966 and later aired on [[Tokyo Broadcasting System]] (the Ultra Series' original network before TV Tokyo) the next day in 7:00 pm. In fact, as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the ''[[Ultra Series]]'', {{nihongo|"Ultraman Day"|ウルトラマンの日|Urutoraman no Hi}} was held in Suginami Kokaido on July 10, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m-78.jp/news/n-3794/ |script-title=ja:ウルトラマン放送開始50年記念『ウルトラマンの日 in 杉並公会堂』2DAYS開催決定!! 7/9(土)「THE ROCK 2016」・10(日)「THE LEGENDS 1966」 |language=ja |publisher=m-78.jp |date=2016-05-12 |access-date=2016-05-25 |newspaper=円谷ステーション - ウルトラマン、円谷プロ公式サイト |archive-date=2016-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518064338/http://m-78.jp/news/n-3794/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m-78.jp/50th/suginami/ |script-title=ja:ウルトラマンの日 |language=ja |publisher=m-78.jp |access-date=2016-05-25 |archive-date=2016-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708124806/http://m-78.jp/50th/suginami/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Suginami Animation Museum: a small museum which includes a screening theater, library, and historical overview of Japanese animation, with English language explanations

==References==
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