- Kirigaoka
is a small
suburb ofYokohama city located in the Midori-ku ward (緑区). It translates directly into a "Misty Hill". Kirigaoka is boud from the North-West by Tōmei Highway, from the North by Tōkaichiba (十日市場) neighbourhood, from the East by a nihongo|Niharu-shimin-no-mori |新治市民の森|Niiharushiminnomori forest and in the South by the another suburb called Wakabadai (若葉台).There are 3 schools: Elementary, Middle and a 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 .External links
* [http://www.edu.city.yokohama.jp/sch/es/kirigaoka/ Kirigaoka Elementary School]
* [http://www.edu.city.yokohama.jp/sch/jhs/kirigaoka/ Kirigaoka Middle School]
* [http://www.kirigaoka-h.pen-kanagawa.ed.jp/ Kirigaoka Highschool]
* [http://bakery-okada.com/ Bakery Okada]
* [http://www.kurosawafilmstudio.com/ Kurosawa Film Studio]
* [http://home.n06.itscom.net/gt3/ Kirigaoka Green Town 3 chōme]
* [http://home.K04.itscom.net/gt4/ Kirigaoka Green Town 4 chōme]
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