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is a neighborhood in southern Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of districts 1-chome to 3-chome, with a population of 7,231 as of January 2013, and postal code 152-0035. The name also refers to the broader area surrounding Jiyūgaoka Station, which includes both Jiyūgaoka and the neighborhood of Setagaya. Jiyūgaoka Station is located at the junction of the Tōyoko Line and Ōimachi Line. There are many numbers of apparel stores, zakka stores and restaurants. Jiyūgaoka is often considered as one of the most desirable places to live in Tokyo.〔http://www.major7.net/contents/trendlabo/research/vol013/〕 The area has its own newspaper dating back to 1919.〔(Newspaper front page (Japanese) )〕 == History == The area was rural until the late 1920s, when rail service commenced. On 28 August 1927, was established on the Tōyoko Line. In the same year, Jiyūgaoka-gakuen High School was opened.〔http://www.jlogos.com/webtoktai/index_login.html?word=%BC%AB%CD%B3%A4%AC%B5%D6&id=5703742〕 The school name, 自由ヶ丘学園高等学校, literally "Liberal Hill Academy", due to its liberal education (part of the Taishō period liberal education movement; see 大正自由教育運動), later gave rise to the name of the nearby station and thence the entire area, similarly to the neighboring stations of Toritsu-Daigaku Station and Gakugei-daigaku Station (named for universities formerly located in the area). In 1929, the Ōimachi Line was opened and a new was established about 800m west of the already existing Kuhonbutsu-mae Station. Kuhonbutsu-mae Station was renamed to Jiyūgaoka Station around the same time.〔Kadokawa Japanese Location Name Dictionary 13 Tokyo (角川日本地名大辞典)〕 The "Jiyūgaoka" name was formally adopted for addresses in the area in 1932. Following World War II, the area grew quickly as a suburb of Tokyo, with its central business district taking its current form around the 1970s. The spelling of the area was changed from the original 自由ヶ丘 to the current 自由が丘 (replacing the small ''ke'') in 1965, with the station following in 1966. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jiyūgaoka, Meguro, Tokyo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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