Aobadai
Aobadai (青葉台) is a district located in the northern portion of Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, which consists of 1 to 4-chōme. As of January 1, 2008, it has a total population of 7,265.
Geography
The Aobadai district borders Shinsenchō, Nanpeidaichō, Hachiyamachō and Sarugakuchō on the north across Kyūyamate Dōri Avenue (旧山手通り); Kamimeguro on the south; and Higashiyama, Ōhashi, Komaba on the west and northwest across Yamate Dōri Avenue (山手通り).
A hillside neighborhood in Aobadai 2-chōme is known as Saigōyama (西郷山), literally meaning "Saigō Mountain." It was named so because Saigō Tsugumichi, a Meiji-period politician and a younger brother of Saigō Takamori, owned a mansion there. The mansion has already been moved to the Meiji Mura museum in Inuyama, Aichi for preservation. Today, the site where Saigō's house existed is home to recreation parks including Saigōyama Park (西郷山公園) and Sugekari Park (菅刈公園); its surrounding area is known to be one of the most upscale residential neighborhood in Tokyo.
Embassies
The embassies housed in Aobadai includes Egypt and Senegal.
Education
Aobadai is home to an 1875-established elementary school, Sugekari Elementary School (菅刈小学校).
The institution of higher education located in this district is Sanno University. Although its main campus is located in Isehara, Kanagawa, the university maintains the "Daikanyama Campus" in this district. Note that although Aobadai is administratively one of the Meguro districts, it is in everyday sense considered to belong to the Daikanayama, Shibuya area.
The Aoba - Japan International School is also located in Aobadai.