Gotanda
Sign in to savethumb|Gotanda buildings is a district in the Shinagawa ward of Tokyo, Japan. The district straddles the Meguro River, and is located between the Meguro and Ōsaki stations on the JR Yamanote Line. thumb|Gotanda Station The district is centered on Gotanda Station, which is served by the Toei Asakusa Line and the elevated Tōkyū Ikegami Line as well as the Yamanote line. In the Tokyo road network, it is located at the crossings of Japan National Route 1 (Sakurada Avenue / Dai-Ni Keihin), the Central Circular Route (Expressway C2), and Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317 (Yamate Street).
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thumb|Gotanda buildings is a district in the Shinagawa ward of Tokyo, Japan. The district straddles the Meguro River, and is located between the Meguro and Ōsaki stations on the JR Yamanote Line. thumb|Gotanda Station The district is centered on Gotanda Station, which is served by the Toei Asakusa Line and the elevated Tōkyū Ikegami Line as well as the Yamanote line. In the Tokyo road network, it is located at the crossings of Japan National Route 1 (Sakurada Avenue / Dai-Ni Keihin), the Central Circular Route (Expressway C2), and Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317 (Yamate Street).
==District profile== The JR loop divides the district in half, with Higashi (East) Gotanda lying inside the Yamanote loop, while Nishi (West) Gotanda is outside the loop. Nishi-Gotanda is largely residential, with moderately sized apartment buildings close to the JR station and quiet streets in the outer areas. Higashi-Gotanda is home to Seisen University, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, several temples and shrines, and many office buildings. Higashi-Gotanda also has many hotels, including some capsule hotels. The global headquarters of Sony were previously located along Sony Dōri on the eastern edge of Higashi-Gotanda, but most of the complex has moved to adjacent Shinagawa, Minato Ward.