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{{short description|Special ward in Tokyo, Japan}}
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| official_name = Nerima City
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| leader_title = Ward Mayor (区長, kuchō)
| leader_name = Akio Maekawa (since April 2014)
| leader_title1 = Vice Ward Mayor (副区長, fukukuchō)
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| population_total = 749,451<ref name="population"/>
| population_as_of = June 1, 2025
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{{Nihongo|'''Nerima'''|練馬区|Nerima-ku}} is one of the 23 [[Special wards of Tokyo|special ward]]s of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. It is mainly a residential ward, located in the northwest of the Wards Area of Tokyo (東京都区部, Tōkyō-to kubu). In English, the ward translates "ward" as "city" and refers to itself as Nerima City, as do some of the other special wards of Tokyo. In Japanese, it still refers to itself as Nerima Ward.

Nerima Ward is nicknamed ''the town of [[animation]]'' (アニメのまち, Anime no Machi), because the earliest [[anime]] studios started up in the ward, like [[Toei Animation]] and [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s [[Mushi Production]],<ref name="nerima-animation-history">Nerima Animation, [http://www.animation-nerima.jp/eng/history.html  History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609051626/http://www.animation-nerima.jp/eng/history.html |date=2012-06-09 }}; retrieved 2012-04-01.</ref><ref name="anime-town">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/nerimakids/naruhodo/anime.html |website=city.nerima.tokyo.jp |title=アニメのまち|access-date=5 July 2025}}</ref> making it the birthplace of anime,<ref name="hayao-miyasaki-origins">2004年8月10日読売新聞「ジブリの挑戦 宮崎駿の原点『白蛇伝』」</ref> of the  first color anime [[feature film]] ''[[The White Snake Enchantress (film)|The White Snake Enchantress]]'', and of the first anime TV series ''[[Astro Boy]]''.<ref name="anime-sangyo">{{Cite web |url=http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/annai/animesangyo/index.html |title=練馬区役所ホームページ『ジャパンアニメーション発祥の地 練馬区』 |access-date=2025-07-05 |archive-date=2013-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813015416/http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/annai/animesangyo/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{As of|2007}}, Nerima has the largest concentration of anime studios in Japan, followed by the neighboring [[Suginami|Suginami Ward]].<ref>（独）中小企業基盤整備機構「平成18年度ナレッジリサーチ事業 コンテンツ産業の方向性に関する調査研究（アニメ制作会社の現状と課題）」より。</ref><ref name="animeanime">{{cite web |url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2007/07/15/2020.html|title=More than 600 Japanese anime production companies are concentrated in western Tokyo |website=animeanime.jp |access-date=5 July 2025}}</ref> Nerima has also served as the setting for several popular anime and [[manga]] series, including ''[[Doraemon]]'',<ref name="doraemon-address"/> ''[[Ranma ½]]'', ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'', ''[[Tokyo Ghoul]]'', and ''[[Digimon_Adventure_(1999_TV_series)|Digimon Adventure]]''.

{{As of|2025|06|01}}, the ward has an estimated total population of 749,451 people. It has 399,800 households, and 21.6% of the ward's population is elderly (over the age of 65).<ref name="population">{{cite web|url=https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kusei/tokei/jinko/index.html|title=Number of households and population in Nerima Ward based on the Basic Resident Register (as of June 1, 2025) |website=city.nerima.tokyo.jp |access-date=6 July 2025}}</ref> The total area of the ward is 48.08 km<sup>2</sup>,<ref name="area">{{cite web|url=https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kusei/tokei/tokeisho/toukeisho2017.files/hyo01.pdf|title=Charts related to Nerima ward trends |website=city.nerima.tokyo.jp |access-date=6 July 2025}}</ref> which gives a population density of 15,591 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.

==Geography==
[[File:Shakujii River and Sakura 20100403.jpg|thumb|left|[[Shakujii River]] and cherry blossoms]]

Nerima is located within the [[Special Wards of Tokyo|Wards Area of Tokyo]], in the north part of the ''West of the Palace'' area (城西エリア, ''Jōsai eria''). Neighboring wards are [[Itabashi, Tokyo|Itabashi Ward]] (to the east),  [[Toshima, Tokyo (ward)|Toshima Ward]] (to the southeast), [[Suginami, Tokyo|Suginami Ward]], and [[Nakano, Tokyo|Nakano Ward]] (to the south). To the west it neighbors two cities in the [[Tama Area]] of Tokyo: [[Musashino, Tokyo|Musashino]] (to the southwest), and [[Nishi-tokyo, Tokyo|Nishitōkyō]] (to the west). To the north lie three cities in [[Saitama Prefecture]]: [[Wako, Saitama|Wakō]], [[Asaka, Saitama|Asaka]] and [[Niiza, Saitama|Niiza]].

The ward is roughly rectangular, measuring 10km east to west and 4km to 7km north to south, with an area of 48.08km{{sup|2}}.<ref name="area"/> It accounts for about 7.7% of the total area of the 23 wards, making it the 5th largest of the 23 wards. 

To the northwest, there is a small exclave called [[Nishiōizumimachi|Nishi-Ōizumimachi]], enclaved within the city of [[Niiza]] in  [[Saitama Prefecture]]. The ward is working to incorporate the exclave into Saitama Prefecture, but residents are opposed to the plan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why is Nishi-Ōizumimachi in Nerima Ward an exclave? |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/tokyo23/news/20220403-OYTNT50188/ |website=Yomiuri Shimbun Online |date=2022-04-04 |access-date=2023-04-02 |language=ja |archive-date=2023-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402235959/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/tokyo23/news/20220403-OYTNT50188/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Terrain===
The entire ward lies within the [[Musashino Plateau]] and features soil composed of [[loam]] formed from [[volcanic ash]].<ref name=3D>{{cite web |url=https://www.tamarokuto.or.jp/blog/athome/2020/11/05/post-2012/ |title=武蔵野台地の立体地形模型 |trans-title=Exhibit explanation "Three-dimensional topographic model of Musashino Plateau" (Earth Room) |website=[[:ja:多摩六都科学館|Tamarokuto Science Center]] |date=November 5, 2020 |language=ja |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref> The highest point in the 23 wards is in Nerima Ward, around [[Musashi-Seki Park]]. There are two peaks in the plateau at an altitude of about 58m in Sekimachi-Minami 4th Street and [[Sekimachi-Kita]] 4th Street.

===Water Bodies===
The main rivers are the [[Shakujii River]] and the [[Shirako River]], and the difference in elevation is small. In the past, the Naka-Arai River, the [[Senkawa Aqueduct]], and the Tagara Irrigation Canal flowed through the ward, but have dried out since.<ref name="extinct-rivers">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nerima-archives.jp/column/3249/|title=練馬の水系|website=Nerima Wagamachi Museum|accessdate=2025-08-12}}</ref> Groundwater from the Musashino Plateau surfaces as springs, creating the Sambōji Pond, Shakujii Pond, and [[Musashi-Seki Park#Fujimi Pond|Fujimi Pond]].<ref>Nerima Ward Groundwater Survey Report, 1969</ref>

====[[Classification of rivers in Japan|Class A Rivers]]====
*[[Shakujii River]]
*[[Shirako River]]

====Ponds====
*Sambōji Pond
*Shakujii Pond
*[[Musashi-Seki Park#Fujimi Pond|Fujimi Pond]]

====Extinct Water Bodies====
*Naka-Arai River
*[[Senkawa Aqueduct]]
*Tagara Irrigation Canal
*Nukui Pond
*Igashira Pond

===Neighborhoods===
Nerima Ward has implemented an [[Japanese addressing system|addressing system]] based on the Act on Residential Addresses (Act No. 119 of May 10, 1962) in most areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000119 |title=Act on Residential Addresses (住居表示に関する法律) |website=laws.e-gov.go.jp |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref> Based on this system, the ward comprises 46 neighborhoods (町, ''machi''), each further divided into numbered neighborhood blocks called ''chōme'' (丁目) or Streets, which have local [[neighborhood association]]s called [[chōnaikai]] (町内会). 

The neighborhoods are as follows, arranged by postal code and postal area:

====Nerima Area====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:small;" 
|+
|- 
!Neighborhood !! Japanese name !! Date of Establishment !! No. of Streets (丁目) !! Zip Code<ref name="zip-code-list">{{cite web |url=https://www.post.japanpost.jp/cgi-zip/zipcode.php?pref=13&city=1131200&cmp=1 |title=Japan Post Zip Code List |website=www.post.japanpost.jp |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nerima (Nerima Ward)|Nerima]]||練馬||1 February 1963||4||176-0001
|-
|Sakuradai||桜台||1 November 1987||6||176-0002
|-
|Hazawa||羽沢||1 January 1987||3||176-0003
|-
|[[Kotakechō]]||小竹町||1 January 1987||2||176-0004
|- 
|[[Asahigaoka]]||旭丘||1 January 1987||2||176-0005
|-
|Sakaechō||栄町||1 January 1987||1||176-0006
|-
|Toyotama-Kami ||豊玉上||1 January 1990||2||176-0011
|-
|Toyotama-Kita ||豊玉北||1 January 1990||6||176-0012
|-
|Toyotama-Naka||豊玉中||1 January 1989||4||176-0013
|-
|Toyotama-Minami||豊玉南||1 January 1989||3||176-0014
|- 
|Nukui||貫井||1 January 1965||5||176-0021
|-
|Kōyama||向山||1 April 1965||4||176-0022
|-
|Nakamura-Kita||中村北||1 September 1972||4||176-0023
|-
|Nakamura||中村||1 September 1972||3||176-0024
|-
|Nakamura-Minami||中村南||1 September 1972||3||176-0025
|-
|}
{{Reflist|group="a"}}<ref name="area"/>

====Shakujii Area====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:small;" 
|+
|- 
!Neighborhood !! Japanese name !! Date of Establishment !! No. of Streets (丁目) !! Zip Code<ref name="zip-code-list"/> 
|- 
|Miharadai||三原台||1 August 1971||3||177-0031
|- 
|Yahara||谷原||1 April 1965||6||177-0032
|- 
|Takanodai||高野台||1 April 1965||5||177-0033
|- 
|Fujimidai||富士見台||1 November 1964||4||177-0034
|- 
|Minami-Tanaka||南田中||1 August 1973||5||177-0035
|-
|[[Shakujiimachi]]||石神井町||1 January 1970||7||177-0041
|-
|Shimo-Shakujii||下石神井||1 August 1973||6||177-0042
|-
|Kami-Shakujii-Minamichō||上石神井南町||1 June 1984||1||177-0043
|- 
|[[Kami-Shakujii]]||上石神井||1 June 1985||4||177-0044
|-
|[[Shakujiidai]]||石神井台||1 July 1970||8||177-0045
|- 
|[[Sekimachi-Kita]]||関町北||1 January 1978||5||177-0051
|-
|Sekimachi-Higashi||関町東||1 June 1985||2||177-0052
|-
|Sekimachi-Minami||関町南||1 June 1984||4||177-0053
|-
|Tatenochō||立野町||1 June 1984||1||177-0054
|-
|}
{{Reflist|group="b"}}<ref name="area"/>

====Ōizumi Area====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:small;" 
|+
|- 
!Neighborhood !! Japanese name !! Date of Establishment !! No. of Streets (丁目) !! Zip Code<ref name="zip-code-list"/> 
|- 
|[[Ōizumi-Gakuenchō]]||大泉学園町||1 December 1982||9||178-0061
|-
|[[Ōizumimachi]]||大泉町||1 January 1980||6||178-0062
|-
|[[Higashi-Ōizumi]]||東大泉||1 August 1980||7||178-0063
|-
|[[Minami-Ōizumi]]||南大泉||1 August 1981||6||178-0064
|-
|[[Nishi-Ōizumi]]||西大泉||1 August 1981||6||178-0065
|-
|[[Nishiōizumimachi|Nishi-Ōizumimachi]]||西大泉町||Address system not implemented||1||178-0066
|-
|}
{{Reflist|group="c"}}<ref name="area"/>

====Hikarigaoka Area====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:small;" 
|+
|- 
!Neighborhood !! Japanese name !! Date of Establishment !! No. of Streets (丁目) !! Zip Code<ref name="zip-code-list"/> 
|- 
|Asahichō||旭町||1 October 1968||3||179-0071
|- 
|Hikarigaoka||光が丘||1 March 1983||7||179-0072
|- 
|Tagara||田柄||1 October 1967||5||179-0073
|- 
|Kasugachō||春日町||1 January 1967||6||179-0074
|- 
|Takamatsu||高松||1 September 1969||6||179-0075
|- 
|Doshida||土支田||1 January 1975||4||179-0076
|- 
|Kitamachi||北町||1 June 1966||8||179-0081
|-
|Nishiki||錦||1 July 1965||2||179-0082
|- 
|Heiwadai||平和台||1 July 1965||4||179-0083
|- 
|Hikawadai||氷川台||1 July 1965||4||179-0084
|- 
|Hayamiya||早宮||1 July 1965||4||179-0085
|- 
|} 
{{Reflist|group="d"}}<ref name="area"/> 

===Postal Code===
In Nerima Ward, the first three digits of the postal code are either 176, 177, 178, or 179, depending on the area.

* 〒176-00XX: Nerima Post Office
* 〒177-00XX: Shakujii Post Office
* 〒178-00XX: Ōizumi Post Office
* 〒179-00XX: Hikarigaoka Post Office

===Climate===
During summer months, the Nerima Ward experiences intense heat, with many days exceeding 35°C and peak temperatures sometimes reaching 38°C. During winter months, it recorded a low of -7.0°C in 2018, and between January and March each year, low-pressure systems approaching from the south often bring snowfall, when the costal wards in downtown Tokyo receives only rain or sleet.

These temperature variations, combined with drainage from local rivers and irrigation canals, create ideal conditions for agriculture. Nerima has become renowned for its specialty crops, including Nerima daikon, cabbage, blueberries, and grapes.
Annual precipitation typically ranges from 1,000 to 2,000 millimeters, showing no clear long-term trends.

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|location = Nerima (2013−2020 normals, extremes 2012−present)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|Jan record high C = 19.3
|Feb record high C = 24.8
|Mar record high C = 28.8
|Apr record high C = 29.9
|May record high C = 34.7
|Jun record high C = 34.8
|Jul record high C = 39.6
|Aug record high C = 39.0
|Sep record high C = 37.0
|Oct record high C = 33.4
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 25.0
|Jan high C = 9.9
|Feb high C = 10.8
|Mar high C = 15.2
|Apr high C = 20.0
|May high C = 25.5
|Jun high C = 27.1
|Jul high C = 30.8
|Aug high C = 32.5
|Sep high C = 27.6
|Oct high C = 22.1
|Nov high C = 16.8
|Dec high C = 11.9
|Jan mean C = 4.8
|Feb mean C = 5.8
|Mar mean C = 10.0
|Apr mean C = 14.4
|May mean C = 20.0
|Jun mean C = 22.5
|Jul mean C = 26.3
|Aug mean C = 27.8
|Sep mean C = 23.6
|Oct mean C = 18.1
|Nov mean C = 12.4
|Dec mean C = 7.1
|Jan low C = 0.2
|Feb low C = 1.4
|Mar low C = 5.2
|Apr low C = 9.5
|May low C = 15.2
|Jun low C = 19.0
|Jul low C = 23.0
|Aug low C = 24.2
|Sep low C = 20.2
|Oct low C = 14.8
|Nov low C = 8.4
|Dec low C = 2.7
|Jan record low C = -7.0
|Feb record low C = -4.1
|Mar record low C = -2.6
|Apr record low C = 1.2
|May record low C = 6.4
|Jun record low C = 12.3
|Jul record low C = 17.4
|Aug record low C = 17.4
|Sep record low C = 12.2
|Oct record low C = 6.6
|Nov record low C = -1.1
|Dec record low C = -3.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 47.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 39.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 109.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 130.9
|May precipitation mm = 88.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 201.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 165.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 164.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 229.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 263.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 66.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 46.3
|year precipitation mm = 1553.3
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm 
|Jan precipitation days = 4.1
|Feb precipitation days = 3.9
|Mar precipitation days = 8.1
|Apr precipitation days = 8.5
|May precipitation days = 7.5
|Jun precipitation days = 12.3
|Jul precipitation days = 12.6
|Aug precipitation days = 10.8
|Sep precipitation days = 12.5
|Oct precipitation days = 9.9
|Nov precipitation days = 7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 5.0
|Jan sun = 212.9
|Feb sun = 178.8
|Mar sun = 189.1
|Apr sun = 193.4
|May sun = 213.2
|Jun sun = 135.7
|Jul sun = 147.6
|Aug sun = 175.3
|Sep sun = 120.3
|Oct sun = 131.3
|Nov sun = 160.3
|Dec sun = 182.3
|year sun = 2040.2
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=44&block_no=1002&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=44&block_no=1002&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） 
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 23, 2022}}</ref>}}

===Parks===
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| direction         = vertical
| width             = 180
| header            = Parks
| image1            = 光が丘 Tokyo, Japan Sigma 35mm Canon 6D (30879503534).jpg
| caption1          = [[Hikarigaoka Park]]
| image2            = 武蔵関公園「富士見池」（中之橋から北東ボート乗り場方面）練馬区.jpg
| caption2          = Fujimi Pond in [[Musashiseki Park|Musashi-Seki Park]]
| image3            = Johoku-Chuo-Park-2010.jpg
| caption3          = Jōhoku Central Park
}}
*[[Hikarigaoka Park]]
*[[Shakujii Park]]
*[[Ōizumi-Chūō Park|Ōizumi Central Park]]
*[[Musashiseki Park]]
*[[Johoku-Chuo Park|Jōhoku Central Park]] (half of it is part of Itabashi Ward)
*Takamatsu Park

===Facilities===
====Museums====
*Ward art museum
*[[Iwasaki Chihiro]] illustrated book museum
*Tōei Animation Museum

====Amusement Parks====
{{multiple image
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| direction         = vertical
| width             = 180
| header            = Amusement Parks
| image1            = Toshimaen entrance.jpg|
| caption1          = The historic Toshimaen amusement park
| image2            = Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter.jpg
| caption2          = The Making of ''Harry Potter'' - Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo
}}
=====Toshimaen=====
[[Toshimaen]] (closed permanently on August 31, 2020)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toshimaen.co.jp/ |title=水と緑の遊園地 としまえん{{pipe}}プール、冬は屋外アイススケート、釣り堀も楽しめる遊園地。豊島園駅下車すぐ。 |publisher=Toshimaen.co.jp |access-date=2011-08-10 |archive-date=2010-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708200528/http://www.toshimaen.co.jp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> was an amusement park in Nerima Ward. The majority of the former Toshimaen site was purchased by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government]] after its closure, and is planned to be developed as a large park that serves as a base for use in event of a disaster.<ref name="construction">{{cite web |url= https://castel.jp/p/5069 |title= 【速報】としまえんが8/31に閉園&ハリーポッターのテーマパークへリニューアル計画！オープンはいつ？ |publisher=Castel.jp | access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> Another part of it was used to reopen as ''The Making of ''Harry Potter'' - Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo''.<ref name="harry-potter-opening"/>

=====The Making of ''Harry Potter'' - Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo=====
Toshimaen reopened as ''[[Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter]]'', announced in August 2020 and opened on June 16, 2023,<ref name="harry-potter-opening">{{Cite web |title=Harry Potter Studio Tour Tokyo to Open in 2023 |url=https://jw-webmagazine.com/harry-potter-studio-tour-tokyo/ |website=Japan Web Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=2025-07-07 |archive-date=2025-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710071215/https://jw-webmagazine.com/harry-potter-studio-tour-tokyo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter'' is the second such park in the world, after the one in [[London]], which opened in 2012. It is located in Nerima Ward, on part of the now-defunct [[Toshimaen]] amusement park site.<ref name="harry-potter-opening-2">{{Cite web|title=Harry Potter Studio Tour Tokyo to Open in 2023|url=https://jw-webmagazine.com/harry-potter-studio-tour-tokyo/|website=Japan Web Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2025-07-07|archive-date=2025-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710071215/https://jw-webmagazine.com/harry-potter-studio-tour-tokyo/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Similar to its counterpart in London, the 30,000 square-meter attraction in Tokyo offers visitors a walking tour through some of the recreated famous film sets including the Great Hall, the Forbidden Forest, and the Diagon Alley. It also displays film sets, costumes, and props that were used in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]]. In addition to Harry Potter, it also covers the ''[[Fantastic Beasts (film series)|Fantastic Beasts]]'' spin-offs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Japan to open world's second 'Making of Harry Potter' attraction|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/osaka-new-harry-potter-attraction/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|language=en}}</ref> Steam locomotive [[GWR 4900 Class 4920 Dumbleton Hall|4920 ''Dumbleton Hall'']], which is identical to [[GWR 4900 Class 5972 Olton Hall|the locomotive used in the Harry Potter movies]], will be an exhibit.<ref>Dumbleton Hall for new Harry Potter Japan attraction ''[[The Railway Magazine]]'' issue 1450 January 2022 page 7</ref>

==History==
People first began living in Nerima during the [[Paleolithic period]]. Archaeological evidence that bears witness to this has been discovered throughout the ward,<ref name="history1">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kusei/kunogaiyo/aramashi/history.html|title=History of the Ward |website=city.nerima.tokyo.jp |access-date=6 July 2025}}</ref> such as the Paleolithic spear-point stone tools excavated from the Musashi-Seki site, which are registered as cultural property of the ward.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kankomoyoshi/annai/rekishiwoshiru/rekishibunkazai/isekihogo/shakujii.html |title=Ruins along the Shakujii River |website=city.nerima.tokyo.jp |access-date=6 July 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Shakujii Castle.jpg|thumb|Ruins of [[Shakujii Castle]], [[Kamakura]]/[[Muromachi]]-era seat of the [[Toshima clan]]'s territory]]
During the [[Heian period]], most of Nerima was part of Toshima District (豊嶋郡, ''Toshima-gun''), which included the city of Edo, in [[Musashi Province]]. By the end of the Heian period, the [[Toshima clan]] had control of the district.

During the beginning of the [[Muromachi period]], the [[Toshima clan]], who had power at the mouth of the [[Arakawa River (Kantō)|Arakawa River]], expanded their territory along the [[Shakujii River]], and eventually built Nerima Castle and [[Shakujii Castle]] (now [[Shakujii Park]]). The Toshima clan continued to rule until Toshima Yasutsune, the lord of Shakujii Castle, was defeated on April 28, 1477, by [[Ōta Dōkan]], a vassal of the [[Uesugi clan]] who built [[Edo Castle]].<ref>Nerima Local History Research Society (練馬郷土史研究会). Nerima-ku no rekishi (練馬区の歴史, "History of Nerima Ward"). Tokyo: Meichō Publishing, 1977. pp25–35.</ref>
[[File:Kuchi-e for the novel, "Teruhi no matsu" by Mishima Shōsō.jpg|thumb|left|Woodblock print depicting Princess Teruhime]]
The leyend has it that when Dōkan launched his final assault on Shakujii Castle, the castle's lord Toshima Yasutsune faced inevitable defeat. Yasutsune placed a golden saddle, a treasured heirloom of the Toshima clan, on his snow-white horse and rode to the cliff behind the castle. With Dōkan's soldiers watching from below, he spurred his horse over the edge, plunging into the waters of Sanbōji Pond (located in present-day Shakujii Park), where both horse and rider drowned. Yasutsune had a beautiful second daughter called Princess Teruhime, who was so saddened by her father's death that she threw herself into the same pond and drowned with him. Moved by compassion for the princess, Dōkan ordered a memorial mound built in her honor. Local folklore says that those who climb the old pine tree near Teruhime's mound can glimpse the golden saddle still gleaming at the bottom of the pond. This tree is called ''Teruhi-no-Matsu''. Today, Nerima Ward commemorates the princess with an annual festival called the Teruhime Matsuri.<ref name="teruhime-1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kankomoyoshi/annai/omatsuri/teruhime.html|title=照姫まつり|publisher=練馬区|date=2021-04-14|accessdate=2021-07-06}}</ref><ref name="teruhime-2">{{Cite web|url=https://teruhime-matsuri.com/about/img/sanyaku_1911.pdf|title=照姫まつり歴代三役|publisher=照姫まつり推進協議会事務局|date=2018-11-29|accessdate=2021-07-06}}</ref>

After the defeat of the Toshima clan, the area came under the influence of the [[Ōta clan]], and then the [[Hōjō clan]], before transitioning into the [[Tokugawa era]].<ref name="history1"/>

[[File:Nerima Daikon.jpg|thumb|left|Farmer cultivating Nerima daikon in [[Tokyo City]] (Winter, c. 1935)]]
During the [[Edo period]], Nerima developed as a major suburban farming village in Toshima District, that supplied the city of [[Edo]] with [[daikon]], burdock, and potatoes, among other products. During this period, the area's specialty, Nerima daikon developed. The earliest reference of Nerima daikon is from the 1683 geography book ''Murasak-no-Ippon'' (edited by Toda Mosui)<ref name="nerima-daikon-1">{{cite web|url=https://www.soumu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/soumu/2641_0609r_report05|title=東京都公文書館調査研究年報（2019年 第5号）|access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref> One of the legends about its origin is related to [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]], the 5th shogun of the [[Edo shogunate]], who built a villa in the village of Shimo-Nerima before becoming shogun, and brought seeds of Miyashige daikon from Owari to a vacant lot within the villa and cultivated them.<ref name="local_p1819">[[#練馬区区民生活事業本部産業地域振興部 2012年|練馬区区民生活事業本部産業地域振興部 2012年]]、18-19頁。</ref> The [[Senkawa Aqueduct]], which is now almost a culvert, was developed by the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] in 1696 and became a valuable water resource for agriculture in Nerima at the time.<ref name="history1"/>

[[File:Tokyo KitaToshima-gun 1889.png|thumb|Map of Kita-Toshima District in 1889. The yellow area is today's Nerima Ward, and the orange area is today's Itabashi Ward.]]
After the [[Boshin War]], the city of Edo was removed from Toshima District, and was renamed [[Tokyo City]]. In 1878, during the [[abolition of the han system]] in the [[Meiji era]], the rest of Toshima District was divided into Kita-Toshima District (北豊島郡, ''Kita-Toshima-gun'') and [[Minamitoshima District, Tokyo|Minami-Toshima District]] (南豊島郡, ''Minami-Toshima-gun''). Nerima was incorporated into Kita-Toshima District under the ''District, Town and Village Organization Act of 1878'' (郡区町村編成法).<ref name="history1"/>

After the [[1923 Great Kantō earthquake|Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923]], population began to flow from the city center into the Nerima area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kocho_koho/koho/publication/file/file01.pdf |title=file01 |website=city.nerima.tokyo.jp |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040727152850/http://city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kocho_koho/koho/publication/file/file01.pdf |archive-date=27 July 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="history1"/>

On October 1, 1932, Kita-Toshima District merged into [[Tokyo City]] as part of [[Itabashi, Tokyo|Itabashi Ward]], including the town of Nerima and the villages of Kami-Nerima, Naka-Arai, Shakujii, and Ōizumi.<ref name="history1"/>

[[File:C36(8914)-C2-398 1944-10-24 国土交通省航空写真.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Imperial Japanese Army]]'s Narimasu Airfield in October, 1944]]
During the [[Second World War]], the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] operated Narimasu Airfield in the Nerima area in [[Itabashi|Itabashi Ward]]. At its peak, the earthworks were rushed, with 3,000 people working in day and night shifts each day. The Imperial Japanese Army's 47th Air Squadron, 43rd Airfield Battalion, and the Narimasu Detachment Maintenance Unit of the Tachikawa Branch of the Air Arsenal were based there. 
Towards the end of the war, it became a place for the Southern Operation Squadron to regain its fighting strength, and the 48th and 231st [[Japanese Special Attack Units|Shinbu Special Attack Unit]]s were stationed here and used it as a training ground. In addition, the 101st, 102nd, and 103rd Air Squadrons were also relocated there.
Remnants of its wartime infrastructure can still be seen today. Concrete bunkers that once housed aircraft remain visible in [[Hikarigaoka Park]], and the runway is now the main street in front of the IMA department store in Hikarigaoka.

During the [[occupation of Japan]], the occupying Allied forces renamed the former Narimasu Airfield to Grant Heights on March 3, 1947. On April 5, the construction of family quarters for the United States Army Air Forces began, and was finished in June, 1948.

[[File:Nerima Ward Independence Monument 220530.jpg|thumb|Monument to commemorate the ward's independence from [[Itabashi|Itabashi Ward]]]]
In 1946, shortly after the end of the [[Second World War|war]], the local government system was reviewed by a memorandum of the Allied Forces. One of the measures was to merge the then 35 wards of Tokyo into 22 wards. The people of the Nerima area in [[Itabashi|Itabashi Ward]] had long been troubled by the distance of the Itabashi Ward Office. Since the establishment of Itabashi Ward in 1932, there have been several talks about separating the Nerima region, but they had not been successful.<ref name="nerima-independence-day">{{cite web |url=https://www.nerima-archives.jp/column/1225/ |title=≪8月≫ 悲願の練馬区独立を達成 |website=nerima-archives.jp |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref> During the review of the ward system, the town council presidents, ward assembly members, and various organization leaders of Nerima, Shakujii, and Ōizumi got together to try to make Nerima independent from Itabashi Ward, but the purpose of the occupying forces was to merge wards, not create new ones. In March, 1947, the wards of Tokyo were merged into 22 wards, with Nerima still being part of Itabashi Ward. After much campaigning, five months after the establishment of the 22 special wards, on August 1st, Nerima Ward was established and declared independent from Itabashi Ward, becoming the [[23 special wards|23rd special ward]] of [[Tokyo]]. Nerima Ward's independence day is commemorated annually.<ref name="history1"/><ref name="nerima-independence-day"/>

When the [[Allied occupation of Japan]] ended in 1952, the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] established a base in Nerima Ward. The first division of the eastern group of the [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force|Ground Self-Defense Force]] has its headquarters there.

In 1973, the [[United States Forces Japan]] returned Grant Heights to Japanese control.

==Culture==
===Festivals===
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* Teruhime Matsuri (April or May): A festival held annually in [[Shakujii Park]] in honor of Teruhime, daughter of Toshima Yasutsune, lord of [[Shakujii Castle]] during the [[Muromachi period]]. People dressed in period costumes as Princess Teruhime, Lord Yasutsune, the wife, members of the Toshima clan, and retainers perform the stage play ''The Legend of Teruhime'' and parade around the park. The roles of the princes, the mother, and the lord are open to the public, and can be played by people living in Nerima Ward.<ref name="teruhime-1"/><ref name="teruhime-2"/>
* [[Yosakoi]] Matsuri in [[Hikarigaoka Park]] (July)
* Nerima Festival (October)
* Tori-no-Ichi (November): A festival held at Nerima Ōtori Shrine in the Toyotama-Kita neighborhood every November on the day of the rooster, attracting tens of thousands of people.
* Seki-no-Boroichi Market (December): A traditional flea market which has been held every December since 1751 during the [[Edo period]] in Honryūji Temple, in the [[Sekimachi-Kita]] neighborhood, next to [[Musashi-Seki Station]].

===Traditional Products===
[[File:練馬大根漬物用大樽.jpg|thumb|Pickled daikon being produced in Wakamiya Park, in the Takamatsu neighborhood of Nerima Ward]]
* Cabbage
* Nerima [[daikon]]
* Pickled vegetables, centered around pickled daikon ([[takuan]])
* Sweets such as monaka and manjū featuring Nerima daikon motifs
* Tokyo hand-painted yuzen (textile dyeing)

===Animation===
Nerima Ward is the birthplace of Japanese [[anime]],<ref name="nerima-animation-history"/><ref name="anime-town"/> where Japan's first full-length color theatrical anime film ''[[The White Snake Enchantress (film)|The Tale of the White Serpent]]'' (1958) was produced. It is also the birthplace of television anime, where the world's first weekly broadcast full-scale TV anime series ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (black and white) was created in 1963,<ref name="anime-sangyo"/> and Japan's first full-color TV anime series ''[[Jungle Emperor Leo]]'' began in 1965.

From [[Toei Animation]]'s Ōizumi Studio, many anime industry figures including [[Hayao Miyazaki]],<ref name="hayao-miyasaki-origins"/> [[Isao Takahata]], [[Rintaro]], [[Yasuo Otsuka]], and [[Mamoru Hosoda]] have emerged.

Nerima Ward, home to Toei Animation (formerly Toei Films) and [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s [[Mushi Production]] (currently unrelated to Tezuka Productions), has 94 anime-related companies (as of 2007),<ref name="animeanime"/> making it Japan's largest concentration of anime-related businesses. Numerous works have been produced here and set in this location.
Beyond anime, this area has also been frequently used for filming tokusatsu (special effects) productions, particularly the long-running [[Super Sentai]] series that has continued for 30 years, and [[Kamen Rider]].
Since 2002, the annual Nerima Anime Festival has been held in Ōizumi-Gakuen, working with shopping districts and NPOs to promote anime.

In 2004, the Nerima Animation Council was established by about 50 businesses including Mushi Production and Toei Animation to promote anime in Nerima Ward. The council has been aiming to build an anime museum in the ward since its predecessor NPO ''Anime Museum Association'' was established in 1994. However, progress has stalled due to concerns about duplication after Toei Animation independently created the Toei Animation Gallery (now Toei Animation Museum) in 2003.
[[File:Toei Animation Museum 2024-07-21.jpg|thumb|Toei Animation Museum]]

===Manga===
Nerima Ward attracted many manga artists including [[Osamu Tezuka]] and [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] to establish their residences and workplaces due to its convenient transportation access to publishing companies in [[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda Ward]]'s Hitotsubashi and Kanda-Jinbōchō areas, and [[Bunkyō|Bunkyō Ward]]'s Otowa area. Other advantages included proximity to art supply stores and being somewhat removed from distracting entertainment districts, allowing for concentrated work.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASS8233DQS82OXIE029M.html |title=Is Nerima Ward, Tokyo, a "holy land" for manga artists? Motoka Murakami explains why |website=asahi.com |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref>
Many manga artists, both famous and unknown, have permanently resided or temporarily lived here, including [[Reiji Matsumoto]], Keizo Shimada, Noboru Baba, Jiro Ota, [[Fujio Akatsuka]], Sanpei Furuya, [[Tetsuya Chiba]], [[Akio Chiba]], [[Asao Takamori]] (Ikki Kajiwara), [[Fujiko Fujio]], [[Moto Hagio]], [[Keiko Takemiya]], Yasumi Yoshizawa, [[Kenshi Hirokane]], [[Fumi Saimon]], [[Hideo Azuma]], [[Rumiko Takahashi]], and [[Yoshinori Kobayashi]]. Many manga works feature settings and backgrounds based on Nerima Ward.<ref name="manga-artists-ties">{{cite web |url=https://animation-nerima.jp/topics/topic-news/6313/ |title=Special exhibition "Manga Artists with Ties to Nerima Ward - Focusing on the 1970s" is currently being held at the Shakujii Park Hometown Culture Center Annex! |website=animation-nerima.jp |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref>

In Nerima Ward's Ōizumi area, there existed the ''Ōizumi Salon'', the female manga artist version of Tokiwa-so, where many renowned female manga artists including [[Moto Hagio]] and [[Keiko Takemiya]] developed their careers.<ref name="manga-artists-ties"/>

==References in Popular Culture==
Nerima Ward is the setting for many mangas and animes.
===In Manga and Anime===
====Ranma ½====
Nerima is the setting of [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s long running and popular manga and anime series ''[[Ranma ½]]''. [[Soun Tendo]]'s [[dojo]], where the main story takes place, is in Nerima Ward. As one of the first series in either media to achieve widespread popularity in the English speaking world, ''Ranma'' introduced Nerima to western audiences, with several locations recognizable as backgrounds, such as [[Shakujii River]] and [[Shakujii Park]].
====Doraemon====
In [[Fujiko Fujio]]'s manga and anime series ''[[Doraemon]]'', [[Nobita Nobi]] and his friends live in Nerima Ward, close to the [[Seibu Ikebukuro Line|Seibu Line]], in a fictional neighborhood called Tsukimidai-Susukigahara. [[Suneo Honekawa]]'s address is Tokyo, Nerima Ward, Tsukimidai-Susukigahara 3-10-5 (東京都練馬区月見台すすきヶ原3-10-5).<ref name="doraemon-address">Doraemon. Chapter 272: Chain Letter Syndicate.</ref>
====Digimon Adventure====
In the 1999 animated short film ''[[Digimon Adventure (film)|Digimon Adventure]]'', Tai, as well as the rest of the DigiDestined were residents of Hikarigaoka, often renamed Highton View Terrace in the English dub. Following the Parrotmon incident, many of the DigiDestined parents moved to [[Odaiba]].

In episode 29 of ''[[Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)|Digimon Adventure]]'', the location served to give a recollection of the incident to the DigiDestined, who had arrived in search of the eight child. They later go to [[Hikarigaoka Park]] and [[Nerima Station]].

====Nerima Daikon Brothers====
In Takamitsu Kondō's ''[[Nerima Daikon Brothers]]'', the trio lives on a stage constructed in Hideki's daikon patch in Nerima Ward.
====Urusei Yatsura====
In [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', which was serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' and became a huge hit, is set in Nerima Ward. The address of the main character, [[Ataru Moroboshi]], is in a fictional neighborhood in Nerima Ward called ''Tomobiki-chō'' (友引町), translated as ''Tomobiki Town''.
====I Am a Hero====
[[Kengo Hanazawa]]'s zombie-manga ''[[I Am a Hero]]'' is set in Miharadai in Nerima Ward.
====Nodame Cantabile====
''[[Nodame Cantabile]]'' is a popular manga based on classical music that has been made into an anime and a live-action film. The Momogaoka College of Music that appears in the work is modeled after the Ekoda campus of [[Musashino Academia Musicae]] in Nerima Ward. The nearest station, [[Ekoda Station]], was once decorated with an illustration of the main character.
====Prison School====
Hachimitsu Academy, the main setting of the anime and manga series ''[[Prison School]]'', is a fictional high school located in Nerima Ward.
====Tokyo Ghoul====
In [[Sui Ishida]]'s manga and anime series ''[[Tokyo Ghoul]]'', the coffee shop Antaiku where the main character Ken Kaneki works is in the 20th ward (20区), which is Nerima Ward.
====Haikyu!!====
[[List of Haikyu!! characters#Nekoma High School|Nekoma High School]], one of the main teams of popular manga and anime ''[[Haikyu!!]]'', is in Nerima Ward.
====Your Lie in April====
The manga and anime [[Your Lie in April]] is set in Nerima Ward, and the scenery of the ward and the [[Seibu Ikebukuro Line]] that runs through Nerima are often depicted in the work.
====Maison Ikkoku====
In the anime version of [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'', the address of the house is 〒177 Tokyo, Nerima Ward, Tokeizaka 3-3-9 (〒177 東京都練馬区時計坂三-三-九).
====Touch====
[[Mitsuru Adachi]]'s high school baseball manga and anime series ''[[Touch (manga)|Touch]]'', serialized in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'', is set in Nerima Ward, and the scenery of the ward frequently appears in the work. Also, the Neapolitan served at the coffee shop ''Minamikaze'' that appears in the work is modeled after the Neapolitan served at the coffee shop ''Andes'' near [[Nerima Station]].

Many of Adachi's works, such as ''[[Miyuki (manga)|Miyuki]]'', ''[[H2 (manga)|H2]]'' and ''[[Cross Game]]'', are set in Nerima Ward.
====Train to the End of the World====
In the anime series and manga ''[[Train to the End of the World]]'', the main characters travel through Nerima Ward aboard a [[Seibu 2000 series|Seibu 2000 series commuter train]] on the [[Seibu Ikebukuro Line]]. Their journey takes them past numerous stations throughout Nerima Ward, all of which have been altered by the catastrophic 7G Incident. The series features a [[mise en abyme]] element through ''Alice in Nerima'', a popular fictional anime and manga that exists within the show's universe, whose characters are manifested in reality as a consequence of the same incident.
====Kyūkyoku Chōjin R====
''[[Kyūkyoku Chōjin R]]'' is a school comedy manga serialized in ''[[Weekly Shonen Sunday]]'' by [[Masami Yuki]], who is known for ''[[Mobile Police Patlabor]]'' and other works. The story is set in the fictional neighborhood of Isasaka-chō in Nerima Ward, Tokyo.
====Birdy the Mighty====
[[Masami Yuki]]'s ''[[Birdy the Mighty]]'' is also set in Nerima Ward, and many characters are named after places around [[Ekoda Station]].
====Sket Dance====
[[Kenta Shinohara]]'s school comedy manga ''[[Sket Dance]]'', serialized in ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'', features station names that parody the Fujimidai and Nakamurabashi stations on the [[Seibu Ikebukuro Line]], and is set in Nerima Ward.
====Near Death!! Ekoda-chan====
The four-panel comic serialized in ''Monthly Afternoon'' is set in Ekoda, Nerima Ward.
====Shōjo Fight====
The sports manga about volleyball ''[[Shojo Fight]]'', serialized in ''[[Evening (magazine)|Evening]]'', depicts the scenery around [[Ekoda Station]] in Nerima Ward and around [[Toshimaen Station]]. In particular, the area around Ekoda Station is depicted a lot, and the ramen shop that the main characters go to in the manga is actually a real shop.
In the story, a station called ''Isasaka'' is created between the real stations of Ekoda and [[Sakuradai Station (Tokyo)|Sakuradai]].

====Hayate the Combat Butler====
In [[Kenjiro Hata]]'s manga and anime series ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'', the villa where the heroine, [[Nagi Sanzenin]], lives and the story takes place is set to take up 65% of Nerima Ward.
====Others====
Nerima is also the setting for the popular anime and manga series ''[[Rent-A-Girlfriend]]'', [[Majokko Tickle]], [[Katteni Kaizō]], [[SSSS.Gridman]], [[Robot Girls Z]], and [[One Room]].
===In Films===
====The Grudge====
The popular Japanese horror franchise, ''[[Ju On]]'', also known as ''The Grudge'', takes place predominantly in a house in Nerima Ward.

==Economy==
[[File:Toei Tokyo Studios west gate 2024-07-21.jpg|thumb|Toei Animation's Studio in Ōizumi]]
[[Toei Animation]] has its headquarters in the Ōizumi Studio in Nerima.<ref>"[http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/outline/ Outline] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703171057/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/outline/ |date=2015-07-03 }}." [[Toei Animation]]. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.</ref> [[Anime International Company]] has its headquarters in the AIC Digital Building.<ref>"[http://www.aicanime.com/about/index.html Company Profile]." [[Anime International Company]]. Retrieved on February 26, 2010. "AIC Digital Bldg. 3-19-9 Nakamura Kita, Nerima-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 176-0023"</ref> In addition, [[Studio Comet]],<ref>"[http://www.st-comet.com/company.html company (会社案内)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311092111/http://www.st-comet.com/company.html |date=2012-03-11 }}." [[Studio Comet]]. Retrieved on March 15, 2012. "〒176-0013 東京都練馬区豊玉中3-1-3"</ref> and [[Mushi Production]] have their headquarters in Nerima.<ref>[http://www.mushi-pro.co.jp/ Home]. [[Mushi Production]]. Retrieved on March 15, 2012. "〒177-0034 東京都練馬区 富士見台2-30-5"</ref>

===Anime Studios===
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* [[Toei Animation]]
* [[Anime International Company]]
* [[Studio Comet]]
* [[Mushi Production]]
* [[Asahi Production]]
* ascension Inc.
* [[Diomedéa]]
* [[Encourage_Films|Kachigarasu (Encourage Films)]]
* [[Imagin (studio)]]
* [[Studio Blanc]]
* [[Gallop (studio)|Studio Gallop]]
* Studio Tulip
}}

==Government==
[[File:Nerima Ward Office 2023-02-12.jpg|thumb|Nerima Ward Office]]
Nerima Ward is governed by a directly elected ward mayor and a ward assembly, with the current ward mayor serving four-year terms. Like other [[special wards of Tokyo|Tokyo wards]], Nerima has significant autonomy in local affairs such as education, welfare services, and urban planning, while the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government]] handles broader regional issues like water supply and major infrastructure. The ward assembly, composed of members elected from local districts, deliberates on budgets, ordinances, and policies. The ward government operates various public services including libraries, community centers, and local administrative offices.
The ward office and city hall is in Toyotama-Kita, close to [[Nerima Station]].
===Designation===
Nerima is designated as a [[special wards of Tokyo|special ward]] of [[Tokyo]]. Even though it is not designated as a "city" (市, shi), in English, Nerima translates its designation as a "ward" (区, ku) to "city" and refers to itself as Nerima City, following the practice of several other Tokyo special wards. However, in Japanese, it maintains its official designation as Nerima Ward (練馬区, Nerima-ku), with its government office referred to as the Ward Office (区役所, kuyakusho) and its leader as the Ward Mayor (区長, kuchō).
===Ward Mayor===
* Ward Mayor (区長, kuchō)：Akio Maekawa (前川燿男, 3rd term）
* Term: 4 April 2014 - 19 April 2026 (expected)<ref name="任期満了日">[https://www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/election/schedule/expiration/ 東京都選挙管理委員会 | 任期満了日(定数)一覧]</ref>

===Ward Residents' Offices===
Administrative services are provided through a network of six local ward residents' offices (区民事務所, ''kumin jimusho'') strategically positioned throughout the ward.

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* Nerima Ward Residents' Office (6-12-1 Toyotama-Kita, Nerima Ward Office)
* Nerima Ward Hayamiya Residents' Office (1-44-19 Hayamiya)
* Nerima Ward Hikarigaoka Resident's Office (Hikarigaoka Community Center, 2-9-6 Hikarigaoka)
* Nerima Ward Shakujii Residents' Office (Shakujii's Ward Office Building, 3-30-26 [[Shakujiimachi]])
* Nerima Ward Ōizumi Residents' Office (4th floor, Rhythmo Ōizumi-Gakuen, 1-28-1 [[Higashi-Ōizumi]])
* Nerima Ward Seki Resindent's Office (Seki Community Center, 1-7-2 [[Sekimachi-Kita]])
}}

==Transportation==
===Rail===
[[File:Tokyo Metro 10000-Good Design.jpg|thumb|Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line]]
====[[Tokyo Metro]]====
: [[File:Logo of Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line.svg|17px|Y]] [[Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line|Yūrakuchō Line]]
:: * [[Kotake Mukaihara Station|Kotake Mukaihara]], [[Hikawadai Station|Hikawadai]], [[Heiwadai Station (Tokyo)|Heiwadai]], [[Chikatetsu Akatsuka Station|Chikatetsu Akatsuka]] Stations
: [[File:Logo of Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line.svg|17px|F]] [[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line|Fukutoshin Line]]
:: * Kotake Mukaihara, Hikawadai, Heiwadai, Chikatetsu Akatsuka Stations
====[[Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation]]====
: [[File:Toei Oedo line symbol.svg|17px|E]] [[Toei Ōedo Line|Ōedo Line]]
:: * [[Shin-egota Station|Shin-egota]] (on the boundary with Nakano), [[Nerima Station|Nerima]], [[Toshimaen Station|Toshimaen]], [[Nerima-kasugachō Station|Nerima-kasugachō]], [[Hikarigaoka Station|Hikarigaoka]] Stations
====[[Seibu Railway]]====
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| caption2          = A classic [[Seibu 2000 series]] on the [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]]
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: [[File:Seibu_ikebukuro_logo.svg|17px|SI]] [[Seibu Ikebukuro Line]]
:: * [[Ekoda Station|Ekoda]], [[Sakuradai Station (Tokyo)|Sakuradai]], [[Nerima Station|Nerima]], [[Nakamurabashi Station|Nakamurabashi]], [[Fujimidai Station|Fujimidai]], [[Nerima-Takanodai Station|Nerima-Takanodai]], [[Shakujii-kōen Station|Shakujii-kōen]], [[Ōizumi-gakuen Station|Ōizumi-gakuen]] Stations
: [[File:SeibuShinjuku.svg|17px|SS]] [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]]
:: * [[Kami-Shakujii Station|Kami-Shakujii]], [[Musashi-Seki Station|Musashi-Seki]] Stations
: [[File:Seibu_ikebukuro_logo.svg|17px|SI]] [[Seibu Toshima Line]]
:: * Nerima, Toshimaen Stations
: [[File:Seibu_ikebukuro_logo.svg|17px|SI]] [[Seibu Yūrakuchō Line]]
:: * Kotake Mukaihara, [[Shin-Sakuradai Station|Shin-Sakuradai]], Nerima Stations
====[[Tobu Railway]]====
: [[File:Tobu_Tojo_Line_(TJ)_symbol.svg|17px|TJ]] [[Tōbu Tōjō Line]]
:: * [[Tōbu-Nerima Station|Tōbu-Nerima]] and [[Shimo-Akatsuka Station|Shimo-Akatsuka]] Stations are on the boundary with Itabashi

===Bus===
*Kanto Bus
*[[Keio Dentetsu Bus|Keio Bus]]: The Chu 92 bus travels between [[Nerima Station|Nerima]] and [[Nakano Station (Tokyo)|Nakano]] Stations
*Kokusai-Kogyo Bus
*Seibu Bus
*[[Toei Bus]]: The Bus Service Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation operates [[Toei Bus#List of regular routes|5 routes]] in Nerima Ward.

===Road===
*[[Japan Highway Public Corporation|Expressways]]:
**[[Kan-etsu Expressway]]
**[[Tokyo Gaikan Expressway]]
*[[National highways of Japan|National highways]]:
**[[Japan National Route 17|National Route 17]] (Shin Ōmiya Bypass)
**[[Japan National Route 254|National Route 254]] (Kawagoe Kaidō)
*Other major roads:
**[[Ōme Kaidō]] (Prefectural Road 4)
**Shin-Ōme Kaidō (Prefectural Road 245)
**Mejiro Dōri (Prefectural Road 8)
**Hoya Kaidō (Prefectural Road 233)
**Kan-nana (Prefectural Road 318)
**Kan-pachi (Prefectural Road 311)
**Nakasugi Dōri (Prefectural Road 427)
**Senkawa Dōri (Prefectural Road 439)
**Fuji Kaidō (Prefectural Road 441)
**Sasame Dōri (Prefectural Road 443&68)
**Igusa Dōri (Prefectural Road 444)

==Education==
[[File:Nihon Univ College of Art Tokyo Japan 20110628.JPG|thumb|Nihon University Ekoda Campus]]

===Colleges and universities===
*[[Musashino Academia Musicae]]
*[[Musashi University]]
*[[Nihon University]] Ekoda Campus
*[[Sophia University]] Shakujii Campus: Faculty of Theology
*Japan Catholic Seminary

===National schools===
* Tokyo Gakugei University Oizumi Elementary School ([[:ja:東京学芸大学附属大泉小学校|東京学芸大学附属大泉小学校]])
* Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School ([[:ja:東京学芸大学附属国際中等教育学校|東京学芸大学附属国際中等教育学校]])

===Prefectural high schools===
*9 high schools are operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]]
Prefectural high schools:
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* Fourth Commercial High School ([[:ja:東京都立第四商業高等学校|東京都立第四商業高等学校]])
* Hikarigaoka High School ([[:ja:東京都立光丘高等学校|東京都立光丘高等学校]])
* Igusa High School ([[:ja:東京都立井草高等学校|東京都立井草高等学校]])
* Nerima High School ([[:ja:東京都立練馬高等学校|東京都立練馬高等学校]])
* Nerima Technical High School ([[:ja:東京都立練馬工業高等学校|東京都立練馬工業高等学校]])
* Oizumi High School and Junior High School ([[:ja:東京都立大泉高等学校・附属中学校|東京都立大泉高等学校・附属中学校]])
* Oizumi Sakura High School ([[:ja:東京都立大泉桜高等学校|東京都立大泉桜高等学校]])
* Shakujii High School ([[:ja:東京都立石神井高等学校|東京都立石神井高等学校]])
* Tagara High School ([[:ja:東京都立田柄高等学校|東京都立田柄高等学校]])
{{div col end}}

===Municipal schools===
Nerima City Board of Education ([[:ja:練馬区教育委員会|練馬区教育委員会]]) operates the following:
*64 elementary schools
*32 junior high schools
*1 combined elementary and junior high school

Combined elementary and junior high schools:<ref name=JHSlist>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kosodatekyoiku/kyoiku/shochu/gakkuiki/kuiki_school.files/31school_c.pdf|title=区立学校通学区域（中学校）|publisher=Nerima|accessdate=2022-11-13}}</ref><ref name=ESlist>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kosodatekyoiku/kyoiku/shochu/gakkuiki/kuiki_school.files/31school_s.pdf|title=区立学校通学区域（小学校）|publisher=Nerima|accessdate=2022-11-13}}</ref>
* Ōizumi Sakura Gakuen ([[:ja:練馬区立小中一貫教育校大泉桜学園|小中一貫教育校大泉桜学園]])

Junior high schools:<ref name=JHSlist/>
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* Asahigaoka Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立旭丘中学校|旭丘中学校]])
* Hikarigaoka No. 1 Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立光が丘第一中学校|光が丘第一中学校]])
* Hikarigaoka No. 2 Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立光が丘第二中学校|光が丘第二中学校]])
* Hikarigaoka No. 3 Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立光が丘第三中学校|光が丘第三中学校]])
* Hokei Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立豊渓中学校|豊渓中学校]])
* [[Kaishin First Junior High School|Kaishin No. 1 Junior High School]] ([[:ja:練馬区立開進第一中学校|開進第一中学校]])
* Kaishin No. 2 Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立開進第二中学校|開進第二中学校]])
* Kaishin No. 3 Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立開進第三中学校|開進第三中学校]])
* Kaishin No. 4 Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立開進第四中学校|開進第四中学校]])
* Kami Shakujii Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立上石神井中学校|上石神井中学校]])
* Kitamachi Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立北町中学校|北町中学校]])
* Miharadai Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立三原台中学校|三原台中学校]])
* Minamigaoka Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立南が丘中学校|南が丘中学校]])
* Nakamura Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立中村中学校|中村中学校]])
* Nerima Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立練馬中学校|練馬中学校]])
* Nerima Higashi Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立練馬東中学校|練馬東中学校]])
* Nukui Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立貫井中学校|貫井中学校]])
* Ōizumi Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立大泉中学校|大泉中学校]])
* Ōizumi No. 2 Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立大泉第二中学校|大泉第二中学校]])
* Ōizumi Gakuen Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立大泉学園中学校|大泉学園中学校]])
* Ōizumi Kita Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立大泉北中学校|大泉北中学校]])
* Ōizumi Nishi Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立大泉西中学校|大泉西中学校]])
* Seki Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立関中学校|関中学校]])
* Shakujii Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立石神井中学校|石神井中学校]])
* Shakujii Higashi Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立石神井東中学校|石神井東中学校]])
* Shakujii Minami Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立石神井南中学校|石神井南中学校]])
* Shakujii Nishi Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立石神井西中学校|石神井西中学校]])
* Tagara Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立田柄中学校|田柄中学校]])
* Toyotama Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立豊玉中学校|豊玉中学校]])
* Toyotama No. 2 Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立豊玉第二中学校|豊玉第二中学校]])
* Yahara Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立谷原中学校|谷原中学校]])
* Yasaka Junior High School ([[:ja:練馬区立八坂中学校|八坂中学校]])
{{div col end}}

Elementary schools:<ref name=ESlist/>
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* Asahicho Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立旭町小学校|旭町小学校]])
* Asahigaoka Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立旭丘小学校|旭丘小学校]])
* Fujimidai Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立富士見台小学校|富士見台小学校]])
* Hashido Elementary School (橋戸小学校)
* Hayamiya Elementary School (早宮小学校)
* Hikarigaoka No. 8 Elementary School (光が丘第八小学校)
* Hikarigaoka Akinohi Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立光が丘秋の陽小学校|光が丘秋の陽小学校]])
* Hikarigaoka Harunokaze Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立光が丘春の風小学校|光が丘春の風小学校]])
* Hikarigaoka Natsunokumo Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立光が丘夏の雲小学校|光が丘夏の雲小学校]])
* Hikarigaoka Shikinokaori Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立光が丘四季の香小学校|光が丘四季の香小学校]])
* Hokei Elementary School (豊溪小学校)
* Kaishin No. 1 Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立開進第一小学校|開進第一小学校]])
* Kaishin No. 2 Elementary School (開進第二小学校)
* Kaishin No. 3 Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立開進第三小学校|開進第三小学校]])
* Kaishin No. 4 Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立開進第四小学校|開進第四小学校]])
* Kamishakujii Elementary School (上石神井小学校)
* Kamishakujii Kita Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立上石神井北小学校|上石神井北小学校]])
* Kasuga Elementary School (春日小学校)
* Kitahara Elementary School (北原小学校)
* Kitamachi Elementary School (北町小学校)
* Kitamachi Nishi Elementary School (北町西小学校)
* Kotake Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立小竹小学校|小竹小学校]])
* Kowa Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立光和小学校|光和小学校]])
* Koyama Elementary School (向山小学校)
* Minamicho Elementary School (南町小学校)
* Minamigaoka Elementary School (南が丘小学校)
* Minami Tanaka Elementary School (南田中小学校)
* Nakamachi Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立仲町小学校|仲町小学校]])
* Nakamura Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立中村小学校|中村小学校]])
* Nakamura Nishi Elementary School (中村西小学校)
* Nerima Elementary School (練馬小学校)
* Nerima No. 2 Elementary School (練馬第二小学校)
* Nerima No. 3 Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立練馬第三小学校|練馬第三小学校]])
* Nerima Higashi Elementary School (練馬東小学校)
* Ōizumi Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立大泉小学校|大泉小学校]])
* Ōizumi No. 1 Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立大泉第一小学校|大泉第一小学校]])
* Ōizumi No. 2 Elementary School (大泉第二小学校)
* Ōizumi No. 3 Elementary School (大泉第三小学校)
* Ōizumi No. 4 Elementary School (大泉第四小学校)
* Ōizumi No. 6 Elementary School (大泉第六小学校)
* Ōizumi Gakuen Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立大泉学園小学校|大泉学園小学校]])
* Ōizumi Gakuen Midori Elementary School (大泉学園緑小学校)
* Ōizumi Higashi Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立大泉東小学校|大泉東小学校]])
* Ōizumi Kita Elementary School (大泉北小学校)
* Ōizumi Minami Elementary School (大泉南小学校)
* Ōizumi Nishi Elementary School (大泉西小学校)
* Sekimachi Elementary School (関町小学校)
* Sekimachi Kita Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立関町北小学校|関町北小学校]])
* Senshin Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立泉新小学校|泉新小学校]])
* Shakujii Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立石神井小学校|石神井小学校]])
* Shakujiidai Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立石神井台小学校|石神井台小学校]])
* Shakujii Higashi Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立石神井東小学校|石神井東小学校]])
* Shakujii Nishi Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立石神井西小学校|石神井西小学校]])
* Shimo Shakujii Elementary School (下石神井小学校)
* Tagara Elementary School (田柄小学校)
* Tagara No. 2 Elementary School (田柄第二小学校)
* Takamatsu Elementary School ([[:ja:練馬区立高松小学校|高松小学校]])
* Tateno Elementary School (立野小学校)
* Toyotama Elementary School (豊玉小学校)
* Toyotama No. 2 Elementary School (豊玉第二小学校)
* Toyotama Higashi Elementary School (豊玉東小学校)
* Toyotama Minami Elementary School (豊玉南小学校)
* Yasaka Elementary School (八坂小学校)
* Yawara Elementary School (谷原小学校)
{{div col end}}

===Private schools===
*One elementary school{{fact|date=November 2022}}
*Four junior and senior high schools
*One high school
*One international school

They are:
* Fujimi Junior & Senior High School ([[:ja:富士見中学高等学校|富士見中学高等学校]])
* [[Musashi High School and Junior High School]]
* Oizumi Gakuen High School ([[:ja:東京都立大泉学園高等学校|東京都立大泉学園高等学校]])
* Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School (junior and senior high school) ([[:ja:東京女子学院中学校・高等学校|東京女子学院中学校・高等学校]])
* [[Waseda University Junior and Senior High School]]

===International schools===
* [[Aoba-Japan International School]]

==Media==
Nerima prepares the ''Nerima News Azalea'', a city newsletter, in [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kuho_gaikokugo/2006_10_5/english.pdf |title=Nerima News AZALEA |date=October 5, 2006 |series=No. 66 |website=city.nerima.tokyo.jp |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219022651/http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kuho_gaikokugo/2006_10_5/english.pdf |archive-date=19 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Other==
* Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Nerima Base
* US Forces, Grant Heights, Family Housing Area, later '40s to 1973.

==International relations==
Nerima has a sister-city relationship with [[Ipswich, Queensland]], Australia. Nerima Gardens in Ipswich commemorates the tie. Nerima also has a similar link to [[Haidian District]], [[Beijing]], China.

==See also==
{{Portal bar|Tokyo}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Nerima}}
{{Wikivoyage|Tokyo/North|North Tokyo}}
*[http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/ Nerima City Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

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