facility for central Tokyo (located east of Samezu Station). As a result, many license plates in Tokyo are labeled with the name "Shinagawa." Major incidents / accidents 1863 – British Liberines burning case 1964 – Shinagawa Katsushima warehouse explosion fire 1987 – Explosion accident at the Oi thermal power plant 1995 – Death case of arrest and detention of public affairs notary public office Sister cities Shinagawa has sister-city relationships with Auckland in New Zealand, Geneva in Switzerland, and Portland, Maine, in the United States. Geneva, Switzerland Auckland, New Zealand Portland, Maine Others Shinagawa has an relationship with Harbin in China, and has concluded "hometown exchange agreements" () with Hayakawa in Yamanashi Prefecture and Yamakita in Kanagawa Prefecture. Harbin, China Hayakawa, Yamanashi, Japan Yamakita, Kanagawa, Japan Notable people from Shinagawa Tadasuke Akiyama, Japanese photographer Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese figure skater Nobutoshi Canna (Real Name: Nobutoshi Hayashi, Nihongo: 林 延年, Hayashi Nobutoshi), Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator Char (Real Name: Hisato Takenaka, Nihongo: 竹中 尚人, Takenaka Hisato), Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Osamu Dezaki, Japanese anime director and screenwriter Renji Ishibashi (Real Name: Renji Ishida, Nihongo: 石田 蓮司, Ishida Renji), Japanese actor Kenji Kawai, Japanese composer and arranger Momoko Kikuchi, Japanese actress, entertainer, singer, and scholar Yun Kōga (Real Name: Risa Kimura, Nihongo: 木村 理沙, Kimura Risa), Japanese manga artist Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer Taiki Matsuno (Real Name: Tatsuya Matsuno, Nihongo: 松野 達也, Matsuno Tatsuya), Japanese actor and voice actor Takeshi Mori, December 2, 1959, in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese television announcer and tarento Keiji Nishikawa, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan Riho (Real Name Unknown), Japanese professional wrestler and idol Yuki Sato, Japanese actor Chiyoko Shimakura, enka singer and TV presenter Tetsuo Suda, Japanese TV presenter and news anchor Issei Tamura, Japanese mixed martial artist Taeko Watanabe, Japanese manga artist Miki Yamada, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives and member of the Liberal Democratic Party Masamoto Yashiro, Japanese businessman Masayoshi Takanaka (高中 正義, Takanaka Masayoshi), Japanese guitarist, composer, and producer. Gallery References External links Shinagawa City Official Website Wards of Tokyo