'Liberty Hill' is a neighborhood in southern Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of districts 1-chome to 3-chome, and had a population of 7,231 as of January 2013. The name also refers to the broader area surrounding Jiyà «gaoka Station, which includes both Jiyà «gaoka, part of Midorigaoka and nearby in Setagaya.
Jiyà «gaoka Station is located at the junction of the Tà Âyoko Line and à Âimachi Line. There are numerous apparel stores, zakka stores, cafes and restaurants. Jiyà «gaoka is often considered one of the most desirable places to live in Tokyo. The middle class demographic is also reflected in the concentration of private schools in the neighbourhood and the large number of after school juku. Jiyà «gaoka has had its own newspaper since 1919.
Jiyà «gaoka was largely rural until the late 1920s, when rail service commenced. On 28 August 1927, was established on the Tà Âyoko Line. In the same year, Jiyà «gaoka-gakuen High School was opened. The school name, , literally "Liberal Hill Academy", due to its liberal education (part of the Taishà  period liberal education movement; see ), 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 à Âimachi Line was opened and a new was established about 800m west of the already existing Kuhonbutsu-mae Station. Kuhonbutsu-mae Station was renamed to Jiyà «gaoka Station around the same time. The "Jiyà «gaoka" 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 èªç±ã¶丠to the current èªç±ãÂÂ丠(replacing the small ke) in 1965, with the station following in 1966.
As of January 2013:
There is also a community bus, called "Thanks Nature Bus", which runs on tempura oil . The fuel for this bus, called VDF (vegetable diesel fuel), is an alternative fuel which is said to be "clean and environmentally friendly" purified and recycled oil, but there is still room for improvement.
Meguro City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Parts of each of the three chome are zoned to Miyamae Elementary School () and No. 10 Junior High School (), while other parts of those chome are zoned to Midorigaoka Elementary School () and No. 11 Junior High School ().