School Garden

School Garden is an area located within district 7 of Academy City. It is similar to other areas in the district as it is simply an area composed of schools and other establishments like shops and restaurants, however what makes the area different from others is that it is composed of elite schools for girls and the establishments that tend to its population is similarly high-classed. Tokiwadai Middle School is located here along with one of its dormitories

Appearance
The area is highly distinct from the rest of Academy City. The area features a western look especially of that of European architecture, even the crosswalks and traffic lights have different designs compared to the rest of the city, many of the streets are distinctly composed of reddish sett-stones and a fountain. The area is somehow surrounded by a large brick walls.

Demographics
The area is a cluster of elite schools which are obviously frequented by elite students. Since Tokiwadai is located here, there are many students here that are at least Level 3 espers. The population is largely composed of students with wealthy upbringings who can afford the schools here.

Access and Security
Students who reside within the city or go to school here have cards that they use in order to pass the entrance of the area. Ordinary students require permission in order to gain access to the area; it is shown the student from the area can invite the students from the outside to be able to enter the area.

For security reasons there are 2,458 cameras in total monitoring the streets and establishments of School Garden.

The Level Upper Incidents
The area is featured prominently on the 3rd episode of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime. Here Juufuku Miho enacts her vengeance upon unsuspecting Tokiwadai students such as Kongou Mitsuko by drawing large eyebrows on them. Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Kazari are invited by Shirai Kuroko into the School Garden, in a strange mishap Ruiko slips on a puddle and gets her uniform wet and is forced to wear a Tokiwadai uniform that was borrowed from Misaka Mikoto, unfortunately because of this Ruiko is attacked by Miho.

Miho is then cornered after being caught in Mikoto and company's trap; she is then quickly defeated by Mikoto. Miho then states that she only did it because her lover fell in love with a Tokiwadai student and that he had a problem with her large eyebrows. After getting cheered up by Ruiko, Miho gains a crush on her and willingly gives into the custody of Anti-Skill.

Notable Locations

 * Tokiwadai Middle School
 * Pasticceria Manicagni (Italian bakery)