Ward in Japan
Nakamura
(
中村?
,
Nakamura-ku
)
is one of the 16
wards
of
Nagoya
, Japan. As of October 1, 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 135,134 and a population density of 8,290 persons per km
2
. The total area is 16.30 km
2
.
History
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Nakamura Ward is famous as the birthplace of
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
.
One of the merchant areas is called
Funairi-ch?
, which is close to the
Hori Canal
. The area was heavily damaged during the
bombing of Nagoya in World War II
. One of the houses that was saved from there is the
T?matsu House
.
The modern ward was officially established on October 1, 1937
; 86 years ago
(
1937-10-01
)
.
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Places
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from Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel
JR
Nagoya Station
,
Meitetsu Nagoya Station
and
Kintetsu Nagoya Station
are all located next to each other in the ward's
Meieki
district. Adjoining these train stations are several department stores, including
Matsuzakaya
, the
Meitetsu Department Store
and
Kintetsu Pass'e
.
To the west of the station is Nagoya's only
Islamic
house of worship, the
Nagoya Mosque
, which was established in 1998.
Economy
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Sasashima-raibu 24
The
Central Japan Railway Company
has its headquarters in the JR Central Towers in Meieki.
[3]
Aoki's Pizza
has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku.
[4]
DMG Mori Seiki
has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku.
[5]
[6]
Air France
has an office in the Nagoya-Daiya Building in Nakamura-ku.
[7]
- Sub
CBD
Education
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Aichi University
Nagoya campus
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There are 3 universities in the ward.
The ward also has a
North Korean primary school
, Nagoya Corean Elementary School & Kindergarten (
名古屋朝鮮初級?校
).
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People
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Famous people born in Nakamura Ward include:
Gallery
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References
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- ^
中村?の紹介
(in Japanese). Nagoya City. March 23, 2010. Archived from
the original
on April 6, 2011
. Retrieved
January 7,
2011
.
- ^
? 政 ? 要
(PDF)
(in Japanese). Nagoya City. 2010. p. 16
. Retrieved
January 7,
2011
.
- ^
Central Japan Railway Company.
"Corporate Data"
. Retrieved
June 28,
2009
.
- ^
"
?要
Archived
2009-04-20 at the
Wayback Machine
."
Aoki's Pizza
. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.
- ^
"
Corporate Profile
Archived
2011-07-14 at the
Wayback Machine
."
DMG Mori Seiki
. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Nagoya Head Office 2-35-16 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi 450-0002, Japan."
- ^
"
Bases in Japan
." (
Direct map image link
Archived
July 14, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
)
Mori Seiki
. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Nagoya Head Office 2-35-16 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi 450-0002, Japan."
- ^
"
Contact / Air France agencies
."
Air France
Japan
. Retrieved on January 16, 2009.
- ^
"
アクセス
." Nagoya Corean Elementary School & Kindergarten. Retrieved on October 14, 2015. "?453?0801名古屋市中村?太閤1-18-33"
- ^
"自己紹介?こんな人"
.
External links
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Media related to
Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
at Wikimedia Commons
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