Naka-ku, Nagoya

Naka

中区
Naka 中区
Ward
	Naka Ward
	; Nagoya Castle ; Sakae area from Midland Square
	Flag ; Emblem（November 1987- ）
	Location of Naka-ku in Nagoya
	Naka
	Coordinates: 35°10′7″N 136°54′37″E / 35.16861°N 136.91028°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōkai region; Chūbu region
Prefecture	Aichi
Established	April 1, 1908
Area
• Total	9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2019)
• Total	90,918
• Density	9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Ginkgo biloba
- Flower	Pansy
Phone number	052-241-3601
Address	Sakae 4-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 464-8644
Website	www.city.nagoya.jp/naka/ (in Japanese)

Naka Ward (中区, Naka-ku, "Middle Ward") is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 90,918 and a population density of 9,693 persons per km². The total area is 9.38 km².

Geography

Naka Ward is located in the center of Nagoya city. Largely hemmed in by Sakura-dōri (桜通り), Ōtsu-dōri (大津通り), Fushimi-dōri (伏見通り) and Tsurumai-dōri (鶴舞通り), it contains the main shopping area of Sakae which includes a massive air-conditioned 5 square-kilometer underground mall and the 'after-five' semi-red light districts of Nishiki and Shin-sakae.

Surrounding municipalities

History

Naka Ward was one of the original four wards of the city of Nagoya, established on April 1, 1908. On February 1, 1944, a portion of Naka Ward was divided out to become Sakae Ward (栄区, Sakae-ku), but was merged back into Naka Ward on November 3, 1945. Most of the area was completely destroyed during the bombing of Nagoya in World War II. After the war, the layout of the streets was changed to a grid pattern, with wide streets serving as firebreaks. The city is especially proud of Sakae's 100-meter road (100メートル道路) so named because of its width. There are small parks and areas for public performances in the area between two four-lane roads that service the city centre. The road is about 100 m (328 ft) in width, and 1 km (0.6 mi) in length.

Until the 1980s, town-planners were not allowed to build structures more than six stories in height outside of the business districts.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

In addition the Sakae shopping area, there is also Ōsu, a sprawling old-style small-trader shopping area spreading out from the large Ōsu Kannon (大須観音), a Buddhist temple that holds flea markets. The covered streets housing numerous restaurants and stores selling fashion garments, electronics and alternative medicine give a small taste of what Japan might have been like before modernization. Between Ōsu and Sakae in Shirakawa Park are the city's Science and Modern Art museums. South of Ōsu is Kanayama Station (straddling the border with Atsuta-ku and Nakagawa-ku), Nagoya's second-most important rail transportation hub after Nagoya Station and a major access point for the Central Japan International Airport. Many izakayas and pachinko parlors can be found in its vicinity.^{[citation needed]}

Naka-ku is also home to the city's Opera House and the main government offices, including the Nagoya City Hall and the Aichi Prefectural Government Office.^{[citation needed]}

When Matsuzakaya was an independent company, its headquarters were in Naka-ku.^[3]

Fushimi is the traditional commercial area.

Education

Transportation

Railroads

JR Central – Chūō Main Line
- Kanayama – Tsurumai
Meitetsu – Seto Line
- Higashiōte
Nagoya Municipal Subway – Higashiyama Line
- Fushimi – Sakae
Nagoya Municipal Subway – Sakura-dōri Line
- Marunouchi – Hisaya-ōdōri
Nagoya Municipal Subway – Meijō Line
- Kanayama – Higashi Betsuin – Kamimaezu – Yabachō – Sakae – Hisaya-ōdōri – Shiyakusho
Nagoya Municipal Subway – Tsurumai Line
- Marunouchi – Fushimi – Ōsu Kannon – Kamimaezu – Tsurumai

Highways

Notable attractions

Marunouchi＆Sannomaru
Marunouchi (Business District)
Sannomaru (Government Town)
@NAGOYA
Fushimi (Financial District)
Ōsu (Electric Town)
Ōsu Kannon
Banshō-ji
Nagoya TV Tower
Oasis 21 and Nagoya TV Tower
Central Park Underground City
Sakae Underground City
Aichi Arts Center(Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art)
Oasis 21
Ikeda Park
Ōtsu street
LACHIC
Nagoya ZERO GATE
Electricity Museum, Nagoya
Entertainment district in Princess Street(Gofukucho streer)
Nadya park
Shirakawa Park
Nagoya City Art Museum
Nagoya City Science Museum
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Misono-za
Fusimi Million-za
Hisaya-odori Garden Flarie(Ran no Yakata)
Hisaya Ōdori Park
Sunshine Sakae
SKE48
Nisiki Street
Terrasse Nayabashi
Nayabashi
Sakae Night

Noted people

Oda Nobunaga – samurai during the Sengoku period
Midori Ito – professional figure skater
Kanako Murakami – professional figure skater
Shoma Uno – professional figure skater
Hiroshi Tachi –actor, singer

References

^ "名古屋市:区章区の花区の木（中区）". 中区役所区民生活部まちづくり推進室まちづくり推進係. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ 区章　区の花　区の木 (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
^ "役員・会社概要." Matsuzakaya. May 17, 2001. Retrieved on December 15, 2010. "本社名古屋市中区栄三丁目１６番１号."

External links

City of Nagoya website – English

[1] "名古屋市:区章区の花区の木（中区）". 中区役所区民生活部まちづくり推進室まちづくり推進係. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[intro-2] 区章　区の花　区の木 (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2011.

[3] "役員・会社概要." Matsuzakaya. May 17, 2001. Retrieved on December 15, 2010. "本社名古屋市中区栄三丁目１６番１号."

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Naka 中区
Ward
Naka Ward
Nagoya Castle Sakae area from Midland Square
Flag Emblem（November 1987- ）^[1]
Location of Naka-ku in Nagoya
Naka
Coordinates: 35°10′7″N 136°54′37″E / 35.16861°N 136.91028°E / 35.16861; 136.91028
Country	Japan
Region	Tōkai region Chūbu region
Prefecture	Aichi
Established	April 1, 1908
Area
• Total	9.38 km² (3.62 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2019)
• Total	90,918
• Density	9,700/km² (25,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Ginkgo biloba^[2]
- Flower	Pansy
Phone number	052-241-3601
Address	Sakae 4-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 464-8644
Website	www.city.nagoya.jp/naka/ (in Japanese)