Chikusa-ku, Nagoya

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Higashiyama Sky tower and park as seen from Midland square

Chikusa (千種区; -ku) is a ward in the eastern part of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has a number of large parks such as Higashiyama Park and Heiwa Park, is the home to the Nagoya Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and contains the Higashiyama Sky Tower. The area also has a large number of educational institutions including Nagoya University, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry and the Kita Chikusa campus of the Nagoya City University, as well as a handful of private secondary schools.

Nagoya's first subway line was built to link the neighbourhoods of Chikusa-ku to the city centre. The Line 1, later became known as the Higashiyama Line (or the "H" line), has seven stations in Chikusa-ku: H-12 Chikusa (connection to JR Central's Chūō line), H-13/S-08 Imaike (connection to the Sakura Dori "S" Line, Line 6), H-14 Ikeshita (a major city bus terminus), H-15 Kakuozan, H-16/M-17 Motoyama (connection to the Meijo "M" Line, Line 4), H-17 Higashiyama Koen, and H-18 Hoshigaoka.

Major commercial centres are located around the Imaike and Hoshigaoka stations.

The postal code for most of Chikusa-ku begins with 464.