Nakano, Tokyo

This article is about the ward of Tokyo. For the city in Nagano Prefecture, see Nakano, Nagano.
Nakano
中野区
Special ward
Nakano City

Skyline around Nakano station

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Location of Nakano in Tokyo Metropolis
Nakano

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°42′26.63″N 139°39′49.81″E / 35.7073972°N 139.6638361°E / 35.7073972; 139.6638361Coordinates: 35°42′26.63″N 139°39′49.81″E / 35.7073972°N 139.6638361°E / 35.7073972; 139.6638361
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Tokyo Metropolis
Government
  Mayor Daisuke Tanaka (since June 2002)
Area
  Total 15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2015)
  Total 322,731
  Density 21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi)
Symbols
  Tree Castanopsis
  Flower Azalea
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address 4-8-1 Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo
164-8501
Website www.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp
Sunset over Nakano, with Nakano Broadway in the distance

Nakano (中野区 Nakano-ku) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself "Nakano City".[1]

As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 322,731 and a population density of 20,701 persons per km². The total area is 15.59 km².[1]

History

The ward was founded on October 1, 1932 when the towns of Nogata and Nakano were absorbed into the former Tokyo City as Nakano Ward. The present administration dates from March 15, 1947 when the Allied occupation reformed the administration of Tokyo-to.

Geography

Five special wards surround Nakano: Shinjuku, Suginami, Nerima, Shibuya, and Toshima. It lies just west of the bustling Shinjuku area.

Rivers include the Kanda, Myosho-ji and Zenpuku-ji Rivers, and the Aratama Waterway.

Places

Education

Public schools

Public elementary and middle schools are operated by the Nakano City Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

Colleges and universities

Transportation

Rail

Nakano Ward is served by the JR East Chūō and Sobu lines, the Seibu Shinjuku Line, the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, and the Toei Oedo Line.

Bus

Complicated bus network is constructed in all Nakano Ward because most rails lay only east and west.

Highways

Shopping and entertainment

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "About Nakano City." Retrieved March 10, 2013.

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