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Country
  
- Flower
  
Area
  
18.23 km²

Prefecture
  
- Tree
  
Flowering Dogwood

Phone number
  
052-762-3111

Population
  
161,196 (Nov 2011)

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Region
  
Tōkai regionChūbu region

Time zone
  

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Chikusa (千種区, Chikusa-ku) is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the ward had an estimated population of 151,196 and a population density of 8,840 persons per km². The total area was 18.23 km².

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Map of Chikusa Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan


Geography

Chikusa Ward is located in northeastern Nagoya city.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Naka Ward
  • Higashi Ward
  • Moriyama Ward
  • Meitō Ward
  • Tempaku Ward
  • Shōwa Ward
  • History

    The town of Chikusa and the village of Higashiyama in Aichi District were annexed by the city of Nagoya on August 22, 1921, becoming part of Higashi Ward. Chikusa Ward was established in 1937. On April 5, 1955 the neighboring village of Idaka was merged into Chikusa Ward.

    Education

  • Nagoya University
  • Nagoya City University – Kita-Chikusa Campus
  • Sugiyama Jogakuen University
  • Aichi Gakuin University – Chikusa Campus
  • Aichi Shukutoku University – Chikusa Campus
  • Aichi Institute of Technology – Chikusa Campus
  • Rail

  • JR Central - Chūō Main Line
  • Chikusa
  • Nagoya Municipal SubwayHigashiyama Line
  • Imaike - Ikeshita - Kakuōzan - Motoyama - Higashiyama Kōen - Hoshigaoka -
  • Nagoya Municipal SubwaySakura-dōri Line
  • Imaike -Fukiage
  • Nagoya Municipal Subway – Meijō Line
  • Chayagasaka - Jiyūgaoka - Motoyama - Nagoya Daigaku
  • Highways

  • Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway)
  • Japan National Route 153
  • Local attractions

  • Nagoya University Museum
  • Furukawa Air Museum
  • Heiwa Park
  • Higashiyama Sky Tower
  • Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
  • Shiroyama Hachimangu
  • Tōgan-ji
  • Nittai-ji
  • Yōki-sō villa and garden
  • Noted people from Chikusa-ku, Nagoya

  • Masahiro Andoh – musician
  • Miki Ando – professional figure skater
  • Yasutaro Koide – supercentenarian
  • Yukihiko Tsutsumi – television and film director
  • Keiko Toda – voice actress
  • References

    Chikusa-ku, Nagoya Wikipedia


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