Country Japan Prefecture Kanagawa Established April 1, 1972 Population 244,565 (Nov 2014) University Shin-Maruko School | Region Kantō City Kawasaki Area 14.7 km² Local time Monday 2:06 PM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 15°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Nakahara-ku (中原区) is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2014, the ward had an estimated population of 244,565 and a density of 16,637 persons per km². The total area was 14.70 km².
Contents
- Map of Nakahara Ward Kawasaki Kanagawa Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Railway
- Highway
- Local attractions
- Education
- References
Map of Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Nakahara Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the center portion of the city of Kawasaki, bordering on Tokyo to the north and Yokohama to the south.
Surrounding municipalities
History
Archaeologists have found numerous Kofun period remains at numerous locations in what is now Nakahara-ku, indicating a long period of human settlement. Under the Nara period Ritsuryō system, it became part of Tachibana District Musashi Province. In the Edo period, it was administered as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was divided into Nakahawa Village and Sumiyoshi Village within Tachibana District in the new Kanagawa Prefecture on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged in 1925 to form the town of Nakahara. The town was annexed by the neighboring city of Kawasaki in August 1933. In April 1972, the area became Nakahara Ward with the division of the city of Kawasaki into wards.
Economy
Nakahara Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Kawasaki and Tokyo. The Ward hosts Fujitsu's Main Branch at Kamikodanaka 4-chome in Nakahara-ku. It was formerly Fujitsu's world headquarters. Other industries include factories operated by Mitsubishi Fuso and NEC.
Railway
The Tōkaidō Shinkansen passes through Nakahara-ku but do not stop.