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Country
  
Japan

Area
  
15.59 km²

Region
  
Kantō region

Prefecture
  
Tokyo Metropolis

Population
  
322,731 (1 May 2015)


Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
4-8-1 Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo164-8501

Website
  
www.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp

Points of interest
  
Tetsugaku‑dō Park, Egota‑no‑Mori Park, Heiwanomori Park, Araiyakushibaishoin, Nakanoshikinomori Park

Colleges and Universities
  
Tokyo Polytechnic University, Nitobe Bunka College, Kokusai Junior College, Hosen Gakuen Junior Co

Biggest ice cream ever in nakano tokyo


Nakano (中野区, Nakano-ku) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City.

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Map of Nakano, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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.

  • 1447: Ōta Dōkan defeated Toshima Yasutsune in a battle here.
  • 1606: The Naruki Kaidō, predecessor of today's Ōme Kaidō (a road to Ōme) was established.
  • 1695: In connection with the Shorui Awaremi no Rei (a law for the protection of animals), a facility for keeping wild dogs opened.
  • 1871: The twelve villages that comprise present-day Nakano became part of Tokyo Prefecture.
  • 1889: The Kofu Railway opens. The forerunner of today's Chūō Main Line included a station at Nakano en route from Shinjuku to Hachioji.
  • 1897: Nakano becomes a village.
  • 1932: Tokyo City expands to encompass the district that included Nakano.
  • 1943: With the abolition of Tokyo City, Nakano becomes part of Tokyo-to.
  • 1947: Nakano becomes one of the special wards under the new system.
  • 1961: The Tokyo subway system extends to Nakano.
  • 1973: Construction of Nakano Sun Plaza near Nakano Station reaches completion.

    • 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

  • Nakano Sun Plaza: concert hall, hotel facilities
  • Arai Yakushi Shingon Buddhist temple
  • Nakano Broadway: otaku building (several floors of arcades, manga, anime, idol, music, toy, subculture specialty shops—With a very well spoken Namco arcade--)
  • GRIPS International House, apartment for foreign students studying at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

    • 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.

  • Fuji High School
  • Minorigaoka High School
  • Musashigaoka High School
  • Nakano Technical High School
  • Saginomiya High School
  • Yotsuya Commercial High School
  • Horikoshi Gakuen High School

    • Colleges and universities

  • Shumei University (Tokyo headquarters)
  • Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus
  • Tokyo Polytechnic University
  • Meiji University Nakano Campus
  • University of Tokyo Nakano campus
  • Kokusai Junior College

    • 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.

  • JR East
  • Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line: Higashi-Nakano and Nakano Stations
  • Seibu Railway
  • Seibu Shinjuku Line: Arai Yakushi-mae, Numabukuro, Nogata, Toritsu-Kasei, Saginomiya Stations
  • Tokyo Metro
  • Marunouchi Line: Shin-Nakano, Nakano-Sakaue Stations
  • Honancho Branch Line: Nakano-Fujimicho, Nakano-Shimbashi, Nakano-Sakaue Stations
  • Tozai Line: Nakano, Ochiai (although the station is in Shinjuku, some entrances are in Nakano) Stations
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation:
  • Toei Oedo Line: Nakano-Sakaue, Higashi-Nakano, Shin-egota Stations

    • Bus

    A complicated bus network is constructed throughout Nakano Ward because most train lines only run east and west.

  • Kanto bus
  • Toei bus
  • Kokusai Kogyo bus
  • Keio bus

    • Roads

    Shuto Expressway:

  • C2 Central Circular Route (Nakano-chōjabashi exit)

    • Prefectural road:

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 8 (Mejiro-dōri Ave., Shin-Mejiro-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 439 (Senkawa-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 440 (Shin-Ōme-kaidō Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 25 (Waseda-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 433 (Ōkubo-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 4 (Ōme-kaidō Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 14 (Hōnan-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317 (Yamate-dōri St.; 6th Beltway)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 420 (Nakano-dōri St.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 318 (Kannana-dōri St.; 7th Beltway)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 427 (Nakasugi-dōri St.)

    • Shopping and entertainment

  • Nakano-minamiguchi ekimae shōtengai - an outdoor arcade

    • Notable people

  • Kanako Yanagihara, comedian
  • Kazuko Eine, singer
  • Mayumi Kojima, singer and songwriter
  • Marika Matsumoto, voice actress, actress
  • Shoko Sawada, singer and songwriter
  • Yuji Tanaka, comedian

    • References

    Nakano, Tokyo Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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