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Minato Ward (other)
Minato Ward may refer to *Minato, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits ... * Minato, Nagoya * Minato, Osaka {{geodis de:Minato ko:미나토구 ja:港区 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minato, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits the contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural division. The Shinbashi neighborhood in the ward's northeastern corner is attached to the core of Shitamachi, the original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo. On the other hand, the Azabu and Akasaka areas are typically representative Yamanote districts. , it had an official population of 243,094, and a population density of 10,850 persons per km2. The total area is 20.37 km2. Minato hosts many embassies. It is also home to various domestic companies, including Honda, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, MinebeaMitsumi, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, NEC, Nikon, Sony, Fujitsu, Yokohama Rubber Company, as well as the Japanese headquarters of a number of multi-national firms, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minato, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 143,913 and a population density of 3,153 persons per km². The total area was 45.64 km². It is geographically the largest of the wards of Nagoya in terms of land area. Minato-ku Ward Office Geography Minato Ward is the southern portion of the city of Nagoya, in the coastal flatlands and river estuaries along the shore of Ise Bay. Due to land reclamation much of the coastline is no longer natural. Surrounding municipalities * Atsuta Ward * Nakagawa Ward *Minami Ward *Tōkai *Kanie *Tobishima History All of what is now Minato Ward was part of the holdings of Owari Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was transferred to the new Nagoya Prefecture, which later became part of Aichi Prefecture. Nagoya was divided into wards on April 1, 1908. In 1922, Ousu village in Aichi District was annexed by the city of Nagoya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minato, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km², and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, Minato-ku means "Harbor Ward". Landmarks * Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium) *Port of Osaka * Tempozan Harbor Village * Modern Transportation Museum *ORC 200 Mass media *Radio Osaka (ORC 200 Building, Benten) Train stations ;West Japan Railway Company (JR West) : Osaka Loop Line :: Bentencho Station ;Osaka Metro : Chūō Line :: Osakako Station - Asashiobashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Metro Chūō Line in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the stop that services the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium and Osaka city pool. Station layout There are two side platform A side platform (also known ... - Bentencho Station External links Official website of Minato Wards of Osaka {{Osaka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minato
Minato (港 or 湊) is Japanese for 'harbor', and may refer to: Places * Minato, Tokyo or Minato City, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan * Minato-ku, Nagoya, a ward of Nagoya, Japan * Minato-ku, Osaka, a ward of Osaka, Japan * Minato (湊), a neighbourhood in Chūō or Chūō City, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan People * Nicolò Minato (c. 1627–1698), Italian poet, librettist and impresario * Yusuke Minato (born 1985), Japanese Nordic combined skier * Chihiro Minato (born 1960), Japanese photographer * Kanae Minato (born 1973), Japanese murder-mystery novelist * , Japanese rower * Minato Oike (born 1996), Japanese BMX freestyle cyclist * Minatofuji Takayuki (born 1968), sumo wrestler now known as Minato Oyakata * , Japanese football player * , Japanese professional sumo wrestler * , Japanese politician Fictional characters * Sahashi Minato, protagonist of the manga series ''Sekirei'' * Minato Namikaze, a character in the manga and anime series ''Naruto'' * Minato Arisato, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
