is one of the 16

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of the city of

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated

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of 165,287 and a

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of 8,498 persons per km². The total area was 19.45 km².

Geography

Meitō Ward is located in eastern Nagoya city.

Surrounding municipalities

* Moriyama Ward * Chikusa Ward * Tenpaku Ward * Nisshin *

Nagakute is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,503 in 24,352 households, and a population density of 2,854 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nagakute is a member of the World Health Organi ...

History

The area of present Meitō-ku was formerly part of Aichi District and Higashikasugai District. Incorporated into the city of Nagoya by 1955 and divided between Chikusa Ward and Showa Ward, it became a separate ward on February 1, 1975.

Education

Aichi Toho University is a private university in Meitō-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west ...

Transportation

Railroads

* Aichi Rapid Transit Company -

Linimo , formally the is a magnetic levitation train line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, near the city of Nagoya. While primarily built to serve the Expo 2005 fair site, the line now operates to serve the local community. Linimo is owned and operated by ...

** *

Nagoya Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...

–

Higashiyama Line The is a rapid transit, subway line, which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Aichi, Nagoya, Japan. Officially, the line is referred to as . It runs from Takabata Station, Takabata in Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Nakagawa Ward ...

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Highways

Tōmei Expressway The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is designated as E1 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering", because it parallels Nati ...

* Nagoya Dai-ni Kanjo Expressway *

Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway) is an urban Expressways of Japan, expressway in Nagoya, Japan. It is a part of the Nagoya Expressway network and is owned and operated by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation. Overview The first section was opened to traffic in 1988 and the enti ...

Japan National Route 302 National Route 302 is a national highway of Japan connecting Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya and Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya in Japan, with a total length of 54 km (33.55 mi). Route 302 serves as Nagoya's inner loop and runs concurrent with much of the Me ...

Japan National Route 363 National Route 363 is a National highways of Japan, national highway of Japan connecting Meitō-ku, Nagoya and Nakatsugawa, Gifu in Japan, with a total length of . See also * * References

National highways in Japan, 363 Roads in Aichi ...

Noted people from Meitō-ku, Nagoya

Shibata Katsuie or was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period. He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 first siege of Nagashima, but then fought in the 1575 Battle of Nagashino an ...

– Samurai during the Sengoku period *

Mao Asada is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Ladies' singles, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Figure Skating Championships, World champion (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-t ...

– professional figure skater *

Mai Asada Mai, or MAI, may refer to: Names * Mai (Chinese surname) * Mai (Vietnamese surname) * Mai (name) * Mai (singer), J-Pop singer * Iris Mai (born 1962), German chess master Places * Chiang Mai, largest city in northern Thailand * Ma-i, a pre-Hi ...

– professional figure skater, model, actress *

Tetsuo Nakanishi is a former Japanese football player. He currently works on television as a football commentator. Playing career Nakanishi was born in Nagoya on 8 September 1969. After graduating from Doshisha University, he joined his local club Nagoya Gra ...

– professional soccer player * Kayo Satoh – model, actress

References

External links

/ Official website
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