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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.NEC, Nikon,

Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...

, Fujitsu, Yokohama Rubber Company, as well as the Japanese headquarters of a number of multi-national firms, including

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and Goldman Sachs.

Geography

Minato is located southwest of the Imperial Palace and has boundaries with the special wards of Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō (in Odaiba), Shinagawa, Shibuya, and

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.

History

The ward was founded on 15 March 1947, with the merger of Akasaka, Azabu, and Shiba Wards. The name ''Minato'' means "harbor".

Politics and government

Minato is governed by Mayor Masaaki Takei, an Independent supported by all major parties except the Japanese Communist Party. The city legislative assembly has 51 members and is dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party.

Elections

*

2008 Minato mayoral election Minato, Tokyo held a mayoral election on June 8, 2008. Incumbent mayor Masaaki Takei, supported by all major parties except the Japanese Communist Party The is a left-wing to far-left political party in Japan. With approximately 270,000 memb ...

Districts and neighborhoods

; Akasaka Area * Akasaka * Kitaaoyama * Minamiaoyama * Motoakasaka ; Azabu Area *

Azabudai is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 1 to 3-chōme. The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Japan as well as the Russian Embassy School in Tokyo are both located in Azabudai., as is the Embassy of Afghanistan. Azabudai Hills ...

* Azabu-Jūban * Azabu-Mamianachō *

Azabu-Nagasakachō is a residential district of Minato, Tokyo, 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 Japa ...

* Higashiazabu * Minamiazabu * Motoazabu * Nishiazabu *

Roppongi is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike. It is ...

; Shiba Area * Atago * Hamamatsuchō * Higashishinbashi *

Kaigan is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The current administrative place names are Kaigan 1-chome to Kaigan 3-chome. It is an area where the residential address has been displayed. Kaigan 1-chome belongs to the Shiba district general branch offic ...

^a *

Mita Mita or MITA can refer to: *Mita (name) *''Mit'a'' or ''mita'', a form of public service in the Inca Empire and later in the Viceroyalty of Peru * Mita, Meguro, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan * Mita, Minato, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Tokyo, J ...

^b * Nishishinbashi * Shiba *

Shibadaimon is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. There are Shibadaimon 1-chome and Shibadaimon 2-chome under the current administrative town names. It is an area under the jurisdiction of the Shiba District General Branch. Education Minato City Board of E ...

* Shibakōen * Shinbashi * Shiodome * Toranomon ;Shibaura-Kōnan Area * Daiba^* *

Kaigan is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The current administrative place names are Kaigan 1-chome to Kaigan 3-chome. It is an area where the residential address has been displayed. Kaigan 1-chome belongs to the Shiba district general branch offic ...

^{c, *} * Kōnan^* * Shibaura^* ; Takanawa Area *

Mita Mita or MITA can refer to: *Mita (name) *''Mit'a'' or ''mita'', a form of public service in the Inca Empire and later in the Viceroyalty of Peru * Mita, Meguro, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan * Mita, Minato, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Tokyo, J ...

^{d, *} *

Shirokane is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Currently it consists of six '' chōme''. According to Minato, as of November 1, 2007, the population in the neighborhood is 14,840. The term ''Shirokane'' narrowly refers to Shirokane 1-chōme to Shirokan ...

^* * Shirokanedai^* * Takanawa^* Notes: ^* - formerly part of Shiba Area
^a - 1-chōme
^b - 1, 2, 3-chōme
^c - 2, 3-chōme
^d - 4, 5-chōme

Education

Colleges and universities

*

Jikei University School of Medicine is a private university in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. ''Jikei'' (慈恵) means ''mercy and love'' in Japanese. Access The Nishi-Shinbashi Campus is about a 3-minute walk from Onarimon Station and about a 10-minute walk from Uchisaiwaichō Station bot ...

Nishi Shinbashi campus * Kanazawa Institute of Technology Graduate school; Toranomon campus *

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

* Kitasato University Shirokane campus * Meiji Gakuin University Shirokane campus * National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) * Shibaura Institute of Technology *

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* Tokyo Institute of Technology Tamachi Campus * Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Shinagawa campus * University of Tokyo Institute of Medical Science

Primary and secondary schools

The local public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. * (since merged with another school) * *

Roppongi High School is a public high school in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. It is a part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 ''Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai'') is the board o ...

* The city's public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Minato City Board of Education (港区教育委員会). Combined elementary and junior high schools: * Odaiba Gakuen ( お台場学園) * Shirokane-no-oka Gakuen ( 白金の丘学園) Junior high schools: * Akasaka Junior High School ( 赤坂中学校) * Aoyama Junior High School ( 青山中学校) * Konan Junior High School ( 港南中学校) * Koryo Junior High School ( 高陵中学校) * Mita Junior High School ( 三田中学校) opened in 2001 after the merger of Minato Junior High School and Shibahama Junior High School. * Onarimon Junior High School ( 御成門中学校) * Roppongi Junior High School ( 六本木中学校) * Takamatsu Junior High School ( 高松中学校) Elementary schools: * Akabane Elementary School ( 赤羽小学校) * Akasaka Elementary School ( 赤坂小学校) * Aoyama Elementary School ( 青山小学校) * Azabu Elementary School ( 麻布小学校) * Higashimachi Elementary School ( 東町小学校) * Hommura Elementary School ( 本村小学校) * Kogai Elementary School ( 笄小学校) * Konan Elementary School ( 港南小学校) * Mita Elementary School ( 御田小学校) * Nanzan Elementary School ( 南山小学校) * Onarimon Elementary School ( 御成門小学校) * Seinan Elementary School ( 青南小学校) * Shiba Elementary School ( 芝小学校) * Shibaura Elementary School ( 芝浦小学校) * Shibahama Elementary School ( 芝浜小学校) * Shirokane Elementary School ( 白金小学校) * Takanawadai Elementary School ( 高輪台小学校) occupies a historic building that had been renovated. Former schools: * Asahi Junior High School (朝日中学校) * Iikura Elementary School (飯倉小学校) * Koyo Elementary School (港陽小学校) * Sanko Elementary School (三光小学校) * Shinno Elementary School (神応小学校) There are also a variety of private schools, including: * Keio Girls Senior High School *Keiō Chutobu Junior High School ( 慶應義塾中等部) * * Azabu Junior and Senior High School *

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, a Quaker school established in 1887. * Meiji Gakuin Senior High School in

Shirokane is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Currently it consists of six '' chōme''. According to Minato, as of November 1, 2007, the population in the neighborhood is 14,840. The term ''Shirokane'' narrowly refers to Shirokane 1-chōme to Shirokan ...

* Russian Embassy School in Tokyo in

Azabudai is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 1 to 3-chōme. The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Japan as well as the Russian Embassy School in Tokyo are both located in Azabudai., as is the Embassy of Afghanistan. Azabudai Hills ...

*

Public libraries

The city operates the Minato Library, the Mita Library, the Azabu Library, the Akasaka Library, the Takanawa Library, and the Konan Library. The metropolis operates the Tokyo Metropolitan Library Central Library in Minato. The library opened in 1973.

Economy

Companies with headquarters in Minato include Air Nippon, All Nippon Airways (ANA), ANA & JP Express, All Nippon Airways Trading, Animax,." Asmik Ace Entertainment, Brainlab, Cosmo Oil Company, Daicel, Dentsu,

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, Fujifilm,

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,FUJI XEROX Company Profile
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. Retrieved on July 12, 2010. Fujitsu, Haseko, Hazama Ando, Japan Tobacco, Kajima, Kaneka Corporation, Konami, KYB Corporation,

Kyodo News is a nonprofit cooperative news agency based in Minato, Tokyo. It was established in November 1945 and it distributes news to almost all newspapers, and radio and television networks in Japan. The newspapers using its news have about 50 millio ...

, Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines,

Mitsui Oil Exploration Company (MOECO) is an oil exploration subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. that specializes in natural gas. It has its headquarters in the Hibiya Central Building in Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo. It was one of 17 Mitsui companies that were spun off on July 19 ...

, NEC, Nippon Sheet Glass, NYK Line, Obayashi Corporation, Oki Electric Industry, Pizza-La, The Pokémon Company,

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, Toagosei, Toraya Confectionery,

Sato Pharmaceutical is a Japanese pharmaceutical company. Sato Pharmaceutical's main focus is on over-the-counter medicines. The company's products are sold in 14 countries around the world. The company's customer bases are located in Asia, North America and Eur ...

,

Sega Sammy Holdings (also known as the Sega Sammy Group and generally Sega Sammy, stylized as SᴇɢᴀSammy) is a Japanese holding company formed from the merger of Sega and Sammy Corporation in 2004. Both companies are involved in the amusement industry (Sega wi ...

, Sigma Seven,

Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...

, SUMCO, Toraya Confectionery, Toyo Suisan (owns the branch Maruchan), TV Tokyo, WOWOW, and Yazaki. In addition ANA subsidiary Air Japan has some offices in Minato.Company Guide
" ''Air Japan''. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.

Foreign companies

The Japanese division of

CB&I CB&I is a large engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company with its administrative headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. CB&I specializes in projects for oil and gas companies. CB&I employs more than 32,000 people worldwide. In May ...

, the Japanese division of Aramark and Aim Services,

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, Yahoo! Japan, and the main Japanese offices of Hanjin and Korean Air are located there. Air France operates an office and ticketing counter in the New Aoyama Building in Minato. The Japanese division of Deutsche Post, DHL. Air France's Minato office handles Aircalin-related inquiries. Air China has operations in the Air China Building in Minato. Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the sixth floor of the ATT New Tower Building. Hawaiian Airlines has its Japan offices in the in Minato. Iran Air has its Tokyo office in Akasaka.

Former economic operations

Japanese companies that formerly had headquarters in Minato include

Air Next was a low-cost airline based on the grounds of Fukuoka Airport in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan and a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). It operated domestic services from its main base at Fukuoka Airport. O ...

, Airtransse, Asatsu, Jaleco Holding, Ricoh, Toa Domestic Airlines (later Japan Air System and later Japan Air Lines), On 22 December 2008 operations of Seiko Epson's Tokyo sales office began at Seiko Epson's Hino Office in Hino, Tokyo. Previously operations were at the World Trade Centre in Minato.

Diplomatic missions

Several countries operate their embassies in Minato. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (

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) * * * * * * * *

Places

* Akasaka is a large residential and commercial area in northern Minato which includes the Akasaka Palace and surrounding gardens, TBS radio and television studios, Ark Hills complex, Tokyo Midtown, and the embassy of the

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. * Aoyama is home to Aoyama Cemetery, one of Tokyo's largest graveyards, and the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium. * Atago Shrine is the highest point in all 23 wards of Tokyo. * Azabu is one of Tokyo's more upscale residential areas, home to many embassies. *

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is a Shinto shrine in Shiba 3-chōme. * Hamamatsuchō is the location of Hamamatsucho Station is the terminal for the Tokyo Monorail to Haneda Airport. *

Mita Mita or MITA can refer to: *Mita (name) *''Mit'a'' or ''mita'', a form of public service in the Inca Empire and later in the Viceroyalty of Peru * Mita, Meguro, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan * Mita, Minato, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Tokyo, J ...

is home to

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and several small Buddhist temples. * The National Art Center, Tokyo is a museum that opened in 2007. *

Odaiba today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built in this area for defensive purposes in the 1850s. Reclaimed land offshore Shinagawa was dramatically expanded durin ...

is one of Tokyo's most popular entertainment areas, featuring the Fuji TV studios, Palette Town shopping complex,

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, Tokyo Big Sight, and more. Located on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay, it is connected to central Tokyo by the Yurikamome transit line over the Rainbow Bridge. *

Roppongi is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike. It is ...

is Tokyo's best-known nightlife district, especially popular among foreigners; home to National Art Center, also home to the Roppongi Hills complex, which houses the studios of TV Asahi, the J-Wave radio station, the Tokyo Grand Hyatt Hotel, and a shopping complex. *

Shiba Park is a public park in Minato, Tokyo, Japan built around the temple of Zōjō-ji. The park is located between the Minato municipal offices and Tokyo Tower. Many of the footpaths in the park offer excellent views of Tokyo Tower, so the park is a popu ...

houses the Zojoji temple. Tokyo Tower is located one block away. * Shinbashi Station, in Shinbashi, is the northern terminal of Japan's first railway line. Also home to the Shiosite office and entertainment complex, which houses

Nippon Television JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...

studios. * Shirokanedai is home to Meiji Gakuin University. * Takanawa is home to the Sōtō Temple of Sengaku-ji.

Shinagawa Station is a major railway station in the Takanawa and Konan districts of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkan ...

, one of Tokyo's largest train stations, is located in Takanawa, although it is associated with Shinagawa to the south. It is an area of many 1980s hotels including the

Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa The Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa (グランドプリンスホテル高輪) is a complex of three hotels (Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, and The Prince Sakura Tower) designed by architect Togo Murano in 1982, and ...

, Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, and Pacific Meridien Hotel, Shinagawa Prince Hotel. * There is an urban aquarium called

Aqua Park Shinagawa Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa ( ja: マクセルアクアパーク品川, ''Makuseru Akua Pāku Shinagawa''), formerly Epson Aqua Park Shinagawa, Epson Shinagawa Aqua Stadium is a public aquarium located inside the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Minato, T ...

on the premises of the Shinagawa Prince Hotel, and the number of visitors exceeds 1.5 million annually. * Toranomon houses the National Printing Bureau,Bureau Overview
" National Printing Bureau. Retrieved on February 28, 2019. TV Tokyo studios and the Toranomon Station underground complex.

Transportation

Rail

Yurikamome 7000 series 17th unit at Fune-no-kagakukan Station

*

Keikyu Main Line (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...

(

Shinagawa Station is a major railway station in the Takanawa and Konan districts of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkan ...

) * Toei Subway: ** Toei Asakusa Line ( Shimbashi Station, Daimon Station, Mita Station, Sengakuji Station, Takanawadai Station) ** Toei Oedo Line ( Shiodome Station, Daimon Station, Akabanebashi Station, Azabu-juban Station, Roppongi Station, Aoyama-itchome Station) ** Toei Mita Line ( Uchisaiwaicho Station,

Onarimon Station is a subway station on the Toei Mita Line in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). Lines Onarimon Station is served by the Toei Mita Line, and is numbered "I-06". Statio ...

,

Shiba-koen Station is a subway station on the Toei Mita Line in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). Lines Shibakoen Station is served by the Toei Mita Line, and lies 4.6 km from the ...

, Mita Station, Shirokane-Takanawa Station, Shirokanedai Station) * Tokyo Metro: ** Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line ( Akasaka Station, Nogizaka Station, Omotesando Station) ** Tokyo Metro Ginza Line ( Shimbashi Station, Toranomon Station, Tameike-sanno Station,

Akasaka-mitsuke Station is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Akasaka-mitsuke Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, providing same-platform transfers between the ...

, Aoyama-itchome Station,

Gaienmae Station is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Station layout The station has two side platforms serving two tracks. Platforms File:Gaiemmae Station-1.jpg, Concour ...

, Omotesando Station) ** Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line ( Aoyama-itchome Station, Omotesando Station) ** Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line ( Kamiyacho Station, Roppongi Station, Hiroo Station) ** Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (

Akasaka-mitsuke Station is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Akasaka-mitsuke Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, providing same-platform transfers between the ...

) ** Tokyo Metro Namboku Line ( Tameike-sanno Station, Roppongi-itchome Station, Azabu-juban Station, Shirokane-Takanawa Station, Shirokanedai Station) * East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ** Keihin-Tohoku Line/ Yamanote Line ( Shimbashi Station, Hamamatsucho Station, Tamachi Station,

Shinagawa Station is a major railway station in the Takanawa and Konan districts of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkan ...

) ** Tōkaidō Main Line ( Shimbashi Station,

Shinagawa Station is a major railway station in the Takanawa and Konan districts of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkan ...

) ** Yokosuka Line ( Shimbashi Station,

Shinagawa Station is a major railway station in the Takanawa and Konan districts of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkan ...

) * Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) ** Tōkaidō Shinkansen (

Shinagawa Station is a major railway station in the Takanawa and Konan districts of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), and the private railway operator Keikyu. The Tokaido Shinkan ...

) * Tokyo Monorail ( Hamamatsucho Station) * Yurikamome ( Shimbashi Station, Shiodome Station,

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, Hinode Station,

Shibaura-futō Station is a station on the Yurikamome Line in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is numbered "U-05". Station layout The station consists of an elevated island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangemen ...

,

Odaiba-kaihinkōen Station is a station on the Yurikamome Line in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is numbered "U-06". Station layout The station consists of an elevated island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangemen ...

, Daiba Station)

Road

* Shuto Expressway: **No. 1 Haneda Route (Edobashi JCT – Iriya) **No. 2 Meguro Route (Ichinohashi JCT – Togoshi) **No.11 Daiba Route (Shibaura JCT – Ariake JCT) **B Bayshore Route (Namiki – Kawasaki-ukishima JCT) **C1 Inner Loop (Edobashi – Takaracho – Kyobashi – Ginza – Shiodome – Hamazakibashi – Shiba Park – Tanimachi – Kasumigaseki – Daikanmachi – Edobashi) *National roads: **Route 1 (Sakurada-dori) **Route 15 (Dai-Ichi Keihin) **Route 246 (Aoyama-dori) *Other major roads: **Atago-dori **Kaigan-dori **Kyu-kaigan-dori **Gaien-higashi-dori **Gaien-nishi-dori **Hibiya-dori **Roppongi-dori

Ferry

Tokyo's main ferry terminal is located adjacent to

Takeshiba Station is a station on the Yurikamome Line in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is numbered "U-03". Station layout The station has two elevated side platforms. This is the only station of the line that has two side platforms, as all the others stations have on ...

on the Yurikamome, due east of JR Hamamatsucho Station.

Notable people from Minato

* Hirohito, the 124th

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*

Takeichi Nishi Colonel Baron was an Imperial Japanese Army officer, equestrian show jumper, and Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. He was a tank unit commander at the Battle of Iwo Jima and was killed in action during the defense of ...

, an Imperial Japanese Army officer, equestrian show jumper, and Olympic Gold Medalist at the

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* Kanoko Okamoto (1889–1939), poet, born in Akasaka Ward (present-day Minato) * Sho Sakurai, actor and singer, affiliated with Arashi * Haruomi Hosono, experimental electronic pop musician, noted for the commissioned Muji background music * Jado, Japanese professional wrestler ( New Japan Pro-Wrestling) * Fishmans, a

pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...

and dub band composed primarily of Shinji Sato, Yuzuru Kashiwabara, Kin-ichi Motegi, Hakase-Sun and Kensuke Ojima * Nujabes, real name Jun Seba, a record producer, audio engineer, DJ, composer, arranger and pioneer of the Hip hop subgenre chillhop or lo-fi

References

External links

Minato City Official Website
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