is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in

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. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated

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of 217,251 and a

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of 11,670 persons per km². The total area was 18.61 km².

Geography

Miyamae Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the south-center portion of the city of Kawasaki, bordering on Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

Tama-ku, Kawasaki is one of the seven wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward has an estimated population of 211,221 and a population density of 10,310 persons per km². The total area is 20.49 km². Geography Tama ...

Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 215,158 and a density of 13,150 persons per km². The total area is 16.38 km². Geography Takatsu Ward is lo ...

Asao-ku, Kawasaki is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 167,792 and a density of 7,210 persons per km². The total area was 23.28 km². Geography Asao Ward is locate ...

Aoba-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 302,643 and a density of 8,610 persons per km². The total area was 35.14 km². Geography Aoba is located in ...

Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 199,258 and a density of 7,130 persons per km². The total area was 27.93 km². Geography Tsuzuki Ward is loc ...

History

Archaeologists have found numerous

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remains at numerous locations in what is now Miyamae-ku, indicating a long period of human settlement. Under the

Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from CE 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the cap ...

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system, it became part of Tachibana District

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. In the

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, it was administered as ''

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'' territory controlled directly by the

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, but administered through various ''

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''. Due to its proximity to Edo, it was primarily an agricultural and horticultural area supplying produce to the city. After the

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, the area was divided into Miyamae Village and Mukaoka Village within Tachibana District in the new

on April 1, 1889. These areas were annexed by the neighboring city of Kawasaki in 1938. The area became part of a huge government sponsored housing project from the 1950s and 1960s. In April 1972, the area became part of Takatsu Ward with the division of the city of Kawasaki into wards. In July 1982, Miyamae Ward was separated from Takatsu Ward.

Economy

Miyamae Ward is largely a regional commercial center and

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for central Kawasaki and Tokyo.

Transportation

Rail

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Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line The is a major commuter line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation and connecting south-western suburbs of Tokyo and neighbouring Kanagawa Prefecture, with its western terminus of , to a major railway junction of western d ...

Tōkyū Ōimachi Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It extends from in Shinagawa, Tokyo to in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. Stations All-stations "Local" services are classified as blue and green. The latter r ...

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Road

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(Atsugi-Oyama Road, as or ) * National Route 466 (No. 3 Keihin Road, as ) * Kanagawa Prefectural Road 13 * Kanagawa Prefectural Road 45

Local attractions

*Streetcar & Bus Museum

Education

* St. Marianna University School of Medicine The Kawasaki City Board of Education (川崎市育委員会) operates municipal elementary and junior high schools. Municipal junior high schools: * Arima ( 有馬中学校) * Inukura ( 犬蔵中学校) * Miyamaedaira ( 宮前平中学校) * Miyazaki ( 宮崎中学校) * Mukaigaoka ( 向丘中学校) * Nogawa ( 野川中学校) * Sugao ( 菅生中学校) * Taira ( 平中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * Arima ( 有馬小学校) * Fujimidai ( 富士見台小学校) * Hiebara ( 稗原小学校) * Inukura ( 犬蔵小学校) * Minami Nogawa ( 南野川小学校) * Miyamaedaira ( 宮前平小学校) * Miyazaki ( 宮崎小学校) * Miyazakidai ( 宮崎台小学校) * Mukaigaoka ( 向丘小学校) * Nishi Arima ( 西有馬小学校) * Nishi Nogawa ( 西野川小学校) * Nogawa ( 野川小学校) * Saginuma ( 鷺沼小学校) * Shirahatadai ( 白幡台小学校) * Sugao ( 菅生小学校) * Taira ( 平小学校) * Tsuchihashi ( 土橋小学校)

References

''Miyamae-ku Guidebook'' (宮前区ガイドブック), 2005. ; municipal publication

Noted people from Miyamae Ward

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Ao Tanaka is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortuna Düsseldorf and the Japan national team. Club career Raised for a decade in the Kawasaki Frontale youth ranks of his hometown, Tanaka made his J1 League debut in Sept ...

, professional soccer player *

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, professional soccer player *

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, model *

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, actor * Tabea Nothegger, model

External links

Miyamae Ward Office
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