Tahōzan Jōganji Temple, Nakano City, Tokyo

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

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 ...

. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City.About Nakano City
" Retrieved March 10, 2013. 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. Nakano is the most densely populated city in Japan.

History

The ward was founded on October 1, 1932, when the towns of Nogata and Nakano were absorbed into the former

Tokyo City was a Cities of Japan, municipality in Japan and part of Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Tokyo-fu which existed from 1 May 1889 until its merger with its prefecture on 1 July 1943. The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by ...

as Nakano Ward. The present administration dates from March 15, 1947, when the Allied occupation reformed the administration of Tokyo-to. * 1447:

Ōta Dōkan , also known as Ōta Sukenaga (太田資長) or Ōta Dōkan Sukenaga, was a Japanese ''samurai'' warrior-poet, military tactician and Buddhist monk. Ōta Sukenaga took the tonsure (bald scalp) as a Buddhist priest in 1478, and he also adopted t ...

defeated Toshima Yasutsune in a battle here. * 1606: The Naruki Kaidō, predecessor of today's

Ōme Kaidō is one of the main roads leading westwards out of Tokyo. It begins in Shinjuku, passes through Ōme, and ends in Kōfu, Yamanashi.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 The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...

included a station at Nakano en route from

Shinjuku is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...

to Hachioji. * 1897: Nakano becomes a village. * 1932:

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.

Districts and neighborhoods

;Nakano Area * Chūō * Higashinakano * Honchō *

Minamidai is a district of Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. As of October 2020, the population of this district is 20,698. The postal code for Minamidai is 164-0014. Geography Minamidai borders Yayoichō in the north, Honmachi to the east, Sasazuka and Hat ...

* Nakano * Yayoimachi ;Nogata Area * Arai * Eharachō * Ekoda * Kamisaginomiya * Kamitakada * Maruyama * Matsugaoka * Nogata * Numabukuro * Saginomiya * Shirasagi * Wakamiya * Yamatochō

Geography

Five special wards surround Nakano:

, Suginami,

Nerima is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City. , the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 f ...

Shibuya Shibuya ( 渋谷区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1 ...

, and

Toshima is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku, a ...

. It lies just west of the bustling

area. Rivers include the

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, Myosho-ji and Zenpuku-ji Rivers, and the Aratama Waterway.

Places

Nakano Sun Plaza , formerly Nakano Sun Plaza, is a hotel in Nakano, Tokyo. The hotel includes a concert hall, the Nakano Sunplaza Hall (formerly Nakano Sun Plaza Hall). Built in 1973,

: concert hall, hotel facilities * Arai

Yakushi Bhaiṣajyaguru ( sa, भैषज्यगुरु, zh, t= , ja, 薬師仏, ko, 약사불, bo, སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་བླ), or ''Bhaishajyaguru'', formally Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja ("Medicine Master ...

Shingon Buddhist temple *

Nakano Broadway is a shopping mall in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1966 as a luxury shopping complex, it has subsequently become a popular destination for goods aimed at ''otaku'' (hobbyists and enthusiasts, particularly those of anime and manga). Histor ...

otaku is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime, manga, video games, or computers. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in ''Manga Burikko''. may be used as a pejorativ ...

building (several floors of arcades,

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, music, toy and

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specialty shops, as well as a well-regarded

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arcade) * GRIPS International House, apartment for foreign students studying at the

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies The , or GRIPS, is an elite, highly selective research graduate school located in Minato, Tokyo. Funded by the Japanese Government, it has the status of national university. It is also one of Asia's leading think tanks of policy scholars and socia ...

Education

Public schools

Metropolitan senior high and combined junior-senior high schools are operated by 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 of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board directly manages all of the public high schools in all 23 special wards, the Wester ...

. * * * * * * Yotsuya Commercial High School Municipal kindergartens, elementary schools, and junior high schools are operated by the Nakano City Board of Education. Municipal junior high schools: * No. 2 Junior High School (第二中学校) * No. 5 Junior High School (第五中学校) * No. 7 Junior High School ( 第七中学校) * Kita Nakano Junior High School ( 北中野中学校) * Meiwa Junior High School (明和中学校) ** Merger of No. 4 Junior High School (第四中学校) and No. 8 Junior High School ( 第八中学校). * Midorino Junior High School (緑野中学校) * Minami Nakano Junior High School ( 南中野中学校) * Nakano Junior High School ( 中野中学校) * Nakano Higashi Junior High School ( 中野東中学校) ** Merger of No. 3 Junior High School ( 第三中学校) and No. 10 Junior High School (第十中学校). Municipal elementary schools: * Egota Elementary School ( 江古田小学校) * Ehara Elementary School ( 江原小学校) * Hakuo Elementary School ( 白桜小学校) * Heiwa no Mori Elementary School ( 平和の森小学校) * Kami Saginomiya Elementary School ( 上鷺宮小学校) * Keimei Elementary School (啓明小学校) * Kitahara Elementary School (北原小学校) * Midorino Elementary School ( 緑野小学校) * Mihato Elementary School (美鳩小学校) ** Formed by the merger of Wakamiya Elementary ( 若宮小学校) and Yamato Elementary (大和小学校) * Minamidai Elementary School (南台小学校) ** Formed by the merger of Niiyama Elementary (新山小学校) and Tada Elementary (多田小学校) * Minamino Elementary School ( みなみの小学校) ** Formed by the merger of Nakano Shinmei Elementary (中野神明小学校) and Niiyama Elementary (新山小学校) * Momozono No. 2 Elementary School ( 桃園第二小学校) * Musashidai Elementary School ( 武蔵台小学校) * Nakano No. 1 Elementary School ( 中野第一小学校) ** Merger of Monozono Elementary School ( 桃園小学校) and Mukodai Elementary School ( 向台小学校) * Nakano Hongo Elementary School (中野本郷小学校) * Nishi Nakano Elementary School ( 西中野小学校) * Reiwa Elementary School ( 令和小学校) ** Merger of Arai Elementary School (新井小学校) and Kamitakada Elementary School (上高田小学校) * Saginomiya Elementary School (鷺宮小学校) * Toka Elementary School ( 桃花小学校) * Tonoyama Elementary School (塔山小学校) * Yato Elementary School ( 谷戸小学校) Kindergartens: * Higashi Nakano Kindergarten (ひがしなかの幼稚園) * Kamisagi Kindergarten (かみさぎ幼稚園)

Private schools

* Horikoshi Gakuen High School * - Has coeducational and girls' only sections * * * * * * - Girls' school *

Colleges and universities

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Nakano Campus *

Tokyo Polytechnic University is a private university in Honchō, Nakano, Tokyo. Its nickname is ''Shadai'' (写大). It was formerly known as Tokyo College of Photography (, ''Tōkyō Shashin Daigaku''). The university was founded as Konishi Professional School of Photogra ...

* Meiji University Nakano Campus *

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Nakano campus * Kokusai Junior College

Transportation

Rail

Nakano Ward is served by the

JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

Chūō and Sobu lines, the

Seibu Shinjuku Line The is a Japanese railway line owned by the private railway operator Seibu Railway, connecting Seibu Shinjuku Station in Shinjuku, Tokyo with Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, Saitama. The Shinjuku Line is one of two main lines of the Seibu Ra ...

, the

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Pre ...

and

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The line runs in a U-shape between Ogikubo Station in Suginami and Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, with a branch line between Nakano-Sakaue Station and Hōnanchō Station. The offi ...

, and the

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. * JR East **

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, Chūō-Sōbu Line: Higashi-Nakano and Nakano Stations *

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**Seibu Shinjuku Line: Arai Yakushi-mae, Numabukuro, Nogata, Toritsu-Kasei, Saginomiya Stations *

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** Marunouchi Line: Shin-Nakano, Nakano-Sakaue Stations *** Honancho Branch Line: Nakano-Fujimicho, Nakano-Shimbashi, Nakano-Sakaue Stations ** Tozai Line: Nakano,

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(although the station is in Shinjuku, some entrances are in Nakano) Stations *

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: **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 is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the . Most routes are grade-separated (elevated roads or tunnels) and central routes have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that requi ...

: *C2

Central Circular Route The , signed as Route C2, is one of the routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the central part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The route is a circumferential highway running through the outer wards of Tokyo. The route is the middle of fou ...

(Nakano-chōjabashi exit)

Prefectural road in Japan are roads usually planned, numbered and maintained by the government of the respective prefecture (-to, -dō, -fu or -ken), independent of other prefectures – as opposed to national roads (kokudō), which in legal terms include ...

: * 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.)

Business and entertainment

*Nakano-minamiguchi ekimae shōtengai – an outdoor arcade * Soft On Demand – a Japanese adult

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group of companies has its headquarters in Nakano

''Benza'' series

'' The Benza'' is a 2019

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series about two foreigners (

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and Kyle Card) who are trying to fix their broken and are suddenly tasked with saving the world. The series takes place entirely in Higashi Nakano. '' Benza English'' is a 2020 spin-off series that also takes place in Higashi Nakano. ''

The Benza RPG ''The Benza RPG'' is a 2020 role-playing video game that takes place in the world of the Japanese on demand comedy series '' The Benza'' and its spin-off series '' Benza English''. It was released in 148 countries via the iOS app store and shor ...

'' is a 2020 video game adaption available on

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, Android, and

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Notable people

Kanako Yanagihara (born February 3, 1986 in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress, comedian, and '' tarento'', who has been featured in '' Cartoon KAT-TUN'', the live-action drama ''Otomen'', and collaborated on the music for '' Keroro Gunso the Super Movi ...

, comedian *

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, singer and songwriter *

Marika Matsumoto is a Japanese actress. From 2001 and 2003, she was known as "Mini Stop-chan", acting as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan. She is the owner of a unique voice and has held a recital with upcoming star Satos ...

, voice actress, actress * Shoko Sawada, singer and songwriter *

Yuji Tanaka is a Japanese comedian. He is best known as half of the ''owarai'' duo Bakusho Mondai along with Hikari Ota. He also played Mike in the Japanese dub of the Pixar movie '' Monsters, Inc.'', Br'er Fox in the Japanese dub of the Disney movie ...

, comedian *

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, record producer and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto i ...

, composer and musician * El Lindaman, Japanese professional wrestler *

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, Japanese racing driver *

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, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, talent, and

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* Akiyoshi Nakao, Japanese actor *

Eiji Iijima is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. Iijima invented the Iijima Bishop Pullback strategy which is named after him. He received the 16th Masuda Award (April 2009March 2010) for developing the strategy. Promotion history Iij ...

, Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-

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* Wataru Kamimura, Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 5-

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, Japanese

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( National Museum of Nature and Science) *

Rieko Miura is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and former member of the band CoCo (band), CoCo. She was born in Nakano, Tokyo. Her solo debut was on 14 September 1991. Filmography Film *''Kyō no Kira-kun'' (2017), Kanon Okamura *''Love and Lie ...

, Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and former member of the

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Coco * Masaru Nashimoto, Japanese show-business and gossips reporter * Makoto Sasaki, Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-

Takahiro Sonoda , September 17, 1928 – October 7, 2004) was a Japanese classical pianist. Life Sonoda was born in 1928 in the town of Nogata, today a part of Tokyo and renamed Nakano City. He was first taught piano by his father, Kiyohide, a student of R ...

, Japanese

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Michiko Yamamoto is the professional name of , a List of Japanese women writers, Japanese writer and poet. Yamamoto has won the Shincho Prize for New Writers, the Akutagawa Prize, and the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature. Biography Yamamoto was born in Nakano, ...

, Japanese writer and poet (Real Name: Michiko Furuya,

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: 古屋道子, ''Furuya Michiko'') * Michiyo Yasuda, Japanese animator and colour designer *

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, Japanese actress * Hideo Kachi, Japanese musician (Real Name: Kachi Hidenori,

: カチヒデノリ, ''Hidenori Kachi'') *

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, Japanese

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and the creator of ''

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'' * Kenji Ohtsuki,

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musician and

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-winning writer *

, Japanese

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musician *

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, Japanese ''

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'' (media personality), actress,

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, illustrator, MC and singer *

, Japanese actress, comedian, and ''

'' *

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, Japanese politician, member of the

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and member of the

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in the

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(national legislature) *

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, Japanese

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(

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) * Mitsuya Kurokawa, Japanese guitarist * Mayumi Itsuwa, Japanese vocalist, composer, lyricist, and keyboardist *

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, Japanese actor and voice actor *

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musician, lyricist, composer, musical producer, and actor (Real Name: Kiyoshi Kurihara,

: 栗原清志, ''Kurihara Kiyoshi'') *

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, Japanese actor and musician * Shoko Sawada, Japanese singer-songwriter, reporter, and radio personality * Tochisakae Atsushi, former sumo wrestler * Takahiro Yamaguchi, Japanese former

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