is one of the 16 wards of the city of

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

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of 247,475 and a

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of 6,528 persons per km². The total area was 37.91 km². It is the largest of the wards of Nagoya in terms of population.

Geography

Midori Ward is the southeast portion of the city of Nagoya.

Surrounding municipalities

* Tenpaku Ward * Minami Ward * Tōkai *

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* Nisshin *

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* Tōgō

History

The area of what is now Midori Ward was the site of the Battle of Okehazama during the

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, between the forces of

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and

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. All of what is now Midori Ward was part of the holdings of

Owari Domain The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated ...

during the

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. The Tōkaidō

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Narumi-juku was the fortieth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in former Owari Province in what is now part of the Midori-ku section of the city of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History Narumi-juku had a population of 3 ...

prospered under the

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. After the

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, the area was organized into villages under Aichi District or northern Chita District within

. Narumi became a town in 1889, followed by Arimatsu in 1890 and Odaka in 1895. Efforts to merge these towns with the neighboring city of Nagoya began in 1953 and 1955, but were virulently opposed by the local residents, resulting recall motions for town mayors, and eventually violent riots. On April 1, 1963, after a third referendum, Narumi was annexed by Nagoya, becoming the new ward of Midori. Narumi was followed by Odaka and a portion of Arimatsu on December 1, 1964, with each of the former towns retaining its own local sub-ward office and considerable local autonomy. These sub-ward offices were amalgamated into a new Midori Ward office on January 21, 1974; however, the sub-wards were retained as local administrative divisions until 2007. With the opening of the Nagoya Municipal Subway’s

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, the population of the ward increased, and surpassed Nakagawa Ward in 2004 to become the most populous ward in Nagoya. A new ward office was opened on May 6, 2010.

Transportation

Railroads

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** - * Meitetsu - Nagoya Main Line ** - - - * Nagoya Municipal Subway -

** - -

Highways

* Nagoya Expressway - Route 3 * Isewangan Expressway *

Mei-Nikan Expressway The , or , is a partially completed tolled expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by the Central Nippon Expressway Company. Upon completion, the expressway will form a second ring road around Nagoya in conjunction with the Isewangan Express ...

* Chitahantō Road *

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* Japan National Route 366

Local attractions

*ruins of Narumi Castle *ruins of Odaka Castle

Gallery

Nagoya-City Midori Ward Office 2018.jpg, Midori Ward Office Yumeria Tokushige (3), Mototokushige Midori Ward Nagoya 2021.jpg, Yumeria Tokushige (Midori Ward Office Tokushige Branch) View of Former Tokaido (Aichi Prefecture Road Route 222) (1), Misara Narumi-cho Midori Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg, Present-day Narumi-juku Arimatsu-Temman-sha Autumn Festival (1), Arimatsu Midori Ward Nagoya 2018.jpg, Arimatsu-Temman-sha Autumn Festival Monuments of Imagawa Yoshimoto & Oda Nobunaga, Okehazamakita Midori Ward Nagoya 2012.jpg, Old Battlefield of Okehazama Hikami Anego Jinja Haiden, Midori Ward Nagoya 2015.JPG, Hikami-Anego-Jinja Shrine Takinomizu Park 01, Shinonokaze Midori Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg, Takinomizu Park Dinosaur Park in Odaka Ryokuchi (1), Odaka-cho Midori Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg, Dinosaur Park in Odaka Ryokuchi View of HILL'S WALK Tokusige Gardens, Tokushige Midori Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg, HILL'S WALK Tokusige Gardens Narumi Water supply ground 20160730C.jpg, Narumi Water Distribution Station

Noted people from Midori-ku, Nagoya

Shintarō Tokita is a member of the J-pop band, Sukima Switch. He was born February 25, 1978, in Midori-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Japan. He has also produced Chitose Hajime's comeback single "Kataritsugu Koto", ending theme to ''Blood+''. He enjoys soccer, jud ...

– musician * Junichi Komoto – comedian (lived here when he was an infant. However, he later resided in Okayama city) * Hitomi Sato – actress

References

{{Authority control Wards of Nagoya