is one of the six
wards of the city of
Chiba in
Chiba Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...
,
Japan
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. As of April 2012, the ward has an estimated
population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
of 179,770 and a
population density
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of 5,250 persons per km². The total area is 34.24 km².
Geography
Hanamigawa Ward is located inland in the northernmost part of the city of Chiba. The ward takes its name from the
Hanami River, which flows through the ward.
Places
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Amadocho
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Asahigaoka
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Asahigaokacho
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Chigusacho
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Dainichicho
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Hanamigawa
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Hanashimacho
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Hanazono
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Hanazonocho
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Hatamachi
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Kashiwai
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Kashiwaicho
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Kemigawacho
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Kotehashicho
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Kotehashidai
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Makuharicho
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Makuharihongo
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Miharuno
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Minami-Hanazono
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Miyanogidai
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Mizuho
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Nagasakucho
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Nagasakudai
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Naniwacho
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Nishi-Konakadai
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Sakushindai
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Sankakucho
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Satsukigaoka
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Takeishicho
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Uchiyamacho
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Unayacho
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Yokodocho
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Yokododai
Transportation
Railroads
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JR East
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and 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 in ...
–
Sōbu Line
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Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ...
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Chiba Line
** - -
Education
Municipal elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Chiba City Board of Education (
千葉市教育委員会).
Municipal junior high schools:
* Amado (
天戸中学校)
* Asahigaoka (朝日ケ丘中学校)
* Hanamigawa (花見川中学校)
* Hanazono (
花園中学校)
* Kotehashi (犢橋中学校)
* Kotehashidai (こてはし台中学校)
* Makuhari (
幕張中学校)
* Makuhari Hongo (
幕張本郷中学校)
* Midorigaoka (
緑が丘中学校)
* Satsukigaoka (
さつきが丘中学校)
Former junior high schools
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* Hamamigawa No. 1 (花見川第一中学校)
* Hamamigawa No. 2 (花見川第二中学校)
Municipal elementary schools:][
* Hanamigawa No. 1 (花見川第一小学校)
* Hanamigawa No. 2 (花見川第二小学校)
* Hanamigawa No. 4 (花見川第四小学校)
* Hanamigawa No. 5 (花見川第五小学校)
The Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School, a North Korea-aligned Korean international school, is located in Hamamigawa-ku.Home page]
. Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School. Retrieved on April 12, 2015. "千葉県千葉市花見川区浪花町965"
Noted people from Hanamigawa Ward
*Masaki Aiba
(born December 24, 1982) is a Japanese singer, actor, television personality, radio host and dancer. He is a member of the boy band Arashi.
Aiba began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & ...
– singer, actor
* Hitori Gekidan - comedian, actor
*Matsuko Deluxe
is a Japanese columnist, essayist, and TV personality. Matsuko is a female persona and stage name assumed by a cross-dressing gay man. He has been described as plus-sized and gravely-voiced with a sharp tongue.
Before Matsuko Deluxe
The pers ...
- TV personality
* Yasuyuki Kataoka - professional baseball player
* Akira Narahashi – professional soccer player
* Akinori Otsuka - professional baseball player
* Fuminori Yokogawa - professional baseball player
* Kotofuji Takaya - sumo wrestler
References
{{Authority control
Greater Tokyo Area
Wards of Chiba (city)