is one of the 16 wards of the city of

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Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

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

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of 165,287 and a

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of 8,498 persons per km². The total area was 19.45 km².

Geography

Meitō Ward is located in eastern Nagoya city.

Surrounding municipalities

* Moriyama Ward * Chikusa Ward * Tenpaku Ward * Nisshin *

Nagakute is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,503 in 24,352 households, and a population density of 2,854 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nagakute is a member of the World Health Organ ...

Towns and villages

* Fujigaoka

History

The area of present Meitō-ku was formerly part of Aichi District and Higashikasugai District. Incorporated into the city of Nagoya by 1955 and divided between Chikusa Ward and Showa Ward, it became a separate ward on February 1, 1975.

Education

* Aichi Toho University

Transportation

Railroads

* Aichi Rapid Transit Company -

Linimo , formally the is a magnetic levitation train line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, near the city of Nagoya. While primarily built to serve the Expo 2005 fair site, the line has since operated to serve the local community. Linimo is owned and opera ...

** *

Nagoya Municipal Subway The , also referred to as simply the Nagoya Subway, is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total t ...

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Higashiyama Line The is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Takabata in Nakagawa Ward to Fujigaoka in Meitō Ward, all within Nagoya. The Higashiyama Line's color on maps is yellow and stations are labe ...

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Highways

Tōmei Expressway The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is designated as E1 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering", because it parallels Na ...

* Nagoya Dai-ni Kanjo Expressway * Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway) *

Japan National Route 302 National Route 302 is a national highway of Japan connecting Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya and Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in t ...

Japan National Route 363 National Route 363 is a national highway of Japan connecting Meitō-ku, Nagoya and Nakatsugawa, Gifu in Japan, with a total length of . See also * * References 363 __NOTOC__ Year 363 ( CCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Wednes ...

Noted people from Meitō-ku, Nagoya

Shibata Katsuie or was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period. He was retainer of Oda Nobuhide. He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 first siege of Nagashima, but then fought ...

– Samurai during the Sengoku period *

Mao Asada is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Ladies' singles, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Figure Skating Championships, World champion (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-t ...

– professional figure skater *

Mai Asada is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed fourth at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2003 and 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2004 Wo ...

– professional figure skater, model, actress *

Tetsuo Nakanishi is a former Japanese Association football, football player. He currently works on television as a football commentator. Playing career Nakanishi was born in Nagoya on 8 September 1969. After graduating from Doshisha University, he joined his lo ...

– professional soccer player *

Kayo Satoh is a Japanese model and television personality.Asia Promotion agency profile
Retrieved 4 Sep ...

– model, actress

References

External links

/ Official website
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