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 * Toyoake * 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

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during the

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. The Tōkaidō

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of Narumi-juku 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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Tōkaidō Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line () is one of the most important railway corridors in Japan, connecting the major cities of Tokyo and Kobe via Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. The line, with termini at Tokyo Station, Tokyo and Kōbe St ...

** - *

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

** - -

Highways

Nagoya Expressway The is a network of urban Expressways of Japan, expressways in Japan serving the greater Nagoya area. It is owned and managed by . Overview The first section of the Nagoya Expressway network opened to traffic in 1979. As of 2008, of the networ ...

- Route 3 *

Isewangan Expressway The is a national expressway in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. Naming The route primarily follows the north shore of Ise Bay (wangan means bayshore in Japanese). Officially, the rou ...

* Mei-Nikan Expressway *

Chitahantō Road The (lit. Chita Peninsula Road) is a 4-laned toll road in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is managed by Aichi Prefectural Road Public Corporation. Overview A portion of the road was opened to traffic in 1970 and the entire road was completed in 197 ...

Japan National Route 1 is a major highway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It connects Chūō, Tokyo in the Kantō region with the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region, passing through the Chūbu region en route. It follows the old Tōkaidō we ...

Japan National Route 23 is a national highway connecting Toyohashi and Ise, Mie in Japan. Route data *Length: *Origin: Toyohashi (originates at junction with Route 1) *Terminus: Ise (ends at Ise Shrine) *Major cities: Nishio, Nagoya, Yokkaichi and Tsu History ...

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* Japan National Route 302 * Japan National Route 366

Local attractions

* Narumi-juku *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 – 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