is one of the 16 wards of the city of

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...

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

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of 143,913 and a

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of 3,153 persons per km². The total area was 45.64 km². It is geographically the largest of the wards of Nagoya in terms of land area. Minato-ku Ward Office

Geography

Minato Ward is the southern portion of the city of Nagoya, in the coastal flatlands and river estuaries along the shore of

Ise Bay is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso Three Rivers between Mie prefecture, Mie and Aichi prefecture, Aichi Prefectures in Japan. Ise Bay has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . The mouth of the bay is and is connected to the small ...

. Due to land reclamation much of the coastline is no longer natural.

Surrounding municipalities

* Atsuta Ward * Nakagawa Ward * Minami Ward * Tōkai * Kanie * Tobishima

History

All of what is now Minato Ward was part of the holdings of Owari Domain during the

Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

. After the

Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored Imperial House of Japan, imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Althoug ...

, the area was transferred to the new Nagoya Prefecture, which later became part of

. Nagoya was divided into wards on April 1, 1908. In 1922, Ousu village in Aichi District was annexed by the city of Nagoya becoming part of Minami Ward. The Nagoya Port Drawbridge was completed in 1926. On October 1, 1937 the city of Nagoya was re-divided into ten wards, with the original Minami Ward divided into the new Minami Ward, plus Atsuta Ward, Nakagawa Ward, Minato Ward, and part of Showa Ward. In 1955, the town of Nanyo from Ama District was annexed by Minato Ward. In 1959, the Isewan Typhoon caused severe damage to the area.

Economy

The economy of Minato Ward is dominated by Nagoya Port, one of the busiest in Japan.

Education

International schools: * Colégio Brasil Japão Prof. Shinoda - Brazilian school The ward previously hosted Colégio Áureo, another Brazilian school.Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão
(). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. February 7, 2008. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.

Transportation

Ports

* Nagoya Port

Railroads

* Nagoya Seaside Rapid Railway - Aonami Line ** * Meitetsu - Chikkō Line ** - * Nagoya Municipal Subway – Meikō Line **

Highways

* Isewangan Expressway * Japan National Route 23 * Japan National Route 154 * Japan National Route 302

Local attractions

* Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium * SCMaglev and Railway Park * Legoland Japan * Nagoya Port Building * Nagoya Port Sea Train Land * Nagoya Racecourse (Relocated to Yatomi in 2022) *Nagoya City Wilde Bird Observation Center

Local events

* Marine Day Nagoya Port Festival, held annually at Nagoya Port from 1946, as part of the postwar development plan. The festival is held on Marine Day.

References

{{Authority control Wards of Nagoya