is one of the 16 wards of the city of

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

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of 90,918 and a

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of 9,693 persons per km². The total area is 9.38 km².

Geography

Naka Ward is located in the center of Nagoya city. Largely hemmed in by Sakura-dōri (桜通り), Ōtsu-dōri (大津通り), Fushimi-dōri (伏見通り) and Tsurumai-dōri (鶴舞通り), it contains the main shopping area of Sakae which includes a massive air-conditioned 5 square-kilometer underground mall and the 'after-five' semi-red light districts of Nishiki and Shin-sakae.

Surrounding municipalities

* Chikusa Ward * Kita Ward * Higashi Ward * Nishi Ward * Nakamura Ward * Shōwa Ward * Atsuta Ward * Nakagawa Ward

History

Naka Ward was one of the original four wards of the city of Nagoya, established on April 1, 1908. On February 1, 1944, a portion of Naka Ward was divided out to become , but was merged back into Naka Ward on November 3, 1945. Most of the area was completely destroyed during the

bombing of Nagoya in World War II The by the United States Army Air Forces took place as part of the air raids on Japan during the closing months of the Pacific War in 1945. History The first strategic bombing attack on Nagoya was on April 18, 1942, as part of the Doolittl ...

. After the war, the layout of the streets was changed to a grid pattern, with wide streets serving as firebreaks. The city is especially proud of Sakae's 100-meter road (100メートル道路) so named because of its width. There are small parks and areas for public performances in the area between two four-lane roads that service the city centre. The road is about in width, and in length. Until the 1980s, town-planners were not allowed to build structures more than six stories in height outside of the business districts.

Economy

In addition the Sakae shopping area, there is also

Ōsu is an area located in the Naka-ku, Nagoya, Naka ward of Nagoya, central Japan. Ōsu is a historic area which has many small shops offering everything from Japanese traditional food to handicrafts. A large department store is OSU301. It is pop ...

, a sprawling old-style small-trader shopping area spreading out from the large

Ōsu Kannon is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Ōsu, in central Nagoya, Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon. Its address is 愛知県名古屋市中区大須2-21-47 (Aichi Ken, Nagoya-shi, Naka-ku Osu, 2-21-47). History ...

(大須観音), a

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temple that holds

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s. The covered streets housing numerous restaurants and stores selling fashion garments, electronics and

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give a small taste of what Japan might have been like before modernization. Between Ōsu and Sakae in Shirakawa Park are the city's Science and Modern Art museums. South of Ōsu is Kanayama Station (straddling the border with Atsuta-ku and Nakagawa-ku), Nagoya's second-most important rail transportation hub after

Nagoya Station is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is Japan's, and one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space ...

and a major access point for the Central Japan International Airport. Many ''

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parlors can be found in its vicinity. Naka-ku is also home to the city's Opera House and the main government offices, including the

Nagoya City Hall is the city hall of the city of Nagoya, Japan. It is designed in the Imperial Crown style, a fusion Japanese and modern style. It survived the bombings of World War II and is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. It is located ...

and the

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. When

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Education

* Ohkagakuen University * Tokyo University of Social Welfare

Transportation

Railroads

JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and occasionally as JR Tokai (). The term ''Tōkai'' refers to the southern portion of Central Japan, ...

–

Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...

** – *

Meitetsu , publicly trading as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of w ...

– Seto Line ** *

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 ...

–

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 ...

** – *

–

Sakura-dōri Line The is a Rapid transit, subway line in Nagoya, Aichi, Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Taiko-dori Station, Taiko-dori in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Nakamura Ward to in Midori-ku, Nagoya, Midori Ward, all with ...

** – *

–

Meijō Line The is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It is a loop line that runs from Kanayama, via Sakae, Ōzone, Nagoya Daigaku, and back to Kanayama, all within Nagoya. The Meijō Line's color on maps is ...

** – – – – – – *

– Tsurumai Line ** – – – –

Highways

* Ring Route (Nagoya Expressway) * Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway) *

Japan National Route 19 is a national highway connecting Nagoya and Nagano in Japan. Route data *Length: 258.9 km (165.5 mi) *Origin: Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya (originates at junction with Route 1) *Terminus: Nagano City (ends at Junction with Route 1 ...

Japan National Route 22 is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Gifu, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The route follows the old Minoji, a 17th-century trade route that connected the Nakasendō and the Tōkaidō. Route data *Length: *Origin: Nag ...

Japan National Route 41 is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The bulk of the road runs through Gifu Prefecture. The route is also referred to as ''Yon-ichi'' and ''Shippin'', based on the Japanese readings fo ...

* Japan National Route 153

Notable attractions

Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...

Nagoya TV Tower The (formerly but still referred to as the ) is a TV tower in Nagoya, central Japan. History It is the oldest TV tower in Japan, and was completed in 1954. It is located in the centre of Hisaya Ōdori Park. The tower is 180 metres high, and ...

Banshō-ji Banshō-ji (万松寺) is a small temple located in Ōsu in central Nagoya, Japan. Lord Oda Nobuhide (1510?-1552) built this Sōtō Buddhist temple in the then village of Nagoya in 1540, and invited the priest Daiun to open it. Katō Kiyomasa ( ...

Shōman-ji, Nagoya Shōman-ji (勝鬘寺) is a Buddhist temple in Naka-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. History The temple belongs to the Ōtani-ha sect of Shin Buddhism. It originally was located in Kiyosu and was transferred by Naruse Masatora, who had it transfer ...

Nagoya City Science Museum The is a museum located in Sakae, Nagoya, the center of Nagoya City, in central Japan. The museum houses one of the largest planetariums in the world and has three main sections on modern technology, life sciences and general science with a v ...

* Nagoya City Art Museum * Electricity Museum, Nagoya * Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts * Hisaya Ōdori Park * Misono-za * Ran no Yakata *

SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae, Nagoya, Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshi ...

Kawabun The is Nagoya's oldest (traditional restaurant), located in Marunouchi 2-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya. History Founded during the Edo period (1603–1867), the became a successful business that was patronised by the Owari Tokugawa rulers. In t ...

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Oasis 21 Oasis 21 is a modern facility located adjacent to Nagoya TV Tower in Sakae, Nagoya which was opened to the public in 2002. It contains restaurants, stores, and a bus terminal, as well as an area for tourist information. The building is mostly un ...

and

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Noted people

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period, Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods. He was the and regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. He is sometimes referred as the "Demon Daimyō" and "Demo ...

– samurai during the Sengoku period *

Midori Ito is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first woman to land a triple Axel in competition. At the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she became the first woman to land seven t ...

– professional figure skater * Kanako Murakami – professional figure skater *

Shoma Uno is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is a three-time Olympic medalist ( 2018 silver, 2022 bronze, 2022 team silver), a two-time World champion (2022, 2023), and a two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2017). He was also the 2019 Four Conti ...

– professional figure skater *

Hiroshi Tachi is a Japanese actor and singer. His ancestors were samurai of the Owari Domain and the family of the former samurai. He graduated from Chiba Institute of Technology. He was a leader of a rock 'n' roll group ''Cools'' but he left the group so ...

–actor, singer

References

External links

City of Nagoya website – English
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