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is one of the 16 wards of
JR Nagoya Station, Meitetsu Nagoya Station and Kintetsu Nagoya Station are all located next to each other in the ward's
The Central Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in the JR Central Towers in Meieki. Aoki's Pizza has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku. DMG Mori Seiki has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku.
There are 3 universities in the ward.
* Aichi University Nagoya campus
* Doho University
* Nagoya College of Music
The ward also has a North Korean primary school, Nagoya Corean Elementary School & Kindergarten ( 名古屋朝鮮初級学校).アクセス
" Nagoya Corean Elementary School & Kindergarten. Retrieved on October 14, 2015. "〒453–0801名古屋市中村区太閤1-18-33"
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Nagoya Mosque
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Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most p ...
, Japan. As of October 1, 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 135,134 and a population density of 8,290 persons per km². The total area is 16.30 km².
History
Nakamura Ward is famous as the birthplace ofToyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and '' daimyō'' ( feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the C ...
.
One of the merchant areas is called Funairi-chō, which is close to the Hori Canal. The area was heavily damaged during the bombing of Nagoya in World War II. One of the houses that was saved from there is the Tōmatsu House.
The modern ward was officially established on .
Places
JR Nagoya Station, Meitetsu Nagoya Station and Kintetsu Nagoya Station are all located next to each other in the ward's Meieki
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is 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 is located in ...
district. Adjoining these train stations are several department stores, including Matsuzakaya, the Meitetsu Department Store and Kintetsu Pass'e.
To the west of the station is Nagoya's only Islamic house of worship, the Nagoya Mosque, which was established in 1998.
Economy
The Central Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in the JR Central Towers in Meieki. Aoki's Pizza has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku. DMG Mori Seiki has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku.
Air France
Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airl ...
has an office in the Nagoya-Daiya Building in Nakamura-ku.
;Sub CBD
* Sasashima-raibu 24
** Chūkyō Television Broadcasting
**Global Gate
** Japan International Cooperation Agency Chūbu（JICA Chūbu）
**Market Square Sasashima
** Zepp Nagoya
Education
There are 3 universities in the ward.
* Aichi University Nagoya campus
* Doho University
* Nagoya College of Music
The ward also has a North Korean primary school, Nagoya Corean Elementary School & Kindergarten ( 名古屋朝鮮初級学校)." Nagoya Corean Elementary School & Kindergarten. Retrieved on October 14, 2015. "〒453–0801名古屋市中村区太閤1-18-33"
People
Famous people born in Nakamura Ward include: *Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and '' daimyō'' ( feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the C ...
, Samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of History of Japan#Medieval Japan (1185–1573/1600), medieval and Edo period, early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retai ...
* Katō Kiyomasa, Samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of History of Japan#Medieval Japan (1185–1573/1600), medieval and Edo period, early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retai ...
* Kiyoseumi Takayuki, Sumo wrestler
A , or, more colloquially, , is a professional sumo wrestler. follow and live by the centuries-old rules of the sumo profession, with most coming from Japan, the only country where sumo is practiced professionally. Participation in official ...
* Hiroshi Tamaki, actor
* Mariya Yamada
is a Japanese actress and a gravure idol. She won the title of "Miss Young Magazine" in 1996.
Personal life
She has been married to actor Tōru Kusano since March 5, 2008.
, actress
* Shoichi Kondo, politician
Gallery
DMG Mori Seiki Co.
DMG Mori Co., Ltd. (DMG森精機株式会社, DMG Mori Seiki Kabushiki-gaisha) (formerly Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. and DMG Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese company headquartered in Tokyo and Nara City, engaged primarily in the manufacture and ...
headquarters
File:Global Gate Shopping Area - 6.jpg, Global Gate
File:Nakamurakouen1.JPG, Toyokuni Shrine（Nakamura Park Nakamura may refer to:
Places
* Nakamura, Kōchi, a former city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
* Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, a ward in Nagoya city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
People
* Nakamura (surname), a list of people with the surname
Other uses
* Nakamu ...
）
References
External links
Nagoya Mosque
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