was a ward in
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 780,128 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, with a population density of over the total urban area o ...
,
Japan
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, located in the southwest corner of the city. It is bordered by
Naka-ku,
Kita-ku,
Minami-ku, and the city of
Kosai. The 3rd largest ward of Hamamatsu in terms of area, much of the ward is still rural, with farms and rice fields.
Nishi-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a
city designated by government ordinance
A , also known as a or , is a Cities of Japan, Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19, of the Local Autonomy Law.
Designated cit ...
(a "designated city").
Nishi-ku is served by
Maisaka Station
is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).
Lines
Maisaka Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 267.5 kilometers from the ...
and
Bentenjima Station
is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).
Lines
Bentenjima Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 269.8 kilometers fro ...
on the
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 ...
railway.
Education
International schools:
*
Mundo de Alegria - Peruvian school (
ペルー学校) and
Brazilian primary schoolUbicación y Acceso
" Mundo de Alegría. Retrieved on October 24, 2015. "〒431-0102 Shizuoka-ken Hamamatsu-shi Nishi-ku Yuto-cho Ubumi 9611-1"
"住所 〒431-0102 静岡県 浜松市 西区 雄踏町 宇布見 9611-1"[Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão]
(). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. "3. Colégio Mundo de Alegria (Hamamatsu) ..ndereço: 9611-1 Ubumi, Yuto-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-0102"
References
Former wards of Hamamatsu
2023 disestablishments in Japan
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