is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in

Kanagawa Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...

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. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated

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of 153,255 and a

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of 15,250 persons per km². The total area was 10.05 km².

Geography

Saiwai Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the center portion of the city of Kawasaki, bordering on Tokyo to the north and Yokohama to the south.

Surrounding municipalities

Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki is one of the 7 Wards of Japan, wards of the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2014, the ward had an estimated population of 244,565 and a population density, density of 16,637 persons per km². Th ...

Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki is one of the seven wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the ward had an estimated population of 216,826 and a density of 5,530 persons per km2. The total area was . Kawasaki-ku has the home to the second largest Kore ...

* Ōta-ku, Tokyo * Kohoku-ku, Yokohama *

Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 ku ( wards) of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 270,433 and a density of 8,140 persons per km². The total area is 33.23 km². Geography Tsurumi-ku is l ...

History

Archaeologists have found numerous

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remains at numerous locations in what is now Saiwai-ku, indicating a long period of human settlement. Under the

Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capita ...

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system, it became part of Tachibana District

Musashi Province was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Kawasaki and Yokohama. ...

. In the

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, it was administered as ''

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'' territory controlled directly by the

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, but administered through various ''

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'', and was the center of a prosperous farming area adjacent to

Kawasaki-juku was the second of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in Kawasaki-ku in the present-day city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. History Kawasaki-juku was established as a post station in 1623, by the local magistr ...

, a post station on the Tokaido highway connecting

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with

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. After the

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, the area urbanized due to its proximity to

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on the Tokaido Main Line. Saiwai Village within Tachibana District in the new

was created on April 1, 1889 through the merger of eight smaller hamlets. In the early twentieth century, the area was dominated by factories; notably Meiji Sugar and Toshiba. The area was largely destroyed by the

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of 1923, but was soon rebuilt. The area was annexed by the neighboring city of Kawasaki in two stages in 1927 and in 1937. The area was heavily damaged by American bombing during

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. Saiwai Ward was established with the division of Kawasaki into wards on April 1, 1972.

Economy

The economy of Saiwai Ward continues to be dominated by industry, with

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, and

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. A number of companies are headquartered in Sawai Ward, including the Japanese subsidiaries of

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as well as

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation The is a Japanese manufacturer of trucks and buses. It is headquartered in Kawasaki, Kanagawa and owned by Germany-based Daimler Truck.

, Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, and Fuji Sash.

Transportation

Rail

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–

Nambu Line The Nambu Line () is a Japanese railway line which connects Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo and Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. For most of its length, it parallels the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and Kanagawa prefec ...

Kashimada Station is a passenger railway station located in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Kashimada Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is from the southern terminus of ...

, Mukaigawara Station *

–

Yokosuka Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Officially, the name Yokosuka Line is assigned to the segment between and Kurihama sta ...

** Shin-Kawasaki Station

Road

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(Dai-ni Keihin) * National Route 466 (No. 3 Keihin Road, as ) *Kanagawa Prefectural Road 9 *Kanagawa Prefectural Road 14 *Kanagawa Prefectural Road 111 *Kanagawa Prefectural Road 140

Local attractions

* Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall. *

Lazona Kawasaki Plaza is a shopping mall in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Japan. The mall adjoins the west side Kawasaki Station. It is the largest commercial facility in the Mitsui Fudosan affiliate and has the highest sales volume. Structure The design is by Ricardo Bofi ...

Education

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– Kawasaki Campus * Kawasaki City College of Nursing Municipal junior high schools: * Hiyoshi ( 日吉中学校) * Minamigawara ( 南河原中学校) * Minamikase ( 南加瀬中学校) * Miyuki ( 御幸中学校) * Tsukagoshi (塚越中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * Furuichiba ( 古市場小学校) * Furukawa ( 古川小学校) * Higashi Ogura ( 東小倉小学校) * Hiyoshi ( 日吉小学校) * Minamigawara (南河原小学校) * Minamikase ( 南加瀬小学校) * Miyuki (御幸小学校) * Nishi Miyuki ( 西御幸小学校) * Ogura ( 小倉小学校) * Saiwaicho (幸町小学校) * Shimo Hirama ( 下平間小学校) * Tode (戸手小学校) * Yumemigasaki ( 夢見ヶ崎小学校) Former elementary schools: * Kawaramachi (河原町小学校) - Closed on March 31, 2006 (

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18)

Noted people from Saiwai Ward

Noriyuki Higashiyama is a Japanese businessman, former singer, actor, and member of the idol group Shonentai. He is married to actress Yoshino Kimura. In September 2023 Higashiyama became the president and CEO of Johnny & Associates (currently Smile-Up), until his re ...

, actor * Tetsuya Enomoto, professional soccer player *

Satoshi Nakamoto Satoshi Nakamoto ( – 26 April 2011) is the name used by the presumed pseudonymous person or persons who developed bitcoin, authored the bitcoin white paper, and created and deployed bitcoin's original reference implementation. As part of the ...

, inventor of bitcoin

References

External links

Saiwai Ward Office
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