Nakamura-ku, Nagoya

Nakamura-ku 中村区
—  Ward  —
JR Central Towers of Nagoya Station serves as the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company
Location of Nakamura-ku in Aichi Prefecture
Nakamura-ku
Coordinates: 35°10′7″N 136°52′23″E / 35.16861°N 136.87306°E / 35.16861; 136.87306Coordinates: 35°10′7″N 136°52′23″E / 35.16861°N 136.87306°E / 35.16861; 136.87306
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Area
- Total	16.31 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population (September 2011 [1])
- Total	136,067
- Density	8,296/km2 (21,486.5/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Flower	Narcissus (Daffodil) [2]
- Flowering tree	Satsuki azalea
Phone number	052-451-1241
Address	愛知県名古屋市中村区竹橋町36-31 453-8501
Website	city.nagoya.jp/nakamura/ (Japanese)

Nakamura (中村区, nakamura-ku^?) is one of the 16 wards of Nagoya, Japan.

History

Nakamura Ward is famous as the birthplace of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

The modern ward was officially established on October 1, 1937; 74 years ago (1937-10-01).^[3]

Places

Nagoya Station (名古屋駅) is in the ward's Meieki (名駅) district. Inside and nearby the station are several department stores, including Matsuzakaya, Meitetsu Department Store, and Kintetsu Pass'e.

There are two universities, namely Doho University and Nagoya College of Music.

Economy

Central Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in the JR Central Towers in Meieki.^[4] Aoki's Pizza has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku.^[5] Mori Seiki has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku.^[6][7]

Air France has an office in the Nagoya-Daiya Building in Nakamura-ku.^[8]

People

Famous people born in Nakamura Ward include:

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Samurai
• Kiyoseumi Takayuki, Sumo wrestler
• Chisato Morishita, actress
• Hiroshi Tamaki, actor
• Mariya Yamada, actress
• Shoichi Kondo, politician^[9]

Gallery

• 

  Mori Seiki headquarters

References

1. ^ "平成23年9月1日現在の世帯数と人口(全市・区別)" (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 20 September 2011. http://www.city.nagoya.jp/somu/page/0000028476.html. 
2. ^ "中村区の紹介" (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 23 March 2010. http://www.city.nagoya.jp/nakamura/page/0000001415.html. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
3. ^ "区 政 概 要" (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 2010. p. 16. http://www.city.nagoya.jp/shiminkeizai/cmsfiles/contents/0000011/11733/Chapter01.pdf. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
4. ^ Central Japan Railway Company. "Corporate Data". http://english.jr-central.co.jp/company/company/about/outline.html. Retrieved June 28, 2009. (English)
5. ^ "概要." Aoki's Pizza. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.
6. ^ "Corporate Profile." Mori Seiki. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Nagoya Head Office 2-35-16 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi 450-0002, Japan."
7. ^ "Bases in Japan." (Direct map image link) Mori Seiki. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Nagoya Head Office 2-35-16 Meieki, Nakamura-ku,Nagoya City, Aichi 450-0002, Japan."
8. ^ "Contact / Air France agencies." Air France Japan. Retrieved on January 16, 2009.
9. ^ "自己紹介・こんな人". http://www.kon-chan.org/contents/introduce3.html. 

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