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Nakano, Tokyo

February 17, 2023

This article is a special ward of Tokyo. For the city of Nagano Prefecture. See Nakano, Nagano.

Nakano (中野区, Nakano-ku) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City.[2]

Nakano
中野
Special ward
Nakano City
Skyline around Nakano station
Flag
Seal
Location of Nakano in Tokyo Metropolis
Nakano
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°42′26.63″N 139°39′49.81″E / 35.7073972°N 139.6638361°E / 35.7073972; 139.6638361Coordinates: 35°42′26.63″N 139°39′49.81″E / 35.7073972°N 139.6638361°E / 35.7073972; 139.6638361
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
First official recordedearly 15th century
As Tokyo CityOctober 1, 1932
As Special ward of TokyoJuly 1, 1943
Government
 • MayorNaoto Sakai
Area
 • Total15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020[1])
 • Total344,880
 • Density22,121/km2 (57,290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address4-8-1 Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo
164-8501
Websitewww.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp
Symbols
FlowerAzalea
TreeCastanopsis
Sunset over Nakano, with Nakano Broadway in the distance
One of the oldest temples in Nakano: Jougan-ji

As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 322,731, and a population density of 20,701 persons per km2. The total area is 15.59 km2.[2] Nakano is the most densely populated city in Japan.

History

The ward was founded on October 1, 1932, when the towns of Nogata and Nakano were absorbed into the former Tokyo City as Nakano Ward. The present administration dates from March 15, 1947, when the Allied occupation reformed the administration of Tokyo-to.

  • 1447: Ōta Dōkan defeated Toshima Yasutsune in a battle here.
  • 1606: The Naruki Kaidō, predecessor of today's Ōme Kaidō (a road to Ōme) was established.
  • 1695: In connection with the Shorui Awaremi no Rei (a law for the protection of animals), a facility for keeping wild dogs opened.
  • 1871: The twelve villages that comprise present-day Nakano became part of Tokyo Prefecture.
  • 1889: The Kofu Railway opens. The forerunner of today's Chūō Main Line included a station at Nakano en route from Shinjuku to Hachioji.
  • 1897: Nakano becomes a village.
  • 1932: Tokyo City expands to encompass the district that included Nakano.
  • 1943: With the abolition of Tokyo City, Nakano becomes part of Tokyo-to.
  • 1947: Nakano becomes one of the special wards under the new system.
  • 1961: The Tokyo subway system extends to Nakano.
  • 1973: Construction of Nakano Sun Plaza near Nakano Station reaches completion.

Districts and neighborhoods

Geography

Five special wards surround Nakano: Shinjuku, Suginami, Nerima, Shibuya, and Toshima. It lies just west of the bustling Shinjuku area.

Rivers include the Kanda, Myosho-ji and Zenpuku-ji Rivers, and the Aratama Waterway.

Places

Education

Public schools

Metropolitan senior high and combined junior-senior high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

  • Fuji High School and Junior High School [ja]
  • Minorigaoka High School [ja]
  • Musashigaoka High School [ja]
  • Nakano Technical High School [ja]
  • Saginomiya High School [ja]
  • Yotsuya Commercial High School

Municipal kindergartens, elementary schools, and junior high schools are operated by the Nakano City Board of Education.

Municipal junior high schools:[3]

  • No. 2 Junior High School (第二中学校)
  • No. 5 Junior High School (第五中学校)
  • No. 7 Junior High School (第七中学校)
  • Kita Nakano Junior High School (北中野中学校)
  • Meiwa Junior High School (明和中学校)
    • Merger of No. 4 Junior High School (第四中学校) and No. 8 Junior High School (第八中学校).[3]
  • Midorino Junior High School (緑野中学校)
  • Minami Nakano Junior High School (南中野中学校)
  • Nakano Junior High School (中野中学校)
  • Nakano Higashi Junior High School (中野東中学校)
    • Merger of No. 3 Junior High School (第三中学校) and No. 10 Junior High School (第十中学校).[3]

Municipal elementary schools:[3]

  • Egota Elementary School (江古田小学校)
  • Ehara Elementary School (江原小学校)
  • Hakuo Elementary School (白桜小学校)
  • Heiwa no Mori Elementary School (平和の森小学校)
  • Kami Saginomiya Elementary School (上鷺宮小学校)
  • Keimei Elementary School (啓明小学校)
  • Kitahara Elementary School (北原小学校)
  • Midorino Elementary School (緑野小学校)
  • Mihato Elementary School (美鳩小学校)
    • Formed by the merger of Wakamiya Elementary (若宮小学校) and Yamato Elementary (大和小学校)[3]
  • Minamidai Elementary School (南台小学校)
    • Formed by the merger of Niiyama Elementary (新山小学校) and Tada Elementary (多田小学校)[3]
  • Minamino Elementary School (みなみの小学校)
    • Formed by the merger of Nakano Shinmei Elementary (中野神明小学校) and Niiyama Elementary (新山小学校)[3]
  • Momozono No. 2 Elementary School (桃園第二小学校)
  • Musashidai Elementary School (武蔵台小学校)
  • Nakano No. 1 Elementary School (中野第一小学校)
    • Merger of Monozono Elementary School (桃園小学校) and Mukodai Elementary School (向台小学校)[3]
  • Nakano Hongo Elementary School (中野本郷小学校)
  • Nishi Nakano Elementary School (西中野小学校)
  • Reiwa Elementary School (令和小学校)
    • Merger of Arai Elementary School (新井小学校) and Kamitakada Elementary School (上高田小学校)
  • Saginomiya Elementary School (鷺宮小学校)
  • Toka Elementary School (桃花小学校)
  • Tonoyama Elementary School (塔山小学校)
  • Yato Elementary School (谷戸小学校)

Kindergartens:[3]

  • Higashi Nakano Kindergarten (ひがしなかの幼稚園)
  • Kamisagi Kindergarten (かみさぎ幼稚園)

Private schools

  • Horikoshi Gakuen High School
  • Hosen Gakuen Junior and Senior High School [ja] - Has coeducational and girls' only sections
  • Jissen Gakuen Junior and Senior High School [ja]
  • Meiji Nakano Junior and Senior High School [ja]
  • Meisei High School [ja]
  • Nippon Wellness High School [ja]
  • Nitobe Bunka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School [ja]
  • Otsuma Nakano Junior and Senior High School [ja] - Girls' school
  • Toa Gakuen High School [ja]

Colleges and universities

Transportation

Rail

Nakano Ward is served by the JR East Chūō and Sobu lines, the Seibu Shinjuku Line, the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, and the Toei Oedo Line.

Bus

A complicated bus network is constructed throughout Nakano Ward because most train lines only run east and west.

  • Kanto bus
  • Toei bus
  • Kokusai Kogyo bus
  • Keio bus

Roads

Shuto Expressway:

Prefectural road:

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 8 (Mejiro-dōri Ave., Shin-Mejiro-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 439 (Senkawa-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 440 (Shin-Ōme-kaidō Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 25 (Waseda-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 433 (Ōkubo-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 4 (Ōme-kaidō Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 14 (Hōnan-dōri Ave.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317 (Yamate-dōri St.; 6th Beltway)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 420 (Nakano-dōri St.)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 318 (Kannana-dōri St.; 7th Beltway)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 427 (Nakasugi-dōri St.)

Business and entertainment

  • Nakano-minamiguchi ekimae shōtengai – an outdoor arcade
  • Soft On Demand – a Japanese adult video group of companies has its headquarters in Nakano[4]

Benza series

 
Promotional art for Benza English, a television show that takes place in Higashi Nakano

The Benza is a 2019 Amazon Prime Video series about two foreigners (Christopher McCombs and Kyle Card) who are trying to fix their broken toilet seat (便座, benza) and are suddenly tasked with saving the world. The series takes place entirely in Higashi Nakano. Benza English is a 2020 spin-off series that also takes place in Higashi Nakano. The Benza RPG is a 2020 video game adaption available on iOS, Android, and Steam.[5]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "About Nakano City." Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "区立小・中学校、幼稚園一覧". Nakano. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  4. ^ (in Japanese). SOD. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  5. ^ "The Benza Transformed Into A Free-to-Play Retro RPG". Tokyo Weekender. February 18, 2022.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakano, Tokyo.
 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tokyo/Nakano.
  • Nakano City Official Website (in Japanese)

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This article is a special ward of Tokyo For the city of Nagano Prefecture See Nakano Nagano Nakano 中野区 Nakano ku is a special ward in Tokyo Japan The English translation of its Japanese self designation is Nakano City 2 Nakano 中野Special wardNakano CitySkyline around Nakano stationFlagSealLocation of Nakano in Tokyo MetropolisNakanoLocation in JapanCoordinates 35 42 26 63 N 139 39 49 81 E 35 7073972 N 139 6638361 E 35 7073972 139 6638361 Coordinates 35 42 26 63 N 139 39 49 81 E 35 7073972 N 139 6638361 E 35 7073972 139 6638361CountryJapanRegionKantōPrefectureTokyo MetropolisFirst official recordedearly 15th centuryAs Tokyo CityOctober 1 1932As Special ward of TokyoJuly 1 1943Government MayorNaoto SakaiArea Total15 59 km2 6 02 sq mi Population October 1 2020 1 Total344 880 Density22 121 km2 57 290 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST City hall address4 8 1 Nakano Nakano Tokyo164 8501Websitewww wbr city wbr tokyo nakano wbr lg wbr jpSymbolsFlowerAzaleaTreeCastanopsisSunset over Nakano with Nakano Broadway in the distance One of the oldest temples in Nakano Jougan ji As of May 1 2015 the ward has an estimated population of 322 731 and a population density of 20 701 persons per km2 The total area is 15 59 km2 2 Nakano is the most densely populated city in Japan Contents 1 History 2 Districts and neighborhoods 3 Geography 4 Places 5 Education 5 1 Public schools 5 2 Private schools 5 3 Colleges and universities 6 Transportation 6 1 Rail 6 2 Bus 6 3 Roads 7 Business and entertainment 7 1 Benza series 8 Notable people 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThe ward was founded on October 1 1932 when the towns of Nogata and Nakano were absorbed into the former Tokyo City as Nakano Ward The present administration dates from March 15 1947 when the Allied occupation reformed the administration of Tokyo to 1447 Ōta Dōkan defeated Toshima Yasutsune in a battle here 1606 The Naruki Kaidō predecessor of today s Ōme Kaidō a road to Ōme was established 1695 In connection with the Shorui Awaremi no Rei a law for the protection of animals a facility for keeping wild dogs opened 1871 The twelve villages that comprise present day Nakano became part of Tokyo Prefecture 1889 The Kofu Railway opens The forerunner of today s Chuō Main Line included a station at Nakano en route from Shinjuku to Hachioji 1897 Nakano becomes a village 1932 Tokyo City expands to encompass the district that included Nakano 1943 With the abolition of Tokyo City Nakano becomes part of Tokyo to 1947 Nakano becomes one of the special wards under the new system 1961 The Tokyo subway system extends to Nakano 1973 Construction of Nakano Sun Plaza near Nakano Station reaches completion Districts and neighborhoods EditNakano AreaChuō Higashinakano Honchō Minamidai Nakano Yayoimachi Nogata AreaArai Eharachō Ekoda Kamisaginomiya Kamitakada Maruyama Matsugaoka Nogata Numabukuro Saginomiya Shirasagi Wakamiya YamatochōGeography EditFive special wards surround Nakano Shinjuku Suginami Nerima Shibuya and Toshima It lies just west of the bustling Shinjuku area Rivers include the Kanda Myosho ji and Zenpuku ji Rivers and the Aratama Waterway Places EditNakano Sun Plaza concert hall hotel facilities Arai Yakushi Shingon Buddhist temple Nakano Broadway otaku building several floors of arcades manga anime idol music toy and subculture specialty shops as well as a well regarded Namco arcade GRIPS International House apartment for foreign students studying at the National Graduate Institute for Policy StudiesEducation EditPublic schools Edit Metropolitan senior high and combined junior senior high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education Fuji High School and Junior High School ja Minorigaoka High School ja Musashigaoka High School ja Nakano Technical High School ja Saginomiya High School ja Yotsuya Commercial High SchoolMunicipal kindergartens elementary schools and junior high schools are operated by the Nakano City Board of Education Municipal junior high schools 3 No 2 Junior High School 第二中学校 No 5 Junior High School 第五中学校 No 7 Junior High School 第七中学校 Kita Nakano Junior High School 北中野中学校 Meiwa Junior High School 明和中学校 Merger of No 4 Junior High School 第四中学校 and No 8 Junior High School 第八中学校 3 Midorino Junior High School 緑野中学校 Minami Nakano Junior High School 南中野中学校 Nakano Junior High School 中野中学校 Nakano Higashi Junior High School 中野東中学校 Merger of No 3 Junior High School 第三中学校 and No 10 Junior High School 第十中学校 3 Municipal elementary schools 3 Egota Elementary School 江古田小学校 Ehara Elementary School 江原小学校 Hakuo Elementary School 白桜小学校 Heiwa no Mori Elementary School 平和の森小学校 Kami Saginomiya Elementary School 上鷺宮小学校 Keimei Elementary School 啓明小学校 Kitahara Elementary School 北原小学校 Midorino Elementary School 緑野小学校 Mihato Elementary School 美鳩小学校 Formed by the merger of Wakamiya Elementary 若宮小学校 and Yamato Elementary 大和小学校 3 Minamidai Elementary School 南台小学校 Formed by the merger of Niiyama Elementary 新山小学校 and Tada Elementary 多田小学校 3 Minamino Elementary School みなみの小学校 Formed by the merger of Nakano Shinmei Elementary 中野神明小学校 and Niiyama Elementary 新山小学校 3 Momozono No 2 Elementary School 桃園第二小学校 Musashidai Elementary School 武蔵台小学校 Nakano No 1 Elementary School 中野第一小学校 Merger of Monozono Elementary School 桃園小学校 and Mukodai Elementary School 向台小学校 3 Nakano Hongo Elementary School 中野本郷小学校 Nishi Nakano Elementary School 西中野小学校 Reiwa Elementary School 令和小学校 Merger of Arai Elementary School 新井小学校 and Kamitakada Elementary School 上高田小学校 Saginomiya Elementary School 鷺宮小学校 Toka Elementary School 桃花小学校 Tonoyama Elementary School 塔山小学校 Yato Elementary School 谷戸小学校 Kindergartens 3 Higashi Nakano Kindergarten ひがしなかの幼稚園 Kamisagi Kindergarten かみさぎ幼稚園 Private schools Edit Horikoshi Gakuen High School Hosen Gakuen Junior and Senior High School ja Has coeducational and girls only sections Jissen Gakuen Junior and Senior High School ja Meiji Nakano Junior and Senior High School ja Meisei High School ja Nippon Wellness High School ja Nitobe Bunka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School ja Otsuma Nakano Junior and Senior High School ja Girls school Toa Gakuen High School ja Colleges and universities Edit Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus Tokyo Polytechnic University Meiji University Nakano Campus University of Tokyo Nakano campus Kokusai Junior CollegeTransportation EditRail Edit Nakano Ward is served by the JR East Chuō and Sobu lines the Seibu Shinjuku Line the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and the Toei Oedo Line JR East Chuō Line Rapid Chuō Sōbu Line Higashi Nakano and Nakano Stations Seibu Railway Seibu Shinjuku Line Arai Yakushi mae Numabukuro Nogata Toritsu Kasei Saginomiya Stations Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Shin Nakano Nakano Sakaue Stations Honancho Branch Line Nakano Fujimicho Nakano Shimbashi Nakano Sakaue Stations Tozai Line Nakano Ochiai although the station is in Shinjuku some entrances are in Nakano Stations Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Toei Oedo Line Nakano Sakaue Higashi Nakano Shin egota StationsBus Edit A complicated bus network is constructed throughout Nakano Ward because most train lines only run east and west Kanto bus Toei bus Kokusai Kogyo bus Keio busRoads Edit Shuto Expressway C2 Central Circular Route Nakano chōjabashi exit Prefectural road Tokyo Metropolitan Route 8 Mejiro dōri Ave Shin Mejiro dōri Ave Tokyo Metropolitan Route 439 Senkawa dōri Ave Tokyo Metropolitan Route 440 Shin Ōme kaidō Ave Tokyo Metropolitan Route 25 Waseda dōri Ave Tokyo Metropolitan Route 433 Ōkubo dōri Ave Tokyo Metropolitan Route 4 Ōme kaidō Ave Tokyo Metropolitan Route 14 Hōnan dōri Ave Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317 Yamate dōri St 6th Beltway Tokyo Metropolitan Route 420 Nakano dōri St Tokyo Metropolitan Route 318 Kannana dōri St 7th Beltway Tokyo Metropolitan Route 427 Nakasugi dōri St Business and entertainment EditNakano minamiguchi ekimae shōtengai an outdoor arcade Soft On Demand a Japanese adult video group of companies has its headquarters in Nakano 4 Benza series Edit Promotional art for Benza English a television show that takes place in Higashi Nakano The Benza is a 2019 Amazon Prime Video series about two foreigners Christopher McCombs and Kyle Card who are trying to fix their broken toilet seat 便座 benza and are suddenly tasked with saving the world The series takes place entirely in Higashi Nakano Benza English is a 2020 spin off series that also takes place in Higashi Nakano The Benza RPG is a 2020 video game adaption available on iOS Android and Steam 5 Notable people EditKanako Yanagihara comedian Mayumi Kojima singer and songwriter Marika Matsumoto voice actress actress Shoko Sawada singer and songwriter Yuji Tanaka comedian Ryuichi Sakamoto composer and musician El Lindaman Japanese professional wrestler Yuhi Sekiguchi Japanese racing driver Daigo Japanese singer songwriter actor talent and voice actor Akiyoshi Nakao Japanese actor Eiji Iijima Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7 dan Wataru Kamimura Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5 dan Tsunemi Kubodera Japanese zoologist National Museum of Nature and Science Rieko Miura Japanese actress voice actress singer and former member of the J pop girlgroup Coco Masaru Nashimoto Japanese show business and gossips reporter Makoto Sasaki Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7 dan Takahiro Sonoda Japanese classical pianist Michiko Yamamoto Japanese writer and poet Real Name Michiko Furuya Nihongo 古屋道子 Furuya Michiko Michiyo Yasuda Japanese animator and colour designer Yoko Yamamoto Japanese actress Hideo Kachi Japanese musician Real Name Kachi Hidenori Nihongo カチヒデノリ Hidenori Kachi Kazushi Hagiwara Japanese mangaka and the creator of Bastard Kenji Ohtsuki Japanese rock musician and Seiun Award winning writer Mayumi Kojima Japanese Shibuya kei musician Shoko Nakagawa Japanese tarento media personality actress voice actress illustrator MC and singer Kanako Yanagihara Japanese actress comedian and tarento Masao Kobayashi Japanese politician member of the Democratic Party of Japan and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet national legislature Kentaro Shigematsu Japanese football player Kamatamare Sanuki J3 League Mitsuya Kurokawa Japanese guitarist Mayumi Itsuwa Japanese vocalist composer lyricist and keyboardist Masatō Ibu Japanese actor and voice actor Kiyoshiro Imawano Japanese rock musician lyricist composer musical producer and actor Real Name Kiyoshi Kurihara Nihongo 栗原 清志 Kurihara Kiyoshi Ray Fujita Japanese actor and musician Shoko Sawada Japanese singer songwriter reporter and radio personality Tochisakae Atsushi former sumo wrestler Takahiro Yamaguchi Japanese former soccer player Christopher McCombs American actor and tarentoSee also Edit Tokyo portalReferences Edit Population by District Tokyo Statistical Yearbook Retrieved July 15 2022 a b About Nakano City Retrieved March 10 2013 a b c d e f g h i 区立小 中学校 幼稚園一覧 Nakano Retrieved November 25 2022 SOD Company Data in Japanese SOD Archived from the original on December 17 2008 Retrieved December 9 2008 The Benza Transformed Into A Free to Play Retro RPG Tokyo Weekender February 18 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakano Tokyo Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tokyo Nakano Nakano City Official Website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nakano Tokyo amp oldid 1123842587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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