Nakano, Tokyo
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
Nakano (中野区, Nakano-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Nakano
中野区 | |
|---|---|
| Nakano City | |
 Skyline around Nakano station | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 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 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daisuke Tanaka (since June 2002) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2015) | |
| • Total | 322,731 |
| • Density | 21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Castanopsis |
| • Flower | Azalea |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City hall address | 4-8-1 Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo 164-8501 |
| Website | www |
The municipality calls itself "Nakano City" in English.[2]
History
changeTimeline
change- 1889 (Meiji 22): Nakano becomes a village[3]
- 1923 (Taishō 12): Great Kanto earthquake causes big increase in Nakano's population[3]
- 1932 (Shōwa 7): Nakano established as a city[3]
- 1943: (Shōwa 18): Nakano becomes part of Tokyo-to
- 1947: (Shōwa 23): Nakano becomes a special wards
- 1961: (Shōwa 36): Tokyo subway system extends to Nakano
Geography
changeNakano is a west-central ward. It borders Shibuya on the south. Suginami is on the ward's western border. Nerima is on the northern border. Shinjuku is on the west.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Nakano City Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 History of Nakano Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakano, Tokyo.
- Nakano website (in English) Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
