Nakano, Tokyo

Nakano 中野
Special waird
中野区 · Nakano Ceety
Skyline aroond Nakano station
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Location of Nakano in Tokyo
Coordinates: 35°42′26.63″N 139°39′49.81″E
Kintra	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefectur	Tokyo
Govrenment
• Mayor	Daisuke Tanaka (syne Juin 2002)
Area
• Total	15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi)
Population  (1 Aprile 2011)
• Total	311,690
• Density	20,000/km2 (52,000/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Castanopsis
• Flouer	Azalea
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
City Hall Address	Nakano 4-8-1, Nakano, Tokyo 164-8501
Website	Nakano

Nakano (中野区, Nakano-ku) is ane o the 23 special wairds o Tokyo, Japan.

As o 1 Aprile 2011, the waird haes an estimatit population o 311,690 wi a hoosehauld number o 176,936 an a density o 19,992.94 persons per km². The total aurie is 15.59 km².

Geography

Five special wairds surroond Nakano: Shinjuku, Suginami, Nerima, Shibuya, an Toshima. It lees juist wast o the bustlin Shinjuku aurie.

Rivers include the Kanda, Myosho-ji an Zenpuku-ji Rivers, an the Aratama Watterwa.

History

The waird wis foondit on 1 October 1932 when the touns o Nogata an Nakano wur absorbit intae the umwhile Tokyo Ceety as Nakano Waird. The present admeenistration dates frae 15 Mairch 1947 when the Alleed occupation reformit the admeenistration o Tokyo-to.

• 1447: Ōta Dōkan defeatit Toshima Yasutsune in a battle here.
• 1606: The Naruki Kaidō, predecessor o the day's Ōme Kaidō (a road tae Ōme) wis established.
• 1695: In connection wi the Shorui Awaremi no Rei (a law for the protection o ainimals), a facility for keepin wild dogs opened.
• 1871: The twal veelages that comprise present-day Nakano became pairt o Tokyo Prefectur.
• 1889: The Kofu Railway opens. The forerunner o the day's Chūō Main Line includit a station at Nakano en route frae Shinjuku tae Hachioji.
• 1897: Nakano becomes a veelage.
• 1932: Tokyo Ceety expands tae encompass the destrict that includit Nakano.
• 1943: Wi the abolition o Tokyo Ceety, Nakano becomes pairt o Tokyo-to.
• 1947: Nakano becomes ane o the special wairds unner the new seestem.
• 1961: The Tokyo subway seestem extends tae Nakano.
• 1973: Construction o Nakano Sun Plaza near Nakano Station reaches completion.

Places

• Nakano Sun Plaza: concert haw, hotel facilities
• Arai Yakushi Shingon Buddhist temple
• Nakano Broadway: otaku biggin (several floors o arcades, manga, anime, idol, muisic, toy, subcultur specialty shops)

Education

Public schuils

Public elementary an middle schuils are operatit bi the Nakano Ceety Buird o Education. Public heich schuils are operatit bi the Tokyo Metropolitan Govrenment Buird o Education.

• Fuji Heich Schuil Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Minorigaoka Heich Schuil Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Musashigaoka Heich Schuil Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Nakano Technical Heich Schuil Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Saginomiya Heich Schuil Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Yotsuya Commercial Heich Schuil Archived 2007-11-04 at the Wayback Machine

Colleges an universities

• Shumei University (Tokyo headquarters)
• Tokyo Polytechnic University
• University o Tokyo Nakano campus
• Kokusai Junior College

Transportation

Rail

Nakano Ward is servit bi the JR East Chūō an Sobu lines, the Seibu Shinjuku Line, the Tokyo Metro Tozai an Marunouchi subway lines, an the Toei Oedo subway line.

• JR Chūō Main Line: Higashi Nakano, Nakano Stations
• 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
• Toei Oedo Line: Nakano Sakaue, Higashi Nakano, Shin-ekoda Stations

Heich-gate

Naitional Routes 4, 5, 8, 14 an 25, amang ithers, serve Nakano.

Freemit airtins

• Nakano Ceety offeecial wabsteid Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)