Minato Ward
港区

Minato Ward's location in Tokyo, Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Physical characteristics
Area	20. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 34 km² (7. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 85 sq mi)
Population (as of 2008)
Total	217,335
Density	10,685 /km² (27,674 /sq mi)
Symbols
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Minato Ward Government Office
Mayor	Masaaki Takei
Official website: Minato

Minato Ward (港区, Minato-ku^?) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The are 23 municipalities that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. As of March 1, 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a density of 10,865 persons per km². Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The total area is 20. 34 km².

Minato hosts 49 embassies. It is home to various companies, including Animax, Dentsu, Fuji Xerox, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Morinaga & Co., Ltd. and Morinaga Milk Industry Co,. Ltd., NEC Corporation, Nippon Television, Sony^[1] and Toshiba. See also Animax Mobile TV is a Japanese Anime Satellite television network dedicated to broadcasting anime programming ( is one of the largest Advertising agency brands in the world is a Joint venture partnership between the Japanese photographic firm Fuji Photo Film Co is the sixth largest Automaker in Japan and the seventeenth largest in the world by global unit sales ( is a Confectionery company in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since August 15, 1899. ( is a milk products and sweets company in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since September 1, 1917. is a Japanese multinational IT company headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan. ( is a Television network in Shiodome area of Minato Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with ( is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Minato is also the home to Honda, but Acura is based in Shinagawa. () is a Multinational corporation, engine Manufacturer and engineering corporation headquartered in Japan. Acura (アキュラ Akyura is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Shinagawa City

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Education 3.1 Colleges and universities 3.2 Primary and secondary schools 4 Places 5 Transportation 5.1 Rail 5.2 Road 5.3 Ferry 6 Famous people 7 References 8 External links

Geography

Minato is located southwest of the Imperial Palace and has boundaries with the special wards of Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō (in Odaiba), Shinagawa, Shibuya and Shinjuku. is the imperial main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in Chiyoda Tokyo close to Tokyo Station and contains various buildings is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Chiyoda City is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008 the ward has an estimated Population of 442271 and a density of 11070 persons is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Shinagawa City is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008 it had an estimated Population of 208371 and a density of 13540 persons is one of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center housing the busiest train station in the world ( Shinjuku Station

History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 with the merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba Wards. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Akasaka (赤坂 ("Red Slope" is a residential and commercial district of Minato Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of Azabu (麻布 is a district of Minato in Tokyo, Japan, built on a marshy area of foothills south of central Tokyo Shiba (芝 is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located near Hamamatsucho and Tamachi Stations on the Yamanote Line

Education

Colleges and universities

• Jikei University School of Medicine Nishi Shinbashi campus
• Kanazawa Institute of Technology Graduate school; Toranomon campus
• Keio University
• Kitasato University Shirokane campus
• Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy
• Meiji Gakuin University Shirokane campus
• National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
• Shibaura Institute of Technology
• Temple University Japan
• Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Shinagawa campus
• United Nations University Tokyo headquarters
• University of Tokyo Institute of Medical Science

Primary and secondary schools

The city's public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Minato City Board of Education ([1] in English, [2] in Japanese). is a institution of higher learning in Japan It is often called KIT, or for short is a university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan as well as the oldest university in Japan established is a private University in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The head of the university is located in the Shirokane Campus neighboring the Kitasato Institute is one of the Christian universities in Tokyo and Yokohama which was established in 1863 or GRIPS, is a national university in Minato Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1997 The, abbreviated as, is a private university of Technology in Japan Temple University is a state-related public research University in Philadelphia. is a national university in Japan. The main campus (Shinagawa Campus is located in Minato, Tokyo and another campus (Etchujima Campus is in Koto The (UNU is an agency of the United Nations established in Tokyo in 1973 to "research into the pressing global problems of human survival development The, abbreviated as, is a major Research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The Institute of Medical Science (Tokyo-daigaku Ikagaku Kenkyujyo 東京大学医科学研究所 is an ancillary establishment of Tokyo University. The local public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai) is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan.

• Akasaka High School [3]
• Mita High School [4]
• Roppongi High School [5]
• Shiba Commercial High School [6]
• 

  Mina chūgakō
  Mita Chūgakkō(三田中学校), a junior high school. Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School In 2001, Minato junior high school (港中学校) and Shibahama junior high school (芝浜中学校) were merged, and this school opened. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Places

• Akasaka: A large residential and commercial area in northern Minato which includes the Akasaka Palace, State Guest House and surrounding gardens, TBS radio and television studios, Ark Hills complex, National Art Center and the embassy of the United States. Akasaka (赤坂 ("Red Slope" is a residential and commercial district of Minato Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of Akasaka Palace is a former imperial residence that functions today as the. Akasaka Palace is a former imperial residence that functions today as the. For other uses see TBS. ( or TBS, is a Television network in Tokyo, Japan. is a major office development by Mori Building in Minato Tokyo, Japan. is a museum in Roppongi, Minato Tokyo, Japan. A joint project of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the National Museums Independent Administrative The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo, along with consulates general in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Naha, provides The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• Aoyama: Home to Aoyama Cemetery, one of Tokyo's largest graveyards, and the Chichibunomiya rugby stadium. ( also called Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in the Aoyama district of central Tokyo is the spiritual home of Japanese rugby union and the headquarters of the
• Atago Shrine, the highest point in all 23 wards of Tokyo
• Azabu: One of Tokyo's more upscale residential areas, home to many embassies. Stairs to Atago jinja TokyoJPG|thumb|200px|Stairs to the Atago shrine in Tokyo]]The in Minato, Tokyo, Japan is a Shinto shrine built in Azabu (麻布 is a district of Minato in Tokyo, Japan, built on a marshy area of foothills south of central Tokyo
• Fushimi Sanpō Inari Jinja: A Shinto shrine in Shiba 3-chōme
• Hamamatsucho (浜松町): Hamamatsucho Station is the terminal for the Tokyo Monorail to Haneda Airport. is a Shinto shrine in Shiba 3-chōme Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan established to worship Inari. is a station on the Yamanote and Keihin-Tōhoku lines located in Minato Tokyo, Japan. is a Monorail system connecting Haneda Airport in Ōta Tokyo, Japan to Hamamatsuchō Station in Minato Tokyo. located in Ōta Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary Airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area.
• Mita: Home to Keio University and a large number of small Buddhist temples. is a university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan as well as the oldest university in Japan established
• The National Art Center, Tokyo is a museum that opened in 2007. is a museum in Roppongi, Minato Tokyo, Japan. A joint project of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the National Museums Independent Administrative
• Odaiba: One of Tokyo's most popular entertainment areas, featuring the Fuji TV studios, Palette Town shopping complex, Dream Bridge, Tokyo Big Sight, etc. is a large Artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. is the popular Nickname for the, a Japanese Convention center that opened in April 1996 Located on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay, and connected to central Tokyo by the Yurikamome transit line over the Rainbow Bridge. formally the is an Automated guideway transit service operated by the Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, passing through For other articles with similar titles see Rainbow Bridge. is a Suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the
• Roppongi: Tokyo's best-known nightlife district, especially popular among foreigners; also home to the Roppongi Hills complex, which houses the studios of TV Asahi, the J-Wave radio station, the Tokyo Grand Hyatt Hotel and a shopping complex. is a district of Minato Tokyo, Japan, famous as home to the rich Roppongi Hills area an active night club scene and a relatively large presence of Western is one of Japan 's largest integrated property developments located in the Roppongi district of Minato, Tokyo. ( also known as EX and, is a Television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato Tokyo, Japan. J-Wave is a Japanese FM radio station based in Tokyo. It was founded in October 1988 by Fumihiko Imura, featuring Japanese
• Shiba Park: Houses the Zojoji temple. is a public park in Minato Tokyo, Japan. It across many years in the area near the temple of Zojoji. San'en-zan is a Buddhist Temple in the Shiba neighborhood of Minato in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo Tower is located one block away. is a communications tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
• Shinbashi: Shinbashi Station, the northern terminal of Japan's first railway line. Shinbashi (新橋 is a district of Minato Tokyo, Japan, located south of Ginza, west of Tsukiji, east of Toranomon and north of is a major interchange station in Tokyo 's Minato Ward Located centrally and a 10-minute walk from the Ginza shopping district directly south of Tokyo Also home to the Shiosite office and entertainment complex, which houses Nippon Television studios. ( is a Television network in Shiodome area of Minato Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun.
• Shirokanedai (白金台): Home to Meiji Gakuin University. Shirokanedai (白金台 is a district of Minato Tokyo. The district today is made up of 5 Chome. is one of the Christian universities in Tokyo and Yokohama which was established in 1863
• Takanawa: Home to the Soto temple of Sengaku-ji. Takanawa (高輪 is a neighborhood in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and a popular Japanese Surname. Sōtō-shū ( Japanese: 曹洞宗 Cáodòngzōng is one of the two major Sino - Japanese Zen sects (the other being Rinzai) Sengakuji (泉岳寺 is a Soto Zen Buddhist temple located in the Takanawa neighborhood of Minato-ku, near Shinagawa Station Shinagawa Station, one of Tokyo's largest train stations, is located in Takanawa although it is associated with Shinagawa to the south. is the first major station south of Tokyo Station and isa major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central and Keikyū. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Shinagawa City An area of many 1980s hotels including the Takanawa Prince Hotel, Shin Takanawa Prince Hotel and Pacific Meridien Hotel. The Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa (グランドプリンスホテル高輪 is a "slightly upscale" complex of three hotels (Takanawa Prince Shin Takanawa Prince and Sakura Tower
• Toranomon (虎ノ門): TV Tokyo studios and the Toranomon Station underground complex. is a TV station based in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as, a Portmanteau of "terebi" and "Tokyo Toranomon Station (虎ノ門駅 is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
• Tsuki no Misaki is a plateau. Tsuki no Misaki (月の岬 lit "promontory of the moon" is a plateau in the Mita district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

Transportation

Rail

• Keikyu Main Line (Shinagawa Station)
• Toei Subway:
  • Toei Asakusa Line (Shimbashi Station, Daimon Station, Mita Station, Sengakuji Station, Takanawadai Station)
  • Toei Oedo Line (Shiodome Station, Daimon Station, Akabanebashi Station, Azabu-juban Station, Roppongi Station, Aoyama-itchome Station)
  • Toei Mita Line (Uchisaiwaicho Station, Onarimon Station, Shiba-koen Station, Mita Station, Shirokane-Takanawa Station, Shirokanedai Station)
• Tokyo Metro:
  • Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (Akasaka Station, Nogizaka Station, Omotesando Station)
  • Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (Shimbashi Station, Toranomon Station, Tameike-sanno Station, Akasaka-mitsuke Station, Aoyama-itchome Station, Gaiemmae Station, Omotesando Station)
  • Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line (Aoyama-itchome Station, Omotesando Station)
  • Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (Kamiyacho Station, Roppongi Station, Hiroo Station)
  • Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (Akasaka-mitsuke Station)
  • Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (Tameike-sanno Station, Roppongi-itchome Station, Azabu-juban Station, Shirokane-Takanawa Station, Shirokanedai Station)
• East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
  • Keihin-Tohoku Line/Yamanote Line (Shimbashi Station, Hamamatsucho Station, Tamachi Station, Shinagawa Station)
  • Tōkaidō Main Line (Shimbashi Station, Shinagawa Station)
  • Yokosuka Line (Shimbashi Station, Shinagawa Station)
• Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Shinagawa Station)
• Tokyo Monorail (Hamamatsucho Station)
• Yurikamome (Shimbashi Station, Shiodome Station, Takeshiba Station, Hinode Station, Shibaura-futo Station, Odaiba-kaihin-koen Station, Daiba Station)

Road

• Shuto Expressway:
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Shibaura-futō Station (芝浦ふ頭駅 -eki) is a Train station in Minato, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Odaiba-kaihinkōen Station (お台場海浜公園駅 -eki) is a Train station in Minato, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Daiba Station (台場駅 -eki) is a Train station in Minato, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. is a network of expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. 1 Haneda Route (Edobashi JCT - Iriya)
  • No. 2 Meguro Route (Ichinohashi JCT - Togoshi)
  • No. 11 Daiba Route (Shibaura JCT - Ariake JCT)
  • B Bayshore Route (Namiki - Kawasaki-ukishima JCT)
  • C1 Inner Loop (Edobashi - Takaracho - Kyobashi - Ginza - Shiodome - Hamazakibashi - Shiba Park - Tanimachi - Kasumigaseki - Daikanmachi - Edobashi)
• National roads:
  • Route 1 (Sakurada-dori)
  • Route 15 (Dai-Ichi Keihin)
  • Route 246 (Aoyama-dori)
• Other major roads:
  • Atago-dori
  • Kaigan-dori
  • Kyu-kaigan-dori
  • Gaien-higashi-dori
  • Gaien-nishi-dori
  • Hibiya-dori
  • Roppongi-dori

Ferry

Tokyo's main ferry terminal is located adjacent to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome, due east of JR Hamamatsucho Station. Takeshiba Station (竹芝駅 -eki) is a Train station in Minato, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. is a station on the Yamanote and Keihin-Tōhoku lines located in Minato Tokyo, Japan.

Famous people

• Miyoko Asada: actress
• Kenichi Enomoto (Enoken): singer, comic actor
• Hirohito: previous Emperor of Japan
• Satomi Ishihara: actress
• Tetsuko Kuroyanagi: television personality
• Tsutomu Sekine: comedian
• Takashi Matsumoto: lyricist
• Rentarō Taki: composer
• Shunsuke Tsurumi: philosopher
• Hiroko Yakushimaru: actress, singer

References

External links

• Minato City official website in English
• Minato, Tokyo travel guide from Wikitravel

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