Nakano, Tokyo


Nakano is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City.
, the ward has an estimated population of 337,377, and a population density of 21,640 persons per km2. The total area is 15.59 km2. Nakano is the most densely populated city in Japan.
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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.

Districts and neighborhoods

;Nakano Area
;Nogata Area
  • Arai
  • Eharachō
  • Ekoda
  • Kamisaginomiya
  • Kamitakada
  • Maruyama
  • Matsugaoka
  • Nogata
  • Numabukuro
  • Saginomiya
  • Shirasagi
  • Wakamiya
  • Yamatochō

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.
Municipal kindergartens, elementary schools, and junior high schools are operated by the Nakano City Board of Education.
Municipal junior high schools:
  • No. 2 Junior High School
  • No. 5 Junior High School
  • No. 7 Junior High School
  • Kita Nakano Junior High School
  • Meiwa Junior High School
  • * Merger of No. 4 Junior High School and No. 8 Junior High School.
  • Midorino Junior High School
  • Minami Nakano Junior High School
  • Nakano Junior High School
  • Nakano Higashi Junior High School
  • * Merger of No. 3 Junior High School and No. 10 Junior High School.
Municipal elementary schools:
  • Egota Elementary School
  • Ehara Elementary School
  • Hakuo Elementary School
  • Heiwa no Mori Elementary School
  • Kami Saginomiya Elementary School
  • Keimei Elementary School
  • Kitahara Elementary School
  • Midorino Elementary School
  • Mihato Elementary School
  • * Formed by the merger of Wakamiya Elementary and Yamato Elementary
  • Minamidai Elementary School
  • * Formed by the merger of Niiyama Elementary and Tada Elementary
  • Minamino Elementary School
  • * Formed by the merger of Nakano Shinmei Elementary and Niiyama Elementary
  • Momozono No. 2 Elementary School
  • Musashidai Elementary School
  • Nakano No. 1 Elementary School
  • * Merger of Monozono Elementary School and Mukodai Elementary School
  • Nakano Hongo Elementary School
  • Nishi Nakano Elementary School
  • Reiwa Elementary School
  • * Merger of Arai Elementary School and Kamitakada Elementary School
  • Saginomiya Elementary School
  • Toka Elementary School
  • Tonoyama Elementary School
  • Yato Elementary School
Kindergartens:
  • Higashi Nakano Kindergarten
  • Kamisagi Kindergarten

Private schools

  • Horikoshi Gakuen High School
  • - Has coeducational and girls' only sections
  • - Girls' school
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Colleges and universities

Transportation

Rail

Nakano Ward is served by the JR East Chūō and Sobu lines, the 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
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 439
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 440
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 25
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 433
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 4
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 14
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 420
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 318
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 427

Business and entertainment

''Benza'' series

The Benza is a 2019 Amazon Prime Video series about two foreigners who are trying to fix their broken toilet seat 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.

Notable people