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Minato Ward 港区
Minato Ward's location in Tokyo, Japan.
Minato Ward's location in Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Physical characteristics
Area	20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population (as of 2008)
Total	217,335
Density	10,685 /km2 (27,674 /sq mi)
Location	35°39′N 139°44′E / 35.65, 139.733Coordinates: 35°39′N 139°44′E / 35.65, 139.733
Symbols
Flag
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. As of March 1, 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².

Minato hosts 49 embassies. It is also home to various companies, including Honda, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, NEC, Sony¹ and Toshiba.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Politics and Government 3.1 Elections 4 Education 4.1 Colleges and universities 4.2 Primary and secondary schools 4.3 Public libraries 5 Economy 6 Places 7 Transportation 7.1 Rail 7.2 Road 7.3 Ferry 8 See also 9 References 10 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.

History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 with the merger of Akasaka, Azabu, and Shiba Wards.

Politics and Government

Minato is governed by mayor Masaaki Takei, an Independent supported by all major parties except the Japanese Communist Party. The city legislative assembly has 51 members and is dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party.

Elections

• Minato mayoral election, 2008

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).

Mita Junior High School (三田中学校, Mita Chūgakkō^?) opened in 2001 after the merger of Minato Junior High School (港中学校) and Shibahama Junior High School (芝浜中学校) were merged. (JA)

The local public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

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

Public libraries

The city operates the Minato Library, the Mita Library, the Azabu Library, the Akasaka Library, the Takanawa Library, and the Konan Library.² The metropolis operates the Tokyo Metropolitan Library Central Library in Minato. The library opened in 1973.³

Economy

Various companies have offices in Minato. The Japanese division of CB&I and AIM Services, the Japanese division of Aramark, and the main Japanese offices of Hanjin and Korean Air are located there.⁴⁵⁶

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.
• Aoyama: Home to Aoyama Cemetery, one of Tokyo's largest graveyards, and the Chichibunomiya rugby stadium.
• Atago Shrine, the highest point in all 23 wards of Tokyo.
• Azabu: One of Tokyo's more upscale residential areas, home to many embassies.
• Fushimi Sanpō Inari Jinja: A Shinto shrine in Shiba 3-chōme.
• Hamamatsuchō: Hamamatsucho Station is the terminal for the Tokyo Monorail to Haneda Airport.
• Mita: Home to Keio University and a large number of small Buddhist temples.
• The National Art Center, Tokyo is a museum that opened in 2007.
• Odaiba: One of Tokyo's most popular entertainment areas, featuring the Fuji TV studios, Palette Town shopping complex, Dream Bridge, Tokyo Big Sight, and more. Located on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay, it is connected to central Tokyo by the Yurikamome transit line over the Rainbow Bridge.
• 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.
• Shiba Park: Houses the Zojoji temple. Tokyo Tower is located one block away.
• Shinbashi: Shinbashi Station, the northern terminal of Japan's first railway line. Also home to the Shiosite office and entertainment complex, which houses Nippon Television studios.
• Shirokanedai: Home to Meiji Gakuin University.
• Takanawa: Home to the Soto temple of Sengaku-ji. Shinagawa Station, one of Tokyo's largest train stations, is located in Takanawa, although it is associated with Shinagawa to the south. An area of many 1980s hotels including the Takanawa Prince Hotel, Shin Takanawa Prince Hotel, and Pacific Meridien Hotel.
• Toranomon: TV Tokyo studios and the Toranomon Station underground complex.
• Tsuki no Misaki is a plateau.

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:
  • No. 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.

See also

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Minato, Tokyo

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

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