Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
Kawasaki
川崎区 | |
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| Kawasaki Ward | |
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| Address | 8-banchi Higashida, Kawasaki-ku Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-8570 |
| Website | Kawasaki Ward Office |
Kawasaki-ku (川崎区) is one of the seven wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010[update], the ward had an estimated population of 216,826 and a density of 5,530 persons per km2. The total area was 39.21 square kilometres (15.14 sq mi). Kawasaki-ku has the home to the second largest Koreatown in Japan.
Geography
Kawasaki Ward is located in northeastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the northeast portion of the city of Kawasaki, bordering on the
Surrounding municipalities
- Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki
- Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
- Ōta-ku, Tokyo
History
Under the
. After theEconomy
The economy of Kawasaki Ward continues to be dominated by industry.
- Fuji Electric
- JFE Steel - Operates several major plants near Tokyo Bay. JFE's main plant for eastern Japan is located on the border of Kawasaki-ku and Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.
- Mitsubishi Chemical
- Showa Electric
- Showa Shell Oil
- Tokyo Electric Power
- Kao Corporation
- Ajinomoto
Education
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The Kawasaki City Board of Education (川崎市育委員会) operates municipal elementary and junior high schools, as well as Kawasaki High School and Affiliated Junior High School.
Municipal junior high schools:[1]
Municipal elementary schools:[2]
- Asada (浅田小学校)
- Asahicho (旭町小学校)
- Daishi (大師小学校)
- Fujisaki (藤崎小学校)
- Higashi Monzen (東門前小学校)
- Higashi Oda (東小田小学校)
- Higashi Oshima (東大島小学校)
- Kawanakajima (川中島小学校)
- Kawasaki (川崎小学校)
- Kyomachi (京町小学校)
- Miyamae (宮前小学校)
- Mukai (向小学校)
- Oda (小田小学校)
- Oshima (大島小学校)
- Sakura (さくら小学校)
- Shincho (新町小学校)
- Tajima (田島小学校)
- Tonomachi (殿町小学校)
- Watarida (渡田小学校)
- Yotsuya (四谷小学校)
Former elementary schools:[2]
- Higashi Sakuramoto (東桜本小学校) - Closed on March 31, 2010 (Heisei 22)
- Sakuramoto (桜本小学校) - Closed on March 31, 2010 (Heisei 22)
There is a
Transportation
Rail
- Tokaido Main Line
- JR East – Nambu Line
- Nambu Branch Line
- Kawasaki-Shimmachi - Hama-Kawasaki
- JR East – Tsurumi Line
- JR East – Tsurumi Branch Line
- Keihin Electric Express Railway - Keikyū Main Line
- Keihin Electric Express Railway - Keikyū Daishi Line
- Higashi-Monzen - Daishibashi - Kojimashinden
- Tōkaidō Freight Line (freight only)
- Kanagawa Rinkai Railway (freight only)
Road
- Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line
- Bayshore Route
- Japan National Route 15 (Dai-ichi Keihin)
- Japan National Route 132
- Route 357 (Japan)
- Route 409 (Japan)
- Kanagawa Prefectural Road 1 (Shuto Expressway)
- Kanagawa Prefectural Road 6 (Shuto Expressway)
- Kanagawa Prefectural Road 9
- Kanagawa Prefectural Road 101
- Kanagawa Prefectural Road 140
Local attractions
Noted people from Kawasaki Ward
- Kaoru Abe, musician
- Hirokazu Ibata, professional baseball player
- Kyu Sakamoto, singer
References
- ^ "川崎区の中学校一覧". Kawasaki Combined Education Center. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ a b "川崎区の小学校一覧". Kawasaki Combined Education Center. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "The Education System and Schools" (Archive). Government of Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
External links
- Official Website (Japanese)
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