Midori-ku, Nagoya

Midori

緑区
Midori 緑区
Ward
	Midori Ward
	Arimatsu Historic Townscape on the Tokaido road in Midori-ku
	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Maple
- Flower	Gymnaster savatieri
Phone number	052-621-2111
Address	2-15 Aoyama, Midori-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 458-8585
Website	www.city.nagoya.jp/midori/ (in Japanese)

Midori-ku (緑区, Midori-ku) is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 247,475 and a population density of 6,528 persons per km². The total area was 37.91 km². It is the largest of the wards of Nagoya in terms of population.

Geography

Midori Ward is the southeast portion of the city of Nagoya.

Surrounding municipalities

Tenpaku Ward
Minami Ward
Tōkai
Ōbu
Nisshin
Toyoake
Tōgō

History

The area of what is now Midori Ward was the site of the

Chita District within Aichi Prefecture. Narumi became a town in 1889, followed by Arimatsu in 1890 and Odaka in 1895. Efforts to merge these towns with the neighboring city of Nagoya began in 1953 and 1955, but were virulently opposed by the local residents, resulting recall motions for town mayors, and eventually violent riots. On April 1, 1963, after a third referendum, Narumi was annexed by Nagoya, becoming the new ward of Midori. Narumi was followed by Odaka and a portion of Arimatsu on December 1, 1964, with each of the former towns retaining its own local sub-ward office and considerable local autonomy. These sub-ward offices were amalgamated into a new Midori Ward office on January 21, 1974; however, the sub-wards were retained as local administrative divisions until 2007. With the opening of the Nagoya Municipal Subway’s Sakura-dōri Line, the population of the ward increased, and surpassed Nakagawa Ward

in 2004 to become the most populous ward in Nagoya. A new ward office was opened on May 6, 2010.

Transportation

Railroads

Central Japan Railway Company - Tōkaidō Main Line
- Minami-Ōdaka - Ōdaka
Meitetsu - Nagoya Main Line
- Chūkyō-keibajō-mae - Arimatsu - Sakyōyama - Narumi
Nagoya Municipal Subway - Sakura-dōri Line
- Kamisawa - Tokushige

Highways

Local attractions

Narumi-juku
ruins of Narumi Castle
ruins of Odaka Castle

Gallery

Midori Ward Office
Yumeria Tokushige (Midori Ward Office Tokushige Branch)
Present-day Narumi-juku
Arimatsu-Temman-sha Autumn Festival
Old Battlefield of Okehazama
Hikami-Anego-Jinja Shrine
Takinomizu Park
Dinosaur Park in Odaka Ryokuchi
HILL'S WALK Tokusige Gardens
Narumi Water Distribution Station

Noted people from Midori-ku, Nagoya

Shintarō Tokita – musician
Junichi Komoto – comedian (lived here when he was an infant. However, he later resided in Okayama city)
Hitomi Sato – actress

References

^ 区の木・区の花 (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 15 October 2008.

[1] 区の木・区の花 (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 15 October 2008.

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