Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki

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Miyamae-ku (宮前区) is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 217,251 and a density of 11,670 persons per km². The total area was 18.61 km².

Geography

Miyamae Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the south-center portion of the city of Kawasaki, bordering on Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

• Tama-ku, Kawasaki
• Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki
• Asao-ku, Kawasaki
• Aoba-ku, Yokohama
• Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama

History

Archaeologists have found numerous

• Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
  • Miyazakidai - Miyamaedaira - Saginuma

Road

• Tōmei Expressway
• Japan National Route 246 (Atsugi-Oyama Road, as "Atsugi-Kaido" (厚木街道) or "Oyama-Kaido" (大山街道))
• National Route 466
  (No. 3 Keihin Road, as "Daisan-Keihin" (第三京浜))
• Kanagawa Prefectural Road 13
• Kanagawa Prefectural Road 45

Local attractions

• Streetcar & Bus Museum

Education

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• St. Marianna University School of Medicine

The Kawasaki City Board of Education (川崎市育委員会) operates municipal elementary and junior high schools.

Municipal junior high schools:^[1]

Municipal elementary schools:^[2]

References

Miyamae-ku Guidebook (宮前区ガイドブック), 2005. [ISBN unspecified]; municipal publication

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Noted people from Miyamae Ward

• Becky (television personality), actress
• Ao Tanaka, professional soccer player
• Takayuki Morimoto, professional soccer player
• Aya Kiguchi, model
• Yūji Oda, actor
• Tabea Nothegger, model

External links

• Miyamae Ward Office
• Cultural spots in Miyamae-ku