Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki

Coordinates: 35°32′40″N 139°41′15″E / 35.54444°N 139.68750°E / 35.54444; 139.68750
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Saiwai
幸区
Ward
Saiwai Ward
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address1-11-1 Todehonmachi, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken
212-8570
WebsiteSaiwai Ward Office
Saiwai Ward Office

Saiwai-ku (幸区) 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 153,255 and a density of 15,250 persons per km2. The total area was 10.05 km2.

Geography

Saiwai Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the center portion of the city of Kawasaki, bordering on Tokyo to the north and Yokohama to the south.

Surrounding municipalities

History

Archaeologists have found numerous

Tokaido highway connecting Edo with Kyoto
. After the
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923, but was soon rebuilt. The area was annexed by the neighboring city of Kawasaki in two stages in 1927 and in 1937. The area was heavily damaged by American bombing during World War II
.

Saiwai Ward was established with the division of Kawasaki into wards on April 1, 1972.

Economy

The economy of Saiwai Ward continues to be dominated by industry, with

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
, Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, and Fuji Sash.

Transportation

Rail

Road

  • Japan National Route 1 (Dai-ni Keihin)
  • National Route 466
    (No. 3 Keihin Road, as "Daisan-Keihin" (第三京浜))
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Road 9
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Road 14
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Road 111
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Road 140

Local attractions

Education

Municipal junior high schools:[1]

Municipal elementary schools:[2]

Former elementary schools:[2]

  • Kawaramachi (河原町小学校) - Closed on March 31, 2006 (Heisei 18)

Noted people from Saiwai Ward

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki.
  1. ^ "幸区の中学校一覧". Kawasaki Combined Education Center. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  2. ^ a b "幸区の小学校一覧". Kawasaki Combined Education Center. Retrieved 2022-12-27.

External links

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