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Nishi-ku, Nagoya

Coordinates: 35°11′8″N 136°53′9″E / 35.18556°N 136.88583°E / 35.18556; 136.88583
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Nishi
西区
Ward
Nishi Ward
Shōnai Greens
Shōnai Greens
Flag of Nishi
Flag
Location in Aichi Prefecture
Location in Aichi Prefecture
Nishi is located in Japan
Nishi
Nishi
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°11′8″N 136°53′9″E / 35.18556°N 136.88583°E / 35.18556; 136.88583
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu region
Tōkai region
PrefectureAichi
Area
 • Total
17.93 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population
 (1 October 2019)
 • Total
150,480
 • Density8,393/km2 (21,740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address愛知県名古屋市西区花の木二丁目18番1号
451-8508
Websitecity.nagoya.jp/nishi/ (in Japanese)
Symbols
FlowerPrimrose
TreeWillow

Nishi-ku (Japanese: 西区, Hepburn: Nishi-ku; lit. "western ward") is one of the 16 wards of Nagoya, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, it has an estimated population of 150,480 and a population density of 8,393 persons per km2. The total area is 17.93 km2.

Overview

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Established in its current form in 1908,[1] Nishi-ku is located in the northwestern part of Nagoya. Its official tree is the willow and its official flower is the primrose.[1] The Hori, Shin, and Shōnai rivers all run through the ward.[1] It is served by the Kami-Otai and Sakō train stations via the Meitetsu Inuyama, Meitetsu Nagoya Main, and Tsurumai railway lines.

The small historical street Shike-michi was used by merchants during the Edo period, and is now registered as a Cultural Property. A fire in 1700 destroyed a large number of the merchants' houses, as well as 15 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in Nagoya; as a result, Tokugawa Yoshimichi widened Shike-michi. Warehouses were constructed with plaster walls on the east side as a protection against future fires. It took around 40 years to complete the whole area. Most houses that are standing in Shike-michi date to 1740.

Popular destinations in Nishi-ku include the Noritake Garden and museum, Shōnai Greens park, the Endoji Shopping Arcade (where there are often-vandalized statues of famous warlords),[2] Nagoya Lucent Tower (the sixth-tallest building in Nagoya), the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, and the chashitsu tea house Fūshin-tei.[3] The latter is part of Nagoya Castle, which can be seen from the five-star Hotel Nagoya Castle, and is registered as a Cultural Property.[4][5]

Nishi-ku is believed to be the birthplace of pachinko, a gambling game which first emerged in the area as a pastime in 1930 before spreading nationwide.[6] It is also home to the headquarters of ceramic company Noritake[7] and food companies Marukawa[8] and Meito Sangyo.[9] The first KFC in Japan was opened in Nishi-ku in November 1970.[10][11]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 西区の紹介 (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Nagoya Nishiku shōten-gai no toyotomi hideyoshizō kubi ga orete mitsukaru" 名古屋 西区 商店街の豊臣秀吉像 首が折れて見つかる [Statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi found with broken neck in shopping street in Nishi Ward, Nagoya]. NHK (in Japanese). 26 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Nagoya Castle Ninomaru Garden Yoyo Relocation and Reconstruction Project" (PDF). www.nagoya.ombudsman.jp.
  4. ^ "風信亭 | なごやの文化財". Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Status of the Garden Committee's Review" (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Pachinko". Stars & Stripes. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Corporate Profile". noritake.co.jp. Noritake. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Company Profile Archived 28 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine." Marukawa. Retrieved on 15 June 2014. "No.9-9, Shinmichi 1-Chome, Nishi-Ku, Nagoya 451-8571" - Japanese address Archived 21 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine: "本社 愛知県名古屋市西区新道一丁目9番9号"
  9. ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/2207:JP
  10. ^ https://japan.kfc.co.jp/news_release/7177
  11. ^ "KFC Japan". Mitsubishi Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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