is one of seven ward

Wards of Japan

A is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...

s of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. On July 1, 2005, the city merged with 11 surrounding cities and towns. It became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2007.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, located in the south of the city. It is bordered by Naka-ku

Naka-ku, Hamamatsu

is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the central part of the city. It encompasses the site of Hamamatsu Castle and Hamamatsu Station, the central business district and a number of high density residential areas. Although its area is the smallest of the seven wards of...

, Higashi-ku

Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu

is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the east-central part of the city. It is the second smallest of the seven wards of Hamamatsu in terms of area, after Naka-ku...

, Nishi-ku

Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu

is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the southwest corner of the city. It is bordered by Naka-ku, Kita-ku, Minami-ku, and the city of Kosai...

, and the city of Iwata

Iwata, Shizuoka

is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan and is known for being the headquarters of the Yamaha Motor Corporation. Iwata is also home to Júbilo Iwata, a J. League soccer team, as well as Yamaha Jubilo, a rugby team. The population was 170,779 as of March 1, 2010...

 and Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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. The 5th largest ward of Hamamatsu in terms of area and 4th in terms of population, much of Minami-ku is still rural, with farms and rice fields.

Minami-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").

Minami-ku is served by Takatsuka Station

Takatsuka Station

is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is 262.4 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.-History:...

 on the Tōkaidō Main Line

Tokaido Main Line

The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...

railway.