is one of the 16 wards

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...

 of Nagoya, 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...

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History

Nakamura Ward is famous as the birthplace of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...

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The modern ward was officially established on .

Places

Nagoya Station

Nagoya Station

is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area , and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company . Much of this space is located in the "JR Central Towers" atop the station, as well as in underground concourses. The...

(名古屋駅) is in the ward's Meieki (名駅) district. Inside and nearby the station are several department stores, including Matsuzakaya

Matsuzakaya

is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya.- History :...

, Meitetsu Department Store, and Kintetsu Pass'e.

There are two universities, namely Doho University

Doho University

is a private university in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1826, and it was chartered as a 1959. It includes the Nagoya College of Music , also known locally as Meion . The university is affiliated with the Jōdo Shinshū of...

 and Nagoya College of Music

Nagoya College of Music

is a private university at Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The school was founded as a junior college in 1965 and became a four-year college in 1976. The school is also known locally as Meion . It is part of Doho University.-External links:*...

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Economy

Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company

The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...

 has its headquarters in the JR Central Towers in Meieki. Aoki's Pizza

Aoki's Pizza

is a pizza restaurant chain in Japan. It has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.As of 2008 the President and CEO of , owner of Aoki's Pizza, is ....

 has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku. Mori Seiki

Mori Seiki

is a Japan-based company, headquartered in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, engaged primarily in the manufacture and sale of machine tools. Since its establishment in 1948, it has grown into one of the largest machine tool builders in the world....

 has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku.

Air France

Air France

Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...

 has an office in the Nagoya-Daiya Building in Nakamura-ku.

People

Famous people born in Nakamura Ward include:

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
  
  , Samurai
  Samurai
  is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
  
  
• Kiyoseumi Takayuki, Sumo wrestler
• Chisato Morishita
  Chisato Morishita
  is a Japanese idol, tarento, actress, and former race queen.-Films:* *...
  
  , actress
• Hiroshi Tamaki
  Hiroshi Tamaki
  is a Japanese actor, singer, and model from Nagoya, Japan. When he was still in high school, he was discovered by a talent agent while out shopping with friends. He made his debut in the drama Am I Weird? in 1998...
  
  , actor
• Mariya Yamada
  Mariya Yamada
  is a Japanese actress. She has been married to actor Tōru Kusano since 5 March 2008.- Filmography :* Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna | Urutoraman Tiga & Urutoraman Daina: Hikari no hoshi no senshi tachi - Super GUTS Member Mai Midorikawa...
  
  , actress
• Shoichi Kondo
  Shoichi Kondo
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of Sophia University, he was elected for the first time in 1996.- External links :...
  
  , politician