Showa-ku, Nagoya
Encyclopedia
is one of the 16 wards
of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture
, Japan
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Currently, it has the highest population density of any of the 16 wards of Nagoya City at 9,641 people per square kilometer (24,970.1 per square mile.)
In March 1989 Bandai Visual
's Nagoya Branch opened in Shōwa-ku.
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 the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- 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...
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Currently, it has the highest population density of any of the 16 wards of Nagoya City at 9,641 people per square kilometer (24,970.1 per square mile.)
Notable Places
- The headquarters of Chukyo TV Broadcasting
- Nanzan UniversityNanzan Universityis a private, coeducational university located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The main campus is in the Shōwa Ward of Nagoya City, with another in Seto City and a recently established satellite campus near Nagoya's Takaoka Station on the subway Sakura-dōri Line....
- The Aichi Kinro KaikanAichi Kinro Kaikanis a community centre, exhibition centre, and concert venue in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. Kinrō Kaikan can be translated as "workers' hall".It has a large auditorium and several smaller rooms, including a library.-External links:*...
concert hall - Tsuruma ParkTsuruma ParkTsuruma Park is located in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan.- History :The park's history goes back to the year 1909. It features a large water fountain and a gazebo for music bands from the early 20th century, constructed in the European style fashionable at that time.Located within the park is...
, inside which is Tsuruma Central LibraryTsuruma Central Libraryis a library serving Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It was established in 1923 but burned down in 1945 in the Second World War and reopened in 1952. It is closed every Monday, unless that Monday is a national holiday, in which case the library is instead closed on the next weekday...
In March 1989 Bandai Visual
Bandai Visual
, is a Japanese anime, film production and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai Co., Ltd. and a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc., which is based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Since the reorganisation of Namco Bandai Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual now heads the group's Visual and...
's Nagoya Branch opened in Shōwa-ku.