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26-553: The museum is located in Minato ward , just east of Meguro Station . The Art Deco building, completed in 1933, has interiors designed by Henri Rapin and features decorative glass work by René Lalique . The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum building was previously the residence of Prince Asaka Yasuhiko and his family from 1933 to 1947. The prince, who studied at the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in France, and travelled to

52-459: A city assembly of 30 elected members. The current mayor is Yoshihide Yada , an independent backed Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito . At Tokyo Station , six Shinkansen , seven ordinary railway, and one subway line serve Chūō. In addition, three Toei subway lines stop at various stations throughout the ward. Shuto Expressway Public elementary and junior high schools in Chūō are operated by

78-829: A facility in Ginza and a facility in Uchisaiwaichō , Chiyoda . The headquarters of Asatsu moved to Ginza in July 1995. Asatsu and Dai-ichi Kikaku merged into Asatsu-DK on January 1, 1999. In the late 1990s GeoCities Japan was headquartered in the Nihonbashi Hakozaki Building in Nihonbashi . Tokyopop maintained its Japanese headquarters in Mid-Tower of the Tokyo Towers. Chuo is run by

104-615: A personal care and cosmetics company; Nisshinbo Holdings , a diversified manufacturing company; and Akebono Brake Industry , an automobile component manufacturer have their headquarters in the Nihonbashi area of the ward. Sumitomo Chemical is also headquartered in the ward, in the Kyōbashi area. MODEC , a global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms , T. Hasegawa , a flavors and fragrances company, and Nissan Chemical Corporation , have their corporate headquarters in

130-1730: A variety of private schools, including: The city operates the Minato Library, the Mita Library, the Azabu Library, the Akasaka Library, the Takanawa Library, and the Konan Library. The metropolis operates the Tokyo Metropolitan Library Central Library in Minato. The library opened in 1973. Companies with headquarters in Minato include Air Nippon , All Nippon Airways (ANA), ANA & JP Express , All Nippon Airways Trading, Animax , Asmik Ace Entertainment , Bandai Namco Holdings , Brainlab , Cosmo Oil Company , COVER Corporation , Daicel , Dentsu , Euglena (company) , Fujifilm , Fuji Xerox , Fujitsu , Haseko , Hazama Ando , Honda , Japan Tobacco , Kajima , Kaneka Corporation , Konami , KYB Corporation , Kyodo News , Mitsubishi Motors , Mitsui Chemicals , Mitsui O.S.K. Lines , Mitsui Oil Exploration Company , NEC , Nippon Sheet Glass , NYK Line , Obayashi Corporation , Oki Electric Industry , Pizza-La , The Pokémon Company , THK , Toagosei , Toraya Confectionery , Sato Pharmaceutical , Sega Sammy Holdings , Sigma Seven , Sony , SUMCO , Toraya Confectionery , Toyo Suisan (owns

156-541: Is 10.21 km . However, because of the concentration of businesses, offices and retail space, the daytime population swells to an estimated 650,000. They have the oldest McDonald’s in Japan. Chūō is in the central area of Tokyo, surrounded by the five special wards of Chiyoda , Minato , Taitō , Sumida , and Kōtō . Administratively, Chūō is divided into the three zones of Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and Tsukishima. Nihonbashi and Kyobashi are predominantly commercial areas on

182-454: Is also called Minato City in English. Minato was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka , Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City 's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis . The modern Minato ward exhibits the contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural division. The Shinbashi neighborhood in the ward's northeastern corner is attached to the core of Shitamachi ,

208-487: Is also known for being one of the wealthiest residential areas in Japan, and for its relatively high concentration of foreign expats due to the number of embassies and multinational corporations located in and around the area. Notable neighborhoods and districts of Minato include Akasaka , Aoyama , Azabu , Roppongi and Toranomon . Minato is located southwest of the Imperial Palace and has boundaries with

234-697: Is the first female mayor of Minato. The ward assembly has 34 members. Notes: - formerly part of Shiba Area - 1-chōme - 1, 2, 3-chōme - 2, 3-chōme - 4, 5-chōme The local public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education . The city's public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Minato City Board of Education (港区教育委員会). Combined elementary and junior high schools: Junior high schools: Elementary schools: Former schools: There are also

260-1001: The Air China Building in Minato. Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the sixth floor of the ATT New Tower Building. Hawaiian Airlines has its Japan offices in the Eagle Hamamatsuchō Building ( イーグル浜松町ビル , Īguru Hamamatsuchō Biru ) in Minato. Iran Air has its Tokyo office in Akasaka. Japanese companies that formerly had headquarters in Minato include Air Next , Airtransse , Asatsu , Jaleco Holding , Ricoh , Toa Domestic Airlines (later Japan Air System and later Japan Air Lines), On 22 December 2008 operations of Seiko Epson 's Tokyo sales office began at Seiko Epson's Hino Office in Hino, Tokyo . Previously operations were at

286-654: The Nihonbashi district. IBM has its Japan headquarters in Chūō. Dai-ichi Kikaku Senden Co., Ltd. opened in Chūō in Ginza , Chūō in December 1951. In January 1958 the company relocated to a new headquarters in Ginza. The company moved to another headquarters in Ginza in September 1961 and its name changed to Dai-ichi Kikaku Co. Ltd. In November 1974, after growth, the company moved to another headquarters in Ginza. In November 1981 Dai-ichi Kikaku moved its head office to

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312-568: The Ricoh Building in Chūō. The company moved its headquarters to the 25-story building in the Ginza area in Chūō from Minato, Tokyo in 2006. In the building the headquarters occupies the same space as its sales offices. Sumitomo Corporation is headquartered in the Harumi Island Triton Square Office Tower Y in Chūō. Daiichi Sankyo , a global pharmaceutical company is also headquartered in

338-675: The United States in 1925, was greatly enamoured of the Art Deco movement. On his return to Japan he commissioned the construction of his own private residence in this style. Although many of the interiors were designed according to plans submitted by Henri Rapin, the main architect of the building itself is credited as Gondo Yukichi of the Works Bureau of the Imperial Household Ministry . After World War II

364-646: The World Trade Centre in Minato. Several countries operate their embassies in Minato. Tokyo's main ferry terminal is located adjacent to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome, due east of JR Hamamatsucho Station . Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D, Tokyo Chūō ( 中央区 , Chūō-ku ) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan . The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City . It

390-698: The branch Maruchan ), TV Tokyo , WOWOW , and Yazaki . In addition ANA subsidiary Air Japan has some offices in Minato. The Japanese division of CB&I , the Japanese division of Aramark and Aim Services, Google Japan , Yahoo! Japan , and the main Japanese offices of Hanjin and Korean Air are located there. Air France operates an office and ticketing counter in the New Aoyama Building in Minato. The Japanese division of Deutsche Post, DHL. Air France's Minato office handles Aircalin -related inquiries. Air China has operations in

416-504: The building served as the official residence of the Prime Minister (1947–50), and as a State Guest House (1950–74). The residence was first opened to the public as a museum in 1983. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefectural government. Teien means Japanese garden , and the museum is so named because the building is surrounded by a garden and sculptures. After undergoing extensive renovation in 2013,

442-505: The east side of Tokyo Station , and incorporate the famous districts of Ginza and Tsukiji . Tsukishima is a separate island in Tokyo Bay dominated by condominium towers. Until World War II , the area was crisscrossed by small rivers and canals, used by small boats which were the primary vehicles of commerce at the time. After the war, many of these waterways were filled in to make way for new roads, buildings and expressways. However,

468-421: The end of World War II . The most famous district in Chūō is Ginza , built on the site of a former silver mint from which it takes its name. The gold mint, or Kinza ( 金座 ) , formerly occupied the site of the present-day Bank of Japan headquarters building, also in Chūō. As of October 1, 2020, the ward has a resident population of 169,179, and a population density of 16,569 persons per km . The total area

494-458: The former waterways are the basis for many of the neighborhood divisions in the ward. The Sumida River forms the eastern boundary of the ward. Chūō is physically the second-smallest ward in Tokyo, with a total area of just 10.15 km ; only Taitō is smaller. Per Japanese census data, the population has doubled since 2000 after decades of continuous rapid decline. Ricoh is headquartered in

520-486: The museum was re-opened in November 2014. The new museum annex, designed in collaboration with Hiroshi Sugimoto includes modern exhibition spaces, a café and museum shop. 35°38′12.8″N 139°43′8.7″E  /  35.636889°N 139.719083°E  / 35.636889; 139.719083 Minato, Tokyo Minato ( 港区 , Minato-ku ) [minato] is a special ward of Tokyo , Japan. It

546-488: The name Minato , simply meaning "harbor". Per Japanese census data, the population has recently begun rising after decades of rapid decline. In June 2024, Ai Seike beat Masaaki Takei  [ jp ] in mayoral elections. Takei, mayor since 2004, was seeking his sixth term and received support from the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito . Seike, previously a member of the ward assembly,

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572-598: The original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo. On the other hand, the Azabu and Akasaka areas are typically representative Yamanote districts. As of 1 July 2015 , Minato had an official population of 243,094, and a population density of 10,850 persons per km . The total area is 20.37 km . Known as one of Tokyo's largest business areas, Minato is home to the headquarters of many large domestic companies, including Honda , Mitsubishi Motors Corporation , NEC , Nikon , SoftBank Group , Sony and Fujitsu . Minato

598-462: The special wards of Chiyoda , Chūō , Kōtō (in Odaiba), Shinagawa , Shibuya , and Shinjuku . The ward was founded on 15 March 1947, with the merger of Akasaka , Azabu , and Shiba Wards. Various names were considered for the new ward, such as Atago , Aoyama , Aoba , Iikura , Mita , and Higashiminato . Higashiminato was chosen, meaning "East Harbor", but then Higashi was cut leading to

624-647: The ward, in the Daiichi Sankyo Building. Oji Paper Holdings and Hokuetsu Corporation , two pulp and paper manufacturing companies have their headquarters in Ginza and Nihonbashihongoku, respectively. J. Front Retailing has its headquarters in Yaesu . Asahi Shimbun , Mitsui E＆S , and Nihon Ad Systems have their headquarters in Tsukiji . Ajinomoto , Mitsui Fudosan , Shinsei Bank , Nomura Group and Meidi-Ya are also headquartered in

650-538: The ward. Shimizu Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction , two construction companies are headquartered in the ward, the former in Kyōbashi and the latter in Tsukuda district. Orion Breweries and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company have their Tokyo-area offices in Chūō. Toray Industries , Denka and Kureha Corporation , three global chemical companies; Astellas Pharma , a global pharmaceutical company; KOSÉ ,

676-403: Was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyobashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City 's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis . Chūō-ku, as a combination of Kyobashi and Nihonbashi, is the core of Shitamachi , the original downtown center of Edo-Tokyo. Literally meaning "Central Ward", it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since

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