Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki

Miyamae 宮前
—  Ward of Kawasaki  —
宮前区• Miyamae-ku
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Location of Miyamae in Kanagawa
Miyamae
Coordinates: 35°35′21″N 139°34′43″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kanagawa
City	Kawasaki
Established	April 1, 1972
Area
• Total	18.61 km2 (7.19 sq mi)
Population (March 2010)
• Total	217,251
• Density	11,670/km2 (30,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Symbols
- Tree	Sakura
- Flower	Cosmos (flower)
Address	2-20-5 Miyamaedaira, Miyamae-ku Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 216-8570
Website	Miyamae Ward Office

Miyamae Ward Office

Miyamae-ku (宮前区) is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 217,251 and a density of 11,670 persons per km². The total area was 18.61 km². In 1995, the Ward adopted a motto which could be translated as "We like people; we like nature; we like our town".

Geography

Miyamae Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the south-center portion of the city of Kawasaki, bordering on Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

• Tama-ku, Kawasaki
• Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki
• Asao-ku, Kawasaki
• Aoba-ku, Yokohama
• Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama

History

Archaeologists have found numerous Kofun period remains at numerous locations in what is now Miyamae-ku, indicating a long period of human settlement. Under the Nara period Ritsuryō system, it became part of Tachibana District Musashi Province. In the Edo period, it was administered as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto. Due to its proximity to Edo, it was primarily an agricultural and horticultural area supplying produce to the city. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was divided into Miyamae Village and Mukaoka Village within Tachibana District in the new Kanagawa Prefecture on April 1, 1889. These areas were annexed by the neighboring city of Kawasaki in 1938. The area became part of a huge government sponsored housing project from the 1950s and 1960s. In April 1972, the area became part of Takatsu Ward with the division of the city of Kawasaki into wards. In July 1982, Miyamae Ward was separated from Takatsu Ward.

Economy

Miyamae Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Kawasaki and Tokyo.

Transportation

Rail

• Tokyu Corporation – Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line / Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
  • Miyazakidai - Miyamaedaira - Saginuma

Road

• Tōmei Expressway
• Japan National Route 246 (Atsugi-Oyama Road, as "Atsugi-Kaido" (厚木街道) or "Oyama-Kaido" (大山街道))
• National Route 466 (No. 3 Keihin Road, as "Daisan-Keihin" (第三京浜))
• Kanagawa Prefectural Road 13
• Kanagawa Prefectural Road 45

Local attractions

• Streetcar & Bus Museum

Education

• St. Marianna University School of Medicine

References

Miyamae-ku Guidebook (宮前区ガイドブック), 2005. No ISBN; municipal publication

Noted people from Miyamae Ward

• Becky (talento), actress
• Takayuki Morimoto, professional soccer player
• Aya Kiguchi, model
• Yūji Oda, actor

External links

• Miyamae Ward Office
• Cultural spots in Miyamae-ku