Nakano, Tokyo

is ane o the 23 special wairds o Tokyo, Japan. 

As o 1 Aprile 2011, the waird haes an estimatit population o 311,690 wi a hoosehauld number o 176,936 an a density o 19,992.94 persons per km². The total aurie is 15.59 km².

Geography
Five special wairds surroond Nakano: Shinjuku, Suginami, Nerima, Shibuya, an Toshima. It lees juist wast o the bustlin Shinjuku aurie.

Rivers include the Kanda, Myosho-ji an Zenpuku-ji Rivers, an the Aratama Watterwa.

History
The waird wis foondit on 1 October 1932 when the touns o Nogata an Nakano wur absorbit intae the umwhile Tokyo Ceety as Nakano Waird. The present admeenistration dates frae 15 Mairch 1947 when the Alleed occupation reformit the admeenistration o Tokyo-to.

1447: Ōta Dōkan defeatit Toshima Yasutsune in a battle here.
1606: The Naruki Kaidō, predecessor o the day's Ōme Kaidō (a road tae Ōme) wis established.
1695: In connection wi the Shorui Awaremi no Rei (a law for the protection o ainimals), a facility for keepin wild dogs opened.
1871: The twal veelages that comprise present-day Nakano became pairt o Tokyo Prefectur.
1889: The Kofu Railway opens. The forerunner o the day's Chūō Main Line includit a station at Nakano en route frae Shinjuku tae Hachioji.
1897: Nakano becomes a veelage.
1932: Tokyo Ceety expands tae encompass the destrict that includit Nakano.
1943: Wi the abolition o Tokyo Ceety, Nakano becomes pairt o Tokyo-to.
1947: Nakano becomes ane o the special wairds unner the new seestem.
1961: The Tokyo subway seestem extends tae Nakano.
1973: Construction o Nakano Sun Plaza near Nakano Station reaches completion.

Places
Nakano Sun Plaza: concert haw, hotel facilities
Arai Yakushi Shingon Buddhist temple
Nakano Broadway: otaku biggin (several floors o arcades, manga, anime, idol, muisic, toy, subcultur specialty shops)

Education
Public schuils
Public elementary an middle schuils are operatit bi the Nakano Ceety Buird o Education. Public heich schuils are operatit bi the Tokyo Metropolitan Govrenment Buird o Education.
 Fuji Heich Schuil  
 Minorigaoka Heich Schuil  
 Musashigaoka Heich Schuil  
 Nakano Technical Heich Schuil  
 Saginomiya Heich Schuil  
 Yotsuya Commercial Heich Schuil  

Colleges an universities
Shumei University (Tokyo headquarters)
Tokyo Polytechnic University
University o Tokyo Nakano campus
Kokusai Junior College

Transportation
Rail
Nakano Ward is servit bi the JR East Chūō an Sobu lines, the Seibu Shinjuku Line, the Tokyo Metro Tozai an Marunouchi subway lines, an the Toei Oedo subway line.

JR Chūō Main Line: Higashi Nakano, Nakano Stations
Seibu Shinjuku Line: Arai Yakushi-mae, Numabukuro, Nogata, Toritsu Kasei, Saginomiya Stations
Tokyo Metro
Marunouchi Line
Shin Nakano, Nakano Sakaue Stations
Honancho Branch Line: Nakano Fujimicho, Nakano Shimbashi, Nakano Sakaue Stations
Tozai Line: Nakano, Ochiai (although the station is in Shinjuku, some entrances are in Nakano) Stations
Toei Oedo Line: Nakano Sakaue, Higashi Nakano, Shin-ekoda Stations
Heich-gate
Naitional Routes 4, 5, 8, 14 an 25, amang ithers, serve Nakano.

Freemit airtins

 Nakano Ceety offeecial wabsteid  

Category:Wairds o Tokyo