Minato
港区 | |
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| Minato City | |
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 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Minato in Tokyo | |
  Minato Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°39′29″N 139°45′05″E / 35.65806°N 139.75139°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ai Seike (since 28 June 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2020[1]) | |
• Total | 260,486 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-5-25 Shibakōen, Minato, Tokyo 105-8511 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Hydrangea macrophylla Rosa |
| Tree | Cornus florida |
Minato (港区, Minato-ku) [minato] is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It 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, the original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo. On the other hand, the Azabu and Akasaka areas are typically representative Yamanote districts.[2]
As of 1 July 2015[update], Minato had an official population of 243,094,[3] and a population density of 10,850 persons per km2. The total area is 20.37 km2.[4]
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,[5] Sony[6] and Fujitsu.[7] Minato 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.[8][9] Notable neighborhoods and districts of Minato include Akasaka, Aoyama, Azabu, Roppongi and Toranomon.
- ^ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ Kokushi Daijiten Iinkai. Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Vol. 4, page 842 (1983 ed.).
- ^ Minato Ward website Population of Minato as of 1 July 2015
- ^ 港区. "港区総数". 港区 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ "Corporate Data". SoftBank Group Corp. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Sony Global - Corporate Information".
- ^ "Fujitsu at a Glance".
- ^ "Contact Information". Apple. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Office Locations". Goldmansachs. Retrieved December 3, 2017.