Hanamigawa-ku
Ward in Kantō, Japan
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Hanamigawa Ward (花見川区, Hanamigawa-ku) is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward has an estimated population of 179,770 and a population density of 5,250 persons per km2. The total area is 34.24 km2.[1]
Hanamigawa
花見川区 | |
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| Hanamigawa Ward | |
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Seal | |
 Location of Hanamigawa Ward in Chiba | |
  Hanamigawa | |
| Coordinates: 35°39′46″N 140°04′09″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Chiba |
| City | Chiba |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.24 km2 (13.22 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2012) | |
• Total | 179,770 |
| • Density | 5,250/km2 (13,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Address | 1-1 Mizuho, Hanamigawa-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 262-8733 |
| Website | Official website of Hanamigawa-ku |
Geography
Hanamigawa Ward is located inland in the northernmost part of the city of Chiba. The ward takes its name from the Hanami River, which flows through the ward.
Places
- Amadocho
- Asahigaoka
- Asahigaokacho
- Chigusacho
- Dainichicho
- Hanamigawa
- Hanashimacho
- Hanazono
- Hanazonocho
- Hatamachi
- Kashiwai
- Kashiwaicho
- Kemigawacho
- Kotehashicho
- Kotehashidai
- Makuharicho
- Makuharihongo
- Miharuno
- Minami-Hanazono
- Miyanogidai
- Mizuho
- Nagasakucho
- Nagasakudai
- Naniwacho
- Nishi-Konakadai
- Sakushindai
- Sankakucho
- Satsukigaoka
- Takeishicho
- Uchiyamacho
- Unayacho
- Yokodocho
- Yokododai
Transportation
Education
Municipal elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Chiba City Board of Education (千葉市教育委員会).
Municipal junior high schools:[2]
Former junior high schools[2]
- Hamamigawa No. 1 (花見川第一中学校)
- Hamamigawa No. 2 (花見川第二中学校)
Municipal elementary schools:[3]
- Asahigaoka (朝日ケ丘小学校)
- Hanamigawa (花見川小学校)
- Hanamigawa No. 3 (花見川第三小学校)
- Hanashima (花島小学校)
- Hanazono (花園小学校)
- Hata (畑小学校)
- Kashiwai (柏井小学校)
- Kemigawa (検見川小学校)
- Kotehashi (犢橋小学校)
- Kotehashidai (こてはし台小学校)
- Makuhari (幕張小学校)
- Makuhari Higashi (幕張東小学校)
- Makuhari Minami (幕張南小学校)
- Mizuho (瑞穂小学校)
- Nagasaku (長作小学校)
- Nishikonakadai (西小中台小学校)
- Nishinoya (西の谷小学校)
- Sakushin (作新小学校)
- Satsukigaoka Higashi (さつきが丘東小学校)
- Satsukigaoka Nishi (さつきが丘西小学校)
- Uenodai (上の台小学校)
- Yokodo (横戸小学校)
Former elementary schools:[3]
- Hanamigawa No. 1 (花見川第一小学校)
- Hanamigawa No. 2 (花見川第二小学校)
- Hanamigawa No. 4 (花見川第四小学校)
- Hanamigawa No. 5 (花見川第五小学校)
The Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School, a North Korea-aligned Korean international school, is located in Hamamigawa-ku.[4]
Noted people from Hanamigawa Ward
- Masaki Aiba – singer, actor
- Hitori Gekidan - comedian, actor
- Matsuko Deluxe - TV personality
- Yasuyuki Kataoka - professional baseball player
- Akira Narahashi – professional soccer player
- Akinori Otsuka - professional baseball player
- Fuminori Yokogawa - professional baseball player
- Kotofuji Takaya - sumo wrestler
