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and further divided into numerous villages. Yokohama's wards were established on October 10, 1927, with this area becoming part of the Kanagawa and Naka Wards. On April 1, 1944, Nishi became an independent ward within the city of Yokohama.
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Nishi Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, near the geographic center of the city of Yokohama. It is the smallest of the wards of the city in terms of area, but it includes Yokohama's major commercial hub, extending from the
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Each June, Nishi Ward hosts the Yokohama Kaikō Festival to commemorate the opening of the city's port. In August, the Yokohama Carnival takes place near Yokohama Station.
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pass. The northernmost, southernmost, and western areas are uplands. The Minato Mirai complex is built on reclaimed land, as was the Yokohama Station area..
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Nishi Ward is a regional commercial center and the main business district of modern Yokohama. The world headquarters of
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at one time operated a domestic flights only ticketing facility in the Sky Building of the
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is located in Nishi Ward. Other major companies headquartered in the ward include:
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or direct retainers of the shōgun. Parts of the territories of
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of 13,210 persons per km². The total area was 7.04 km².
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Three universities are located in Nishi Ward. The oldest is
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Minato Mirai 21, with Landmark Tower second from the left
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Additionally the zones of Fujimidai Elementary School (
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are within the borders of the present Ward. After the
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operates public elementary and junior high schools.
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Index

Ward
Minato Mirai 21, with Landmark Tower second from the left
Flag of Nishi
Location of Nishi in Kanagawa
Kanagawa
Nishi is located in Japan
35°27′13″N 139°37′1″E / 35.45361°N 139.61694°E / 35.45361; 139.61694
Country
Japan
Region
Kantō
Prefecture
Kanagawa
City
Yokohama
Time zone
UTC+9
Japan Standard Time
Osmanthus
Narcissus
Nishi Ward Office

wards
Yokohama
Kanagawa Prefecture
Japan
population
density
Yokohama Station
Minato Mirai 21

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