Hanamigawa-ku explained

Hanamigawa
Official Name:	Hanamigawa Ward
Native Name Lang:	ja
Settlement Type:	Ward
Pushpin Map:	Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:
Coordinates:	35.6628°N 140.0692°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Japan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Kantō
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:	Chiba
Subdivision Type3:	City
Subdivision Name3:	Chiba
Area Total Km2:	34.24
Population Total:	179,770
Population As Of:	April 2012
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:	+9
Blank1 Name Sec2:	Address
Blank1 Info Sec2:	1-1 Mizuho, Hanamigawa-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 262-8733
Website:	Official website of 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]

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

Railroads

• JR East – Sōbu Line
  • - -
• Keisei Electric Railway – Chiba Line
  • - -

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]

• Amado (天戸中学校)
• Asahigaoka (朝日ケ丘中学校)
• Hanamigawa (花見川中学校)
• Hanazono (花園中学校)
• Kotehashi (犢橋中学校)
• Kotehashidai (こてはし台中学校)
• Makuhari (幕張中学校)
• Makuhari Hongo (幕張本郷中学校)
• Midorigaoka (緑が丘中学校)
• Satsukigaoka (さつきが丘中学校)

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: ja:千葉市の推計人口. http://www.city.chiba.jp/sogoseisaku/sogoseisaku/tokei/201108.html. Chiba official website. Chiba city. 6 September 2011. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20111031103310/http://www.city.chiba.jp/sogoseisaku/sogoseisaku/tokei/201108.html. 31 October 2011. dead.
2. Web site: 千葉市立の中学校一覧. Chiba City. 2022-12-26.
3. Web site: 千葉市立の小学校一覧. Chiba City. 2022-12-26.
4. http://chiba.tongpo.com/hakkyo/ Home page