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What is Minato-ku?

Minato-ku (Minato Ward) has a variety of faces within the same ward, including office areas, commercial areas, and upscale residential areas.

Minato Ward is located in the center of the wards of Tokyo with a population of approximately 250,000. Together with Chiyoda and Chuo wards, it is known as one of the "three central wards" of Tokyo, and is home to many newspaper companies, broadcasting stations, headquarters and branch offices of listed companies, Japanese branch offices of foreign-affiliated companies, embassies, and consulates, and is truly one of the centers of the Japanese economy. The district has a variety of faces within the same ward, including office areas, commercial areas, and upscale residential areas. Landmarks include Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka Sacas, Tokyo Tower, and Odaiba.

Interesting facts about Minato-ku

• Shinkansen bullet train runs through Minato-ku (Shinagawa station is in Minato-ku)
• In Shiba Park, there is a huge burial mound with a mound length of 125 called "Shibamaruyama Kofun".
• Many broadcasting stations with Tokyo Tower as their parent station are located in Minato-ku. For example, TV Tokyo (Toranomon), TV Asahi (Roppongi), Fuji Television (Odaiba), TBS (Akasaka), and Nippon Television Network Corporation (Shiodome).
• The National Art Center, Tokyo, located in Roppongi, Minato-ku, has the largest floor space in Japan: 49,834 m2
• The Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Takanawa, Minato-ku, has the most guest rooms in Japan, with 3,680 rooms (a total of 4 buildings)