Wards of Japan

Wards of Japan

Administrative divisions of Japan Prefectural level Prefectures (都道府県 todōfuken) Subprefectural level Subprefectures (支庁 shichō) Districts (郡 gun) Municipal level Designated cities (政令指定都市 seirei-shitei-toshi) Core cities (中核市 chūkaku-shi) Special cities (特例市 tokurei-shi) Cities (市 shi) Special wards (Tokyo) (特別区 tokubetsu-ku) Towns (町 chō, machi) Villages (村 son, mura) Sub-municipal level Wards (区 ku)

A ward (区, ku^?) is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance.^[1] Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance ("designated city"). The 23 special wards of Tokyo have a quasi-municipal status, and are not ku, although their predecessors were.

Wards are local entities directly controlled by the municipal government. They handle administrative functions such as koseki registration, health insurance, and property taxation. Many wards have affiliated residents' organizations for a number of tasks, although these do not have any legal authority.

List of wards

Chiba

• Chūō-ku, Chiba
• Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba
• Inage-ku, Chiba
• Midori-ku, Chiba
• Mihama-ku, Chiba
• Wakaba-ku, Chiba

Fukuoka

• Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
• Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
• Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
• Jonan-ku, Fukuoka
• Minami-ku, Fukuoka
• Sawara-ku, Fukuoka
• Nishi-ku, Fukuoka

Hamamatsu

• Hamakita-ku, Hamamatsu
• Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu
• Kita-ku, Hamamatsu
• Minami-ku, Hamamatsu
• Naka-ku, Hamamatsu
• Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu
• Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu

Hiroshima

• Aki-ku, Hiroshima
• Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
• Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
• Higashi-ku, Hiroshima
• Minami-ku, Hiroshima
• Naka-ku, Hiroshima
• Nishi-ku, Hiroshima
• Saeki-ku, Hiroshima

Kawasaki

• Asao-ku, Kawasaki
• Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
• Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki
• Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki
• Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki
• Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki
• Tama-ku, Kawasaki

Kitakyushu

• Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu
• Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu
• Moji-ku, Kitakyushu
• Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu
• Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu
• Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu
• Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu

Kobe

• Chūō-ku, Kobe
• Higashinada-ku, Kobe
• Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
• Kita-ku, Kobe
• Nada-ku, Kobe
• Nagata-ku, Kobe
• Nishi-ku, Kobe
• Suma-ku, Kobe
• Tarumi-ku, Kobe

Kyoto

• Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
• Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
• Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
• Kita-ku, Kyoto
• Minami-ku, Kyoto
• Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
• Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto
• Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
• Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
• Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
• Yamashina-ku, Kyoto

Nagoya

• Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
• Chikusa-ku, Nagoya
• Higashi-ku, Nagoya
• Kita-ku, Nagoya
• Meito-ku, Nagoya
• Midori-ku, Nagoya
• Minami-ku, Nagoya
• Minato-ku, Nagoya
• Mizuho-ku, Nagoya
• Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
• Naka-ku, Nagoya
• Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya
• Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
• Nishi-ku, Nagoya
• Showa-ku, Nagoya
• Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya

Niigata

• Akiha-ku, Niigata
• Chūō-ku, Niigata
• Higashi-ku, Niigata
• Kita-ku, Niigata
• Kōnan-ku, Niigata
• Minami-ku, Niigata
• Nishi-ku, Niigata
• Nishikan-ku, Niigata

Osaka

• Abeno-ku, Osaka
• Asahi-ku, Osaka
• Chūō-ku, Osaka
• Fukushima-ku, Osaka
• Higashinari-ku, Osaka
• Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
• Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
• Hirano-ku, Osaka
• Ikuno-ku, Osaka
• Joto-ku, Osaka
• Kita-ku, Osaka
• Konohana-ku, Osaka
• Minato-ku, Osaka
• Miyakojima-ku, Osaka
• Naniwa-ku, Osaka
• Nishi-ku, Osaka
• Nishinari-ku, Osaka
• Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
• Suminoe-ku, Osaka
• Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
• Taisho-ku, Osaka
• Tennoji-ku, Osaka
• Tsurumi-ku, Osaka
• Yodogawa-ku, Osaka

Saitama

• Chūō-ku, Saitama
• Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
• Kita-ku, Saitama
• Midori-ku, Saitama
• Minami-ku, Saitama
• Minuma-ku, Saitama
• Nishi-ku, Saitama
• Omiya-ku, Saitama
• Sakura-ku, Saitama
• Urawa-ku, Saitama

Sakai

• Higashi-ku, Sakai
• Kita-ku, Sakai
• Mihara-ku, Sakai
• Minami-ku, Sakai
• Naka-ku, Sakai
• Nishi-ku, Sakai
• Sakai-ku, Sakai

Sapporo

• Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
• Chūō-ku, Sapporo
• Higashi-ku, Sapporo
• Kita-ku, Sapporo
• Kiyota-ku, Sapporo
• Minami-ku, Sapporo
• Nishi-ku, Sapporo
• Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo
• Teine-ku, Sapporo
• Toyohira-ku, Sapporo

Sendai

• Aoba-ku, Sendai
• Izumi-ku, Sendai
• Miyagino-ku, Sendai
• Taihaku-ku, Sendai
• Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai

Shizuoka

• Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
• Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
• Suruga-ku, Shizuoka

Yokohama

• Aoba-ku, Yokohama
• Asahi-ku, Yokohama
• Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama
• Isogo-ku, Yokohama
• Izumi-ku, Yokohama
• Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
• Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama
• Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama
• Kōnan-ku, Yokohama
• Midori-ku, Yokohama
• Minami-ku, Yokohama
• Naka-ku, Yokohama
• Nishi-ku, Yokohama
• Sakae-ku, Yokohama
• Seya-ku, Yokohama
• Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
• Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
• Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama

Special wards of Tokyo

The special wards of Tokyo are not wards. For more information, see Special wards of Tokyo.

References

1. ^ “Statistical Handbook of Japan 2008” by Statistics Bureau, Japan Chapter 17: Government System (Retrieved on July 4, 2009)