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Minato (other)
Minato (港 or 湊) is Japanese for 'harbor', and may refer to: Places * Minato, Tokyo or Minato City, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan * Minato-ku, Nagoya, a ward of Nagoya, Japan * Minato-ku, Osaka, a ward of Osaka, Japan * Minato (湊), a neighbourhood in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō or Chūō City, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan People * Chihiro Minato (born 1960), Japanese photographer * , Japanese politician * Kanae Minato (born 1973), Japanese murder-mystery novelist * Nicolò Minato (c. 1627–1698), Italian poet, librettist and impresario * , Japanese professional sumo wrestler * , Japanese rower * Yūsuke Minato (born 1985), Japanese Nordic combined skier * Minato Oike (born 1996), Japanese BMX freestyle cyclist * Minatofuji Takayuki (born 1968), sumo wrestler now known as Minato Oyakata Fictional characters * Minato Aqua, one of Hololive Production's virtual YouTubers * Protagonist (Persona 3), Minato Arisato, the protagonist's name in the ''Persona 3'' manga adaptation * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minato, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits the contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural division. The Shinbashi neighborhood in the ward's northeastern corner is attached to the core of Shitamachi, the original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo. On the other hand, the Azabu and Akasaka areas are typically representative Yamanote districts. , it had an official population of 243,094, and a population density of 10,850 persons per km2. The total area is 20.37 km2. Minato hosts many embassies. It is also home to various domestic companies, including Honda, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, MinebeaMitsumi, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, NEC, Nikon, Sony, Fujitsu, Yokohama Rubber Company, as well as the Japanese headquarters of a number of multi-national firms, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
