Nakamura-ku, Nagoya

Nakamura 中村区
Ward
Nakamura Ward
JR Central Towers of Nagoya Station serves as the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company
Location of Nakamura in Aichi Prefecture
Nakamura Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°10′7″N 136°52′23″E / 35.16861°N 136.87306°E / 35.16861; 136.87306Coordinates: 35°10′7″N 136°52′23″E / 35.16861°N 136.87306°E / 35.16861; 136.87306
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Area
• Total	16.31 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Population (September 2011)
• Total	136,067
• Density	8,296/km2 (21,490/sq mi)
Symbols
• Flower	Narcissus (Daffodil)
• Flowering tree	Satsuki azalea
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	愛知県名古屋市中村区竹橋町36-31 453-8501
Website	www.city.nagoya.jp/nakamura/ (Japanese)

Nakamura (中村区, nakamura-ku^?) is one of the 16 wards of Nagoya, Japan.

Nakamura Ward is famous as the birthplace of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

One of the merchant areas is called Funairi-chō, which is close to the Hori Canal. The area was heavily damaged during the Bombing of Nagoya in World War II. One of the houses that was saved from there is the Tōmatsu House.

The modern ward was officially established on October 1, 1937; 79 years ago (1937-10-01).

Nagoya Station is in the ward's Meieki district. Inside and nearby the station are several department stores, including Matsuzakaya, Meitetsu Department Store, and Kintetsu Pass'e.

There are two universities, namely Aichi University and Doho University.

Central Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in the JR Central Towers in Meieki.Aoki's Pizza has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku.DMG Mori Seiki has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku.

Air France has an office in the Nagoya-Daiya Building in Nakamura-ku.