Wards of Japan

Administrative divisions of Japan
Prefectural level
Prefectures (都道府県 todōfuken)
Subprefectural level
Subprefectures (支庁 shichō) Designated cities (政令指定都市 seirei-shitei-toshi) Districts (郡 gun)
Municipal level
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) Wards (区 ku) Towns (町 chō, machi) Villages (村 son, mura)

A ku (区), conventionally translated as ward (but closer to "borough" in normal English use), is a district in a large Japanese city. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance, as well as Tokyo (where the "23 special wards" have a quasi-municipal status). Outside of Tokyo, 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 per se.

Contents 1 List of wards 1.1 Chiba 1.2 Fukuoka 1.3 Hamamatsu 1.4 Hiroshima 1.5 Kawasaki 1.6 Kitakyushu 1.7 Kobe 1.8 Kyoto 1.9 Nagoya 1.10 Niigata 1.11 Osaka 1.12 Saitama 1.13 Sakai 1.14 Sapporo 1.15 Sendai 1.16 Shizuoka 1.17 Yokohama 2 List of Special Wards

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

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
• 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
• Kohoku-ku, Yokohama
• Konan-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

List of Special Wards

• Adachi-ku, Tokyo
• Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
• Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
• Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
• Chūō-ku, Tokyo
• Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
• Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
• Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
• Kita-ku, Tokyo
• Koto-ku, Tokyo
• Meguro-ku, Tokyo
• Minato-ku, Tokyo
• Nakano-ku, Tokyo
• Nerima-ku, Tokyo
• Ota-ku, Tokyo
• Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
• Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
• Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
• Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
• Suginami-ku, Tokyo
• Sumida-ku, Tokyo
• Taito-ku, Tokyo
• Toshima-ku, Tokyo