Hanamigawa-ku

Hanamigawa 花見川区
Ward
Hanamigawa Ward
Seal
Location of Hanamigawa Ward in Chiba
Hanamigawa
Coordinates: 35°39′46″N 140°04′09″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Chiba
City	Chiba
Area
• Total	34.24 km2 (13.22 sq mi)
Population  (April 2012)
• Total	179,770
• Density	5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address	1-1 Mizuho, Hanamigawa-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 262-8733
Website	Official website of Hanamigawa-ku

Hanamigawa Ward Office （Dec 20, 2011）

Hanamigawa Ward (花見川区, Hanamigawa-ku) is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward has an estimated population of 179,770 and a population density of 5,250 persons per km². The total area is 34.24 km².

Geography

Hanamigawa Ward is located inland in the northernmost part of the city of Chiba. The ward takes its name from the Hanami River, which flows through the ward.

Places

• Amadocho
• Asahigaoka
• Asahigaokacho
• Chigusacho
• Dainichicho
• Hanamigawa
• Hanashimacho
• Hanazono
• Hanazonocho
• Hatamachi
• Kashiwai
• Kashiwaicho
• Kemigawacho
• Kotehashicho
• Kotehashidai
• Makuharicho
• Makuharihongo
• Miharuno
• Minami-Hanazono
• Miyanogidai
• Mizuho
• Nagasakucho
• Nagasakudai
• Naniwacho
• Nishi-Konakadai
• Sakushindai
• Sankakucho
• Satsukigaoka
• Takeishicho
• Uchiyamacho
• Unayacho
• Yokodocho
• Yokododai

Transportation

Railroads

• JR East – Sōbu Line
  • Makuharihongō - Makuhari - Shin-Kemigawa
• Keisei Electric Railway – Chiba Line
  • Keisei Makuharihongō - Keisei Makuhari - Kemigawa

Education

Municipal elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Chiba City Board of Education (千葉市教育委員会).

Municipal junior high schools:

• Amado (天戸中学校)
• Asahigaoka (朝日ケ丘中学校)
• Hanamigawa (花見川中学校)
• Hanazono (花園中学校)
• Kotehashi (犢橋中学校)
• Kotehashidai (こてはし台中学校)
• Makuhari (幕張中学校)
• Makuhari Hongo (幕張本郷中学校)
• Midorigaoka (緑が丘中学校)
• Satsukigaoka (さつきが丘中学校)

Former junior high schools

• Hamamigawa No. 1 (花見川第一中学校)
• Hamamigawa No. 2 (花見川第二中学校)

Municipal elementary schools:

• Asahigaoka (朝日ケ丘小学校)
• Hanamigawa (花見川小学校)
• Hanamigawa No. 3 (花見川第三小学校)
• Hanashima (花島小学校)
• Hanazono (花園小学校)
• Hata (畑小学校)
• Kashiwai (柏井小学校)
• Kemigawa (検見川小学校)
• Kotehashi (犢橋小学校)
• Kotehashidai (こてはし台小学校)
• Makuhari (幕張小学校)
• Makuhari Higashi (幕張東小学校)
• Makuhari Minami (幕張南小学校)
• Mizuho (瑞穂小学校)
• Nagasaku (長作小学校)
• Nishikonakadai (西小中台小学校)
• Nishinoya (西の谷小学校)
• Sakushin (作新小学校)
• Satsukigaoka Higashi (さつきが丘東小学校)
• Satsukigaoka Nishi (さつきが丘西小学校)
• Uenodai (上の台小学校)
• Yokodo (横戸小学校)

Former elementary schools:

• Hanamigawa No. 1 (花見川第一小学校)
• Hanamigawa No. 2 (花見川第二小学校)
• Hanamigawa No. 4 (花見川第四小学校)
• Hanamigawa No. 5 (花見川第五小学校)

The Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School, a North Korea-aligned Korean international school, is located in Hamamigawa-ku.

Noted people from Hanamigawa Ward

• Masaki Aiba – singer, actor
• Hitori Gekidan - comedian, actor
• Matsuko Deluxe - TV personality
• Yasuyuki Kataoka - professional baseball player
• Akira Narahashi – professional soccer player
• Akinori Otsuka - professional baseball player
• Fuminori Yokogawa - professional baseball player
• Kotofuji Takaya - sumo wrestler