This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Samir (talk | contribs) at 06:39, 21 June 2006 (Reverted edits by 205.188.117.68 (talk) to last version by SteveRwanda). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 06:39, 21 June 2006 by Samir (talk | contribs) (Reverted edits by 205.188.117.68 (talk) to last version by SteveRwanda)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Chikusa (千種区; -ku) is a ward in the eastern part of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has a number of large parks such as Higashiyama Park and Heiwa Park, is the home to the Nagoya Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and contains the Higashiyama Sky Tower. The area also has a large number of educational institutions including Nagoya University, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry and the Kita Chikusa campus of the Nagoya City University, as well as a handful of private secondary schools.
Nagoya's first subway line was built to link the neighbourhoods of Chikusa-ku to the city centre. The Line 1, later became known as the Higashiyama Line (or the "H" line), has seven stations in Chikusa-ku: H-12 Chikusa (connection to JR Central's Chuo line), H-13/S-08 Imaike (connection to the Sakura Dori "S" Line, Line 6), H-14 Ikeshita (a major city bus terminus), H-15 Kakuozan, H-16/M-17 Motoyama (connection to the Meijo "M" Line, Line 4), H-17 Higashiyama Koen, and H-18 Hoshigaoka.
Major commercial centres are located around the Imaike and Hoshigaoka stations.
The postal code for most of Chikusa-ku begins with 464.
External links
 Aichi Prefecture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya (capital) | ||||
| Nagoya |
|  | ||
| Core cities | ||||
| Special city | ||||
| Cities | ||||
| Districts | ||||
| Former Districts | ||||
 | This Aichi Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |