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Minato

Minato is a ward in central . Its name means "port", referring to its seaside location, although many areas in the district are quite far from the sea now due to reclamation.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Odaiba and Roppongi.

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is a large artificial island in , featuring many hypermodern and just plain strange buildings memorably described as the result of an acid-soaked pre-schooler's architecture class.

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is an expensive section of 's Minato ward famous for its nightlife, much of which is geared towards foreigners. It is also a major daytime attraction, with two massive shopping and dining complexes, and various museums.

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is one of 's central business districts, full of corporate headquarters and expensive hotels. The area is directly adjacent to , one of Tokyo's prime concentrations of bureaucracy, and only a stone's throw from the Imperial Palace in .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Shiodome and Shinbashi.

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is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to and , near and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas.

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is a district of central which is a significant business center and commercial area, although not quite as busy as Shinjuku or Shibuya to the west.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Diet Library and Tsukiji fish market.

Library
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The is the national library of and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the National Diet of Japan in researching matters of public policy.

Marketplace
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Tsukiji Market is a major tourist attraction for both domestic and overseas visitors in . Located in in central Tokyo between the and the upmarket shopping district, the area contains retail markets, restaurants, and associated restaurant supply stores.

Government office
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The is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism dedicated to the scientific observation and research of natural phenomena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tokyo and Chuo.

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is the enormous and wealthy capital of , and its main city, overflowing with culture, commerce, and most of all, people. As the most populated urban area in the world, is a fascinating and dynamic metropolis that mixes foreign influences, consumer culture and global business along with remnants of the capital of old Japan.

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is a central ward in . It has been the historical commercial heart of Tokyo since the Edo period, and to this day, is filled with offices, banks, and other institutions that drive the Japanese economy.

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The district of , literally "Silver Mint", is in the ward. It is considered the high fashion center of the city and contains many upscale shops and restaurants.

Minato

Latitude
35.65801° or 35° 39′ 29″ north
Longitude
139.75151° or 139° 45′ 6″ east
Population
255,000
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XMQ52+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1111454640
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1857100
Wiki­data ID
Q190088
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Minato” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Minato, Tokyo”
  • Achinese: “Minato”
  • Arabic: “ميناتو، طوكيو”
  • Arabic: “ميناتو”
  • Armenian: “Մինատո”
  • Asturian: “Minato”
  • Azerbaijani: “Minato”
  • Balinese: “Minato, Tokyo”
  • Basque: “Minato”
  • Belarusian: “Міната”
  • Bengali: “মিনাতো-কু”
  • Bulgarian: “Минато”
  • Catalan: “Minato”
  • Cebuano: “Minato-ku (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Minato-ku”
  • Central Kurdish: “میناتۆ، تۆکیۆ”
  • Chechen: “Минато”
  • Chinese: “Minato-khu”
  • Chinese: “港区 (东京都)”
  • Chinese: “港区”
  • Chinese: “港區 (東京都)”
  • Chinese: “港區”
  • Czech: “Minato”
  • Danish: “Minato”
  • Dutch: “Minato-ku”
  • Dutch: “Minato”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميناتو, طوكيو”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميناتو”
  • Esperanto: “kvartalo Minato”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Minato”
  • Estonian: “Minato-ku”
  • Estonian: “Minato”
  • Finnish: “Minato”
  • French: “arrondissement de Minato”
  • French: “Minato-ku”
  • French: “Minato”
  • Galician: “Minato, Tokyo”
  • Galician: “Minato”
  • Gan Chinese: “港区 (东京都)”
  • Gan Chinese: “港区”
  • Gan Chinese: “港區 (東京都)”
  • Gan Chinese: “港區”
  • Georgian: “მინატო”
  • German: “Minato-ku”
  • German: “Minato”
  • Greek: “Μινάτο”
  • Gujarati: “મિનાટો-કુ”
  • Haitian: “Minato”
  • Hebrew: “מינאטו”
  • Hindi: “मिनाटो -कू”
  • Hungarian: “Minato”
  • Indonesian: “Minato, Tokyo”
  • Indonesian: “Minato”
  • Irish: “Minato-ku”
  • Italian: “Minato”
  • Japanese: “Minato-ku”
  • Japanese: “みなとく”
  • Japanese: “東京都港区”
  • Japanese: “港区”
  • Japanese: “湊”
  • Javanese: “Minato, Tokyo”
  • Javanese: “Minato”
  • Kannada: “ಮಿನಾಟೊ-ಕು”
  • Korean: “도쿄도 미나토구”
  • Korean: “동경도 항구”
  • Korean: “미나토구”
  • Korean: “항구”
  • Latvian: “Minato īpašais rajons”
  • Lithuanian: “Minatas”
  • Lithuanian: “Minato seniūnija”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Minato”
  • Malay: “Minato”
  • Marathi: “मिनिटो-कू”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Minato-khu”
  • Minangkabau: “Minato, Tokyo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Minato”
  • Norwegian: “Minato”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Minato”
  • Persian: “میناتو-کو، توکیو”
  • Persian: “میناتو”
  • Polish: “Minato-ku”
  • Polish: “Minato”
  • Portuguese: “Minato”
  • Pushto: “ميناتو”
  • Romanian: “Minato”
  • Russian: “Минато”
  • Scots: “Minato”
  • Serbian: “Minato”
  • Serbian: “Минато”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Minato, Tokijo”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Minato”
  • Sinhala: “මිනටෝ-කු”
  • Slovenian: “Minato-ku”
  • Slovenian: “Minato”
  • Spanish: “Minato Tokio”
  • Spanish: “Minato Tokyo”
  • Spanish: “Minato”
  • Sundanese: “Minato, Tokyo”
  • Swedish: “Minato”
  • Tagalog: “Minato”
  • Tamil: “மின்டோ-கு”
  • Tatar: “Минато”
  • Telugu: “మినాటో-కు”
  • Thai: “เขตมินาโตะ”
  • Thai: “มินาโตะ”
  • Turkish: “Minato-ku”
  • Turkish: “Minato”
  • Ukrainian: “Мінато”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Мінато”
  • Urdu: “میناتو، ٹوکیو”
  • Vietnamese: “Cảng khu”
  • Vietnamese: “Minato, Tokyo”
  • Vietnamese: “Minato”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Minato”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Minato, Tokyo”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Minato”
  • Welsh: “Minato”
  • Yue Chinese: “港區”

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