About the neighborhood
Ward of Hiroshima, Japan
Naka-ku (中区; lit. "middle district") is the heart of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Naka-ku is home to Hiroshima's central business district and Peace Memorial Park. Major attractions include the Hondori shopping arcade, a covered mall-like street of shops extending east from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to Hatchobori. Also in Naka-ku is Okonomi-mura - a building housing a number of restaurants that serve Hiroshima's famous food, okonomiyaki.
Geography
This place is in the middle of River delta of Ōta River. It's almost flat except around Mt. Eba or Mt.Eba-sarayama.
Nature
Ōta River
Neighbors
North:East Ward
South:Hiroshima Bay
East:South Ward
West:West Ward
Economy
Air China has an office on the 11th floor of the NBF Hiroshima Tatemachi Building in Naka-ku. Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the ninth floor of the Hiroshima Crystal Plaza Building in Naka-ku.
References
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Core cities Fukuyama
Kure
Cities Akitakata
Etajima
Fuchū
Hatsukaichi
Higashihiroshima
Mihara
Miyoshi
Onomichi
Ōtake
Shōbara
Takehara
Districts Aki District Fuchū
Kaita
Kumano
Saka
Jinseki District Jinsekikōgen
Sera District Sera
Toyota District Ōsakikamijima
Yamagata District Akiōta
Kitahiroshima
List of mergers in Hiroshima Prefecture
34°23′10″N 132°27′19″E / 34.38611°N 132.45528°E / 34.38611; 132.45528
Encyclopedic content adapted from the Wikipedia article on Naka, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
