Minato was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis.
total area
20.37 (km)2
population
243,094
Number of tourist visit
1.5 million visitors annually
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The modern Minato ward exhibits the contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural division..
The Shinbashi neighborhood in the ward's northeastern corner is attached to the core of Shitamachi, the original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo.
On the other hand, the Azabu and Akasaka areas are typically representative Yamanote districts.
The ward was founded on 15 March 1947, with the merger of Akasaka, Azabu, and Shiba Wards. Various names were considered for the new ward, such as Atago, Aoyama, Aoba, Iikura, Mita, and Higashiminato. Higashiminato was chosen, meaning "East Harbor", but then Higashi was cut leading to the name Minato, simply meaning "harbor".
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