Akiha-ku, Niigata

Akiha-ku 秋葉区
Ward
Akiha Ward
Niitsu Raiilway Museum
Location of Akiha-ku in Niigata City
Akiha-ku
Coordinates: 37°47′18.6″N 139°6′52″E / 37.788500°N 139.11444°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kōshin'etsu, Hokuriku (Chūbu)
Prefecture	Niigata
City	Niigata
Area
• Total	95.38 km^2 (36.83 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2016)
• Total	76,652
• Density	800/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Address	2009 Hodojima, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-8601
Phone number	0250-23-1000
Website	www.city.niigata.lg.jp/akiha/

Akiha Ward Office

Akiha-ku (秋葉区 Akiha-ku) is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 June 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 76,652 and a population density of 804 persons per km². Its total area was 95.38 square kilometres (36.83 sq mi).

Geography

Akiha-ku is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture. Both the Agano River and the Shinano River flow through the ward.

Surrounding municipalities

• Niigata Prefecture
  • Konan-ku, Niigata
  • Minami-ku, Niigata
  • Gosen
  • Agano
  • Tagami

History

The area of present-day Akiha-ku was part of ancient Echigo Province. The modern towns of Niitsu and Kosudo were established on April 1, 1889 within Nakakanbara District with the establishment of the municipalities system. Niitsu was raised to city status on January 1, 1951. The city of Niigata annexed Niitsu and Kosudo on March 21, 2005. Niigata became a government-designated city on April 1, 2007 and was divided into wards, with the new Akiha Ward consisting of the former city of Niitsu and former town of Kosudo.

Education

University

• Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences

Primary and secondary education

Akiha-ku has 13 public elementary schools and six public middle schools. The ward has three public high schools operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East - Shin'etsu Main Line
  • (Kameda) - Ogikawa - Satsukino - Niitsu - Furutsu - Yashiroda - (Tagami)
• JR East - Ban'etsu West Line
  • Niitsu - Higashi-Niitsu - Shinseki - (Kita-Gosen)
• JR East - Uetsu Main Line
  • Niitsu

Highways

• Ban-etsu Expressway
• Japan National Route 403
• Japan National Route 460

Points of interest

• Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden
• Niitsu Raiilway Museum

External links

Media related to Akiha-ku, Niigata at Wikimedia Commons

• Niigata city official website (Japanese)
• Niigata Akiha-ku website (Japanese)
• Niigata City Official Tourist Information (multilingual)
• Niigata Pref. Official Travel Guide (multilingual)

Coordinates: 37°47′19″N 139°6′52″E / 37.78861°N 139.11444°E