title: Meitō-ku, Nagoya
text: # Meitō-ku, Nagoya
  
  Meitō-ku (名東区, Meitō-ku) is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 165,287 and a population density of 8,498 persons per km². The total area was 19.45 km².
  
  ## Geography
  
  Meitō Ward is located in eastern Nagoya city.
  
  ### Surrounding municipalities
  
  * Moriyama Ward
  * Chikusa Ward
  * Tenpaku Ward
  * Nisshin
  * Nagakute
  
  ### Towns and villages
  
  * Fujigaoka
  
  ## History
  
  The area of present Meitō-ku was formerly part of Aichi District and Higashikasugai District. Incorporated into the city of Nagoya by 1955 and divided between Chikusa Ward and Showa Ward, it became a separate ward on February 1, 1975.
  
  ## Education
  
  * Aichi Toho University
  
  ## Transportation
  
  ### Railroads
  
  * Aichi Rapid Transit Company - Linimo
     * Fujigaoka
  * Nagoya Municipal Subway – Higashiyama Line
     * Issha - Kamiyashiro - Hongō - Fujigaoka
  
  ### Highways
  
  * Tōmei Expressway
  * Nagoya Dai-ni Kanjo Expressway
  * Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway)
  * Japan National Route 302
  * Japan National Route 363
  
  ## Noted people from Meitō-ku, Nagoya
  
  * Shibata Katsuie – Samurai during the Sengoku period
  * Mao Asada – professional figure skater
  * Mai Asada – professional figure skater, model, actress
  * Tetsuo Nakanishi – professional soccer player
  * Kayo Satoh – model, actress
  