Chūō

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Chūō is in the Japanese spelling "中央" with the meaning middle, the name of several local authorities and administrative units:

  • a [district] city (-shi) in the prefecture (-ken) Yamanashi since 2006, see Chūō (Yamanashi) .
  • a quasi-communal ["special -"] district ([tokubetsu] -ku) of the prefecture (-to) Tokyo since 1947, see Chūō (Tokyo) ,
  • of a district (-ku) of the city of Sapporo in the prefecture (-dō) Hokkai [dō] since 1972, see Chūō-ku (Sapporo)
  • a district of Saitama City in Saitama Prefecture since 2003, see Chūō-ku (Saitama)
  • of a district of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture since 1992, see Chūō-ku (Chiba)
  • of a district of Sagamihara City in Kanagawa Prefecture since 2010, see Chūō-ku (Sagamihara)
  • of a district in the city of Osaka in the prefecture (-fu) Osaka since 1989, see Chūō-ku (Osaka)
  • a district of the city of Kobe in Hyōgo prefecture since 1980, see Chūō-ku (Kōbe)
  • of a district of the city of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture since 1972, see Chūō-ku (Fukuoka)
  • of a district of the city of Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture since 2012, see Chūō-ku (Kumamoto)
  • a former [district] city (-chō) in the district (-gun) Kume of Okayama Prefecture until 2005, see Chūō (Okayama)
  • a former [district] city (-machi) in Shimo-Mashiki district of Kumamoto prefecture until 2004, see Chūō (Kumamoto)
  • numerous districts (in the original language without suffix or with historical -chō / -machi ) of Japanese communities


It can also be found in the names of several train and subway lines, including:


also in the designation:

  • the Chūō Highway ( Chuo Expressway ) running in the middle of Honshū
  • the Chūō University (English Chuo University ) in the city of Hachiōji and other locations in Tokyo Prefecture