the Aichi Prefectural Government Office. When Matsuzakaya was an independent company, its headquarters were in Naka-ku. Fushimi is the traditional commercial area. Education Ohkagakuen University Tokyo University of Social Welfare Transportation Railroads JR Central - Chūō Main Line - Meitetsu – Seto Line Nagoya Municipal Subway – Higashiyama Line - Nagoya Municipal Subway – Sakura-dōri Line - Nagoya Municipal Subway – Meijō Line – – - – – – Nagoya Municipal Subway – Tsurumai Line – – – – Highways Ring Route (Nagoya Expressway) Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway) Japan National Route 19 Japan National Route 22 Japan National Route 41 Japan National Route 153 Notable local attractions Nagoya Castle Nagoya TV Tower Ōsu Kannon Banshō-ji Shōman-ji, Nagoya Nagoya City Science Museum Nagoya City Art Museum Electricity Museum, Nagoya Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts Hisaya Ōdori Park Misono-za Ran no Yakata SKE48 Kawabun Noted people from Naka-ku, Nagoya Oda Nobunaga – samurai during the Sengoku period Midori Ito – professional figure skater Kanako Murakami - professional figure skater Shoma Uno - professional figure skater Hiroshi Tachi –actor, singer References External links City of Nagoya website - English