Totsuka Ward. During World War II, Seya hosted numerous military facilities, including munitions plants and training grounds. Seya Station was destroyed in an air strike in January 1945 and the populated areas were destroyed in a fire-bombing air raid by USAAF B-29 Superfortress bombers on April 3, 1945. In the post-war period, a USAF B-57 Canberra bomber based at nearby Atsugi Naval Air Facility crashed on October 27, 1957 with the loss of one civilian on the ground, and on November 27, 1961, an F8U Crusader crashed in a residential area. In a major administrative reorganization of October 1, 1969, Totsuka-ku was divided, and Seya emerged as an independent ward within Yokohama. Economy Seya Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Yokohama and Tokyo. The industrial part has access to the Tōmei Highway, and there are a number of newspaper printing plants, chemical plants, and warehouse/transshipment centers. There is some residual agriculture in Seya, primarily livestock. Transportation Railroads Sagami Railway Main Line - The Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line pass through Seya Ward, but without any stations. Highways Route 16 Route 246 Education Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural senior high schools: Private secondary school: operates municipal elementary schools and junior high schools. Junior high schools: Azumano (東野) Hara (原) Minami-seya (南瀬谷) Seya (瀬谷) Shimoseya (下瀬谷) Elementary schools: Aizawa (相沢) Akuwa (阿久和) Daimon (大門) Futatsubashi (二つ橋) Hara (原) Kami-seya (上瀬谷) Minami-seya (南瀬谷) Mitsukyō (三ツ境) Seya (瀬谷) Seya-Daini (No. 2) (瀬谷第二) Seya-Sakura (瀬谷さくら) Additionally, Shinbashi Elementary School (新橋小学校), outside of Seya-ku, has an attendance zone including parts of Seya-ku. Noted people from Seya Kazue Itoh, actress Masahiko Kondō, singer, actor Yuzo Kurihara, professional soccer player Atsushi Mio, professional soccer player References Kato, Yuzo. Yokohama Past and Present. Yokohama City University (1990). External links Seya Ward Office City of Yokohama statistics Wards of Yokohama