Sagami Railway - Sagami Railway Main Line - - Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company – Minatomirai Line – – Yokohama City Transportation Bureau – Blue Line – Highways Shuto Expressway Kanagawa No. 1 Shuto Expressway Kanagawa No. 2 Routes 1 Route 16 Prefecture roads Kanagawa Prefecture Road 13 Ferry The Port Service Education Three universities are located in Nishi Ward. The oldest is Yokohama National University, established in 1876. KU Port Square, part of the private Kanagawa University, established in 1928, lies within the ward. The third is Yashima Gakuen University. Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates . The operates public elementary and junior high schools. Junior high schools: Karuizawa (軽井沢) Nishi (西) Oimatsu (老松) Okano (岡野) Elementary schools: Azuma (東) Hiranuma (平沼) Inaridai (稲荷台) Ipponmatsu (一本松) Minato Mirai Honcho (みなとみらい本町) Miyagaya (宮谷) Nishimae (西前) Sengendai (浅間台) Tobe (戸部) Additionally the zones of Fujimidai Elementary School (富士見台小学校) and Honcho Elementary School (本町小学校), with their campuses outside of Nishi-ku, include portions of Nishi-ku. Local attractions Minato Mirai 21 Hara Model Railway Museum Nogeyama Zoo Yokohama Museum of Art Events Each June, Nishi Ward hosts the Yokohama Kaikō Festival to commemorate the opening of the city's port. In August, the Yokohama Carnival takes place near Yokohama Station. Noted people from Nishi Ward Minoru Suzuki, professional wrestler Reni Takagi, idol singer References Kato, Yuzo. Yokohama Past and Present. Yokohama City University (1990). External links Nishi Ward Office City of Yokohama statistics Wards of Yokohama