Moriyama-ku, Nagoya

Moriyama (守山区, Moriyama-ku) is one of the wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 176,298 and a population density of 5,184 inhabitants per square kilometre (13,430/sq mi). The total area is 34.01 km² (13.13 sq mi).

Moriyama-ku Ward Office

Moriyama 守山区
Ward
Moriyama Ward
Tōgokusan Fruits Park
Location of Moriyama-ku in Nagoya
Moriyama
Coordinates: 35°12′12″N 137°58′36″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu, Tōkai
Prefecture	Aichi
City	Nagoya
Area
• Total	34.01 km2 (13.13 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2019)
• Total	176,298
• Density	5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Oak[1]
- Flower	Balloon flower
Phone number	052-793-3434
Address	1-3-1 Obata, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8510
Website	www.city.nagoya.jp/moriyama/

Geography

Moriyama-ku is located in northeastern Nagoya. The Aichi Prefectural Forest Park covers much of its area.

Surrounding municipalities

• Kita-ku, Nagoya
• Higashi-ku, Nagoya
• Meito-ku, Nagoya
• Chikusa-ku, Nagoya
• Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
• Owariasahi
• Nagakute
• Seto
• Kasugai

History

The area around present-day Moriyama-ku has been settled since the Japanese Paleolithic period, and was a coastal area during the Holocene glacial retreat. The remains of numerous kofun burial mounds have been discovered. By the Sengoku period, it was a contested border area of Owari province and the site of the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute.

In 1889, during the Meiji period, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, Aichi. In 1897, the area became home to the Imperial Japanese Army’s IJA 33rd Infantry Brigade under the command of the IJA 3rd Army headquartered in Nagoya. The region began to grow in population with the completion of the Japanese Government Railway’s line in 1900, and the Seto Electric Railway in 1905. Moriyama town was created on July 16, 1906, through the merger of four villages, and was raised to city status on June 1, 1954. On February 15, 1963 the city was annexed by Nagoya metropolis, becoming Moriyama-ku.

Transportation

Railways

• Central Japan Railway Company – Chūō Main Line
  • Shin-Moriyama
• Meitetsu – Seto Line
  • Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae -Hyōtan-yama -Obata -Kitayama -Ōmori-Kinjōgakuin-mae
• Nagoya Guideway Bus – Yutorito Line
  • Moriyama – Moriyama Shiminbyōin – Kawamiya – Kawamura – Shirasawa Keikoku – Obata Ryokuchi

Highways

• Tōmei Expressway
• Japan National Route 19
• Japan National Route 302
• Japan National Route 155
• Japan National Route 363

Education

• Nagoya International School
• Kinjo Gakuin University
• Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing & Health

Religious organizations

Tensokokyo headquarters

Tensokokyo (天祖光教, Tensokōkyō), a Japanese new religion, is headquartered in Moriyama-ku. It was founded in 1942 by Shimizu Shin'ichi [ja] (清水信一, 1910–1969), who is also known by his followers as Beigan no Kuju (蔽顔の救主) (lit. '"Hidden Face Savior"'). Rurikyō-kai (瑠璃教会), founded by Matsui Ruritoshi (松井瑠璃寿), split off from Tensokokyo in 1953. Tensokokyo followers consider Shimizu to be an incarnation of the Heavenly Savior (天降の救世寿), who had also manifested himself in the past as the Buddha, Jesus, Laozi, Confucius, and Muhammad.^[2] The religion's main scriptures, written by its founder, include Voice of the Sphinx (スフィンクスの声), as well as a collection of hymns known as the "Heavenly Sacred Hymns" (天降の聖歌).^[3] Its mantra is Nichi-Nichi Ten Tō (日日点灯) ("everyday, lighting candles/lights"; in full: 日日点灯福寿無量天降救世主).^[4]

Notable people from Moriyama-ku, Nagoya

• Naomi Kawashima – actress