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Origin of ward name
The name of "Asahi Ward" was determined.
Last Updated January 25, 2019
Open call for participants of ward name
From November to December 1968, the names of the new four wards that are separated from Minami Ward, Hodogaya Ward, Kohoku Ward and Totsuka Ward were solicited in "Public Relations Yokohama".
Results of open call for participants
There were 801 entries for the new ward name from Hodogaya Ward.
Ranking | Ward name | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
1st place |
West Hodogaya | 119 |
2nd place | Port West | 116 |
3rd place |
Tsurugamine | 86 |
4th place | Fujimi | 80 |
5th place | Asahi | 47 |
6th place | Green | 42 |
7th place | Sagami | 23 |
8th place | Futamatagawa | 17 |
9th place | Kibogaoka | 11 |
10th place | Nishiho | 6 |
Others | 254 | |
Total | 801 |
Selection of ward name
We respected many of application ward names from citizen and were decided by discussion of ward name examination committee consisting of the mayor, assistant, related bureau Director General.
Reason for selection
Regarding the ward name, at first, group applications by residents of certain areas were also made, and concentrated on "Tsurugamine", but group applications against it from other districts were issued as "Nishiho Dogaya" and "Konishi". Was. In this way, the top three create a rivalry phenomenon in the region, and furthermore, the "mine" of "Tsurugamine" are difficult to unify characters, which may cause confusion in various registrations.
In addition, "Nishiho Dogaya" and "Konishi" are inconsistent with Nishi Ward, Hodogaya Ward and Kohoku Ward.
As a result, "Fujimi", "Asahi" and "Green" are candidates. Of these, the number of characters is the smallest and the font is concise and clear, so it was decided to be "Asahi Ward".
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Asahi Ward General Affairs Department Ward Administration Promotion Division
Phone: 045-954-6022
Phone: 045-954-6022
Fax: 045-955-2856
Email address: as-kusei@city.yokohama.jp
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