Aoi-ku, Shizuoka

Aoi

葵区
Aoi 葵区
Ward
	Aoi Ward
	Location of Aoi-ku in Shizuoka
Country	Japan
Region	Tōkai (Chūbu)
Prefecture	Shizuoka
City	Shizuoka
Area
• Total	1,073.42 km2 (414.45 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2012)
• Total	254,448
• Density	237/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	054-254-2115
Address	5-1 Otemachi, Aoi-ku Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken 420-8602
Website	Aoi-ku home page

Aoi-ku (葵区, Aoi-ku) is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the northern part of the city. Aoi-ku borders Suruga-ku in the south and Shimizu-ku to the southeast; the west faces Shimada, Fujieda and Kawanehon and its northern tip extends into the border between Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture. It is the largest ward in Japan in terms of geographic area. ^{[citation needed]}

Aoi-ku was created on April 1, 2003, when Shizuoka became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city"). It consists of the area of Shizuoka prior to its merger with Shimizu, north of the Tōkaidō Main Line rail tracks.

The ward is home to both the Shizuoka city offices as well as the Shizuoka prefectural offices.

Economy

Vic Tokai has its headquarters in Aoi-ku.^[1] Fuji Dream Airlines was headquartered in Aoi-ku;^[2] it now has its headquarters in Makinohara.^[3]

^ "会社概要." Vic Tokai. Retrieved on November 19, 2010. "本社所在地静岡県静岡市葵区常磐町2丁目6番地の8 TOKAIビル."
^ "会社概要." Fuji Dream Airlines. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
^ "会社概要." Fuji Dream Airlines. Retrieved on November 19, 2010. "〒421-0411　静岡県牧之原市坂口2053番地1."