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History of Minato Ward
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1683 (Jokyo 3) | Zuiken Kawamura excavated the Aji River for the flood control of the Yodo River. |
| Around 1700 (Genroku-Houei era) |
New rice fields developed. Those developed area were named Ichioka, Tanaka, Yahataya, etc. and the names still remain today. |
| 1831 (Tempo 2) | 
Tempozan was built by dredging the Aji River. |
| 1868 (Meiji 1) | Osaka Harbor opened. (It was called Kawaguchi Pier) |
| 1889 (Meiji 22) | Osaka was municipalized. (Current Minato Ward was Nishinari County Kawaminami Village) |
| 1903 (Meiji 36) |  Kawaminami Great Pier completed. Municipal streetcar service starred in Osaka. (Kawaminami - Hanazonobashi) |
| 1925 (Taisyo 14) | Birth of Minato-Ward (Population: 281,678 and number of houses: 69,730.) The ward consisted of Kujo, Ichioka, Kawaminami, Sangenya, Izumio. |
| 1934 (Syowa 9) | Typhoon Muroto |
| 1941 (Syowa 16) | The Pacific War broke out. |
| 1945 (Syowa 20) |  The area was burned to the ground. End of The Pacific War. |
| 1946 (Syowa 21) |  Bay area restoration and readjustment of town lots project was undertaken. |
| 1950 (Syowa 25) |  Typhoon Jane |
| 1956 (Syowa 31) | International Fair was held at Yahataya Park. |
| 1961年(Syowa 36) | Typhoon Muroto II. The national railway (now JR) established Bentencho Station on Kanjo (belt) line. Osaka's Subway System established the line Osakako - Bentencho. |
| 1964 (Syowa 39) | Subway line opened between Bentencho and Honmachi. |
| 1974 (Syowa 49) | Minato Ohashi (bridge) completed. |
| 1975 (Syowa 50) | First Minato Town People Festival was held. |
| 1988 (Syowa 63) | Sunflower and Cherry Blossom were selected as the flowers of the ward. Tempozan Bridge completed. |
| 1989 (Heisei 1) | Hansin Expressway Osakako line opened. |
| 1990 (Heisei 2) |  Kaiyukan and Market Place established. |
| 1992 (Heisei 4) | Completion of Bay area restoration and readjustment of town lots project. |
| 1993 (Heisei 5) | ORC 200 opened. |
| 1994 (Heisei 6) | Hansin Expressway Wangan Line opened. |
| 1995 (Heisei 7) | Kobe Earthquake broke out. Namihaya Bridge opened. |
| 1996 (Heisei 8) |  Osaka Swimming Pool and Osaka Chuo Gym opened. |
| 1997 (Heisei 9) | Osaka Harbor Sakishima Tunnel opened. OTS operation started. |
| 1999 (Heisei 11) | Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship in Osaka was held. |
| 2001 (Heisei 13) | Table Tennis World Championship was held. |
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