The Shinbashi neighborhood in the ward's northeastern corner is attached to the core of Shitamachi, the original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo.

[4] Known as one of Tokyo's largest business areas, Minato is home to the headquarters of many large domestic companies, including Honda, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, NEC, Nikon, SoftBank Group,[5] Sony[6] and Fujitsu.

Minato is located southwest of the Imperial Palace and has boundaries with the special wards of Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō (in Odaiba), Shinagawa, Shibuya, and Shinjuku.

Per Japanese census data, the population has recently begun rising after decades of rapid decline.In June 2024, Ai Seike beat Masaaki Takei [jp] in mayoral elections.

Takei, mayor since 2004, was seeking his sixth term and received support from the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito.

Notes: * - formerly part of Shiba Area a - 1-chōme b - 1, 2, 3-chōme c - 2, 3-chōme d - 4, 5-chōme The local public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

[20] Companies with headquarters in Minato include Air Nippon,[21] All Nippon Airways (ANA),[22][23] ANA & JP Express,[24] All Nippon Airways Trading,[25] Animax,[26] Asmik Ace Entertainment,[27] Bandai Namco Holdings, Brainlab,[28] Cosmo Oil Company,[29] COVER Corporation,[30] Daicel,[31] Dentsu,[32] Euglena (company), Fujifilm,[33] Fuji Xerox,[34] Fujitsu,[35] Haseko,[36] Hazama Ando,[37] Honda,[38] Japan Tobacco,[39] Kajima,[40] Kaneka Corporation,[41] Konami,[42] KYB Corporation,[43] Kyodo News,[44] Mitsubishi Motors,[45] Mitsui Chemicals,[46] Mitsui O.S.K.

Lines,[47] Mitsui Oil Exploration Company,[48] NEC,[49] Nippon Sheet Glass,[50] NYK Line,[51] Obayashi Corporation,[52] Oki Electric Industry,[53] Pizza-La,[54] The Pokémon Company,[55] THK,[56] Toagosei,[57] Toraya Confectionery,[58] Sato Pharmaceutical,[59] Sega Sammy Holdings,[60] Sigma Seven,[61] Sony,[62] SUMCO,[63] Toraya Confectionery,[64] Toyo Suisan (owns the branch Maruchan),[65] TV Tokyo,[66] WOWOW,[67] and Yazaki.