is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 15.58 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 154,846. The population density is 9,945 per km<sup>2</sup>. The name means "North Ward."
The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.