Tekunoka

Tekunoka (テクノカ区) is one of the several wards of Toyokin, Takyoto. As of mid-2012, the ward has an estimated population of 348,923. Its population density is about 2,600 residents per km². All residents live within a 132.8 km² area.

The name "Tekunoka" came from the rail station that is located near the center of the ward. Tekunoka is the casino and gambling capital of the country, hosting over 20 different casinos in its borders. The nighttime population surges to almost double that of its daytime population due to these factors.

Like other major casino hubs of its kind, Tekunoka utilizes dramatic architecture in order to make the place look appealing to visitors. Many of the resorts that are located along the Nokudō Boulevard strip are the largest in the country and some of the largest in the world. The ward is very cultural as well, and is competing with other wards in Toyokin as a leading financial and cultural hub. However, not all of the ward is all modernistic, with some areas being home to thousands of slums and danchis that house the poor.