Meitō-ku (名東区, Meitō-ku) is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 165,287 and a population density of 8,498 persons per km². The total area was 19.45 km².

Meitō Ward is located in eastern Nagoya city.

• Moriyama Ward
• Chikusa Ward
• Tenpaku Ward
• Nisshin
• Nagakute

• Fujigaoka

The area of present Meitō-ku was formerly part of Aichi District and Higashikasugai District. Incorporated into the city of Nagoya by 1955 and divided between Chikusa Ward and Showa Ward, it became a separate ward on February 1, 1975.

• Aichi Toho University

• Aichi Rapid Transit Company - Linimo
  • Fujigaoka
• Nagoya Municipal Subway – Higashiyama Line
  • Issha - Kamiyashiro - Hongō - Fujigaoka

• Tōmei Expressway
• Nagoya Dai-ni Kanjo Expressway
• Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway)
• Japan National Route 302
• Japan National Route 363

• Shibata Katsuie – Samurai during the Sengoku period
• Mao Asada – professional figure skater
• Mai Asada – professional figure skater, model, actress
• Tetsuo Nakanishi – professional soccer player
• Kayo Satoh – model, actress

• / Official website (in Japanese)