Kōtō, Tokyo

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Kōtō
江東区
Location
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Tokyo
Physical characteristics
Area 39.48 km²
Population (as of 2005)
     Total 429,224
     Density 10,870/km²
Symbols
Kōtō City Hall
Official website: Kōtō


Location of Kōtō-ku in Tokyo.
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Location of Kōtō-ku in Tokyo.

Kōtō (江東区 Kōtō-ku?) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 429,224 and a density of 10,870 persons per km². The total area is 39.48 km². The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English.

Kōtō is located east of the Tokyo metropolitan center, bounded by the Sumidagawa to the west and the Arakawa to the east. Its major districts include Kameido, Kiba, Kiyosumi, Monzen-nakachō, and Shirakawa. The newly developed waterfront area of Ariake is in Kōtō, as is part of Odaiba (including the popular Palette Town shopping complex).

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[edit] Geography

Kōtō occupies a position on the waterfront of Tokyo Bay sandwiched between the wards of Chūō and Edogawa. Its inland boundary is with Sumida. Much of the land is reclaimed, so there are few old temples or shrines.

Noteworthy places in Kōtō include

  • In the former ward of Fukagawa: Kiba, Fukagawa, Edagawa
  • In the former ward of Jōtō: Kameido, Ōjima, Sunamachi
  • On recently reclaimed land: Ariake, Yumenoshima, Tokyo Rinkai Fukutoshin

[edit] History

The western part of the ward was formerly part of Fukagawa Ward of Tokyo City. It suffered severe damage in the Great Kantō Earthquake and was heavily bombed during World War II.

The special ward was founded on March 15, 1947 by the merger of the wards of Fukagawa and Jōtō.

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Rail

[edit] Highway

  • Shuto Expressway
    • C2 Central Loop (Itabashi JCT - Kasai JCT)
    • No.7 Komatsugawa Route (Ryogoku JCT - Yagochi)
    • No.9 Fukagawa Route (Hakozaki JCT - Tatsumi JCT)
    • B Bayshore Route (Kawasaki-ukishima JCT - Koya)

[edit] Air

[edit] Famous places

  • Kameido Tenjin Shinto Shrine
  • Tomioka Hachiman Shrine
  • Fukagawa Fudo-son
  • Kiyosumi Garden
  • Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
  • Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center)
  • Suzaki Baseball Field, site of Japanese Professional Baseball games in 1930s
  • Kiba Metropolitan Park

[edit] Education

Public elementary and middle schools are operated by the Koto City Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

[edit] Colleges and universities

  • Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (Tokyo Kaiyo Daigaku, part of the national university system)

[edit] Famous people

[edit] Miscellaneous

As of April 20, 1989 Kōtō became the Sister City of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

[edit] External links

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Shadow picture of Tokyo region Tokyo Metropolis
Wards: Adachi | Arakawa | Bunkyō | Chiyoda | Chūō | Edogawa | Itabashi | Katsushika | Kita | Kōtō | Meguro | Minato | Nakano | Nerima | Ōta | Setagaya | Shibuya | Shinagawa | Shinjuku | Suginami | Sumida | Toshima | Taitō
Cities: Akiruno | Akishima | Chōfu | Fuchū | Fussa | Hachiōji | Hamura | Higashikurume | Higashimurayama | Higashiyamato | Hino | Inagi | Kiyose | Kodaira | Koganei | Kokubunji | Komae | Kunitachi | Machida | Mitaka | Musashimurayama | Musashino | Nishi-Tōkyō | Ōme | Tachikawa | Tama
Districts and Subprefectures: Nishitama District | Hachijō Subprefecture | Miyake Subprefecture | Ogasawara Subprefecture | Ōshima Subprefecture
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