Taitō, Tokyo
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 10.08 km² |
| Population (as of 2005) | |
| Total | 160,130 |
| Density | 15,890/km² |
| Symbols | |
| Taitō City Hall | |
| Official website: Taitō | |
Taitō (台東区 Taitō-ku?) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Taitō City.
As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 160,130 and a density of 15890 persons per km². The total area is 10.08 km².
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[edit] Geography
Situated in the northeastern portion of the wards area of Tokyo, Taitō is surrounded by five other special wards: Chiyoda, Bunkyo, Arakawa, Sumida and Chūō.
The Tokyo National Museum in Taitō is at east longitude: 139°46′47″; north latitude 35°42′46.5″.
[edit] History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
During the Edo period, the Yoshiwara licensed quarter was in what is now Taitō.
[edit] Landmarks
[edit] Districts
- Nakamise Street
- Akihabara
- Ameyoko
- Yanaka
- Asakusa
- Asakusabashi
[edit] Temples and shrines
- Sensoji and Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate)
- Akiba Shrine
- Kan'ei-ji
- Kishibojin
[edit] Parks
- Asakusa Park
- Sumida Park
- Ueno Park
- Yanaka Park
[edit] Museums and zoos
- Asakura Sculpture Hall
- Daimyo Clock Museum
- National Museum of Western Art
- National Science Museum of Japan
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
- Tokyo National Museum
- Ueno no Mori Museum
- Ueno Zoo
- Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall
[edit] Education
[edit] Colleges and universities
[edit] Companies
[edit] Retail
- Matsuzakaya department store in Ueno
- Matsuya department store in Ueno
[edit] Other
- Taiyo Yuden, electronics and materials company in Ueno
[edit] Events
- Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
- Asakusa Samba Carnival
- Torigoe Shrine Matsuri
- Sanja Matsuri: one of the three great festivals of Tokyo
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Rail
- JR East
- Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata Shinkansen: Ueno Station
- Tohoku Main Line
- Yamanote Line, Keihin Tohoku Line: Okachimachi, Ueno, Uguisudani Stations. Also, Nippori Station (on the boundary with Taitō)
- Utsunomiya Line, Takasaki Line: Ueno Station
- Joban Line: Officially, the line begins at Nippori Station; many trains also stop at Ueno Station
- Tokyo Metro
- Ginza Line: Ueno Hirokoji, Inaricho, Tawaramachi, Asakusa Stations
- Hibiya Line: Okachimachi, Ueno, Iriya, Minowa Stations
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
- Toei Asakusa Line: Asakusa-bashi, Kuramae, Asakusa Stations
- Toei Oedo Line: Ueno Okachimachi, Shin-Okachimachi, Kuramae Stations
- Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Main Line: Keisei Ueno Station
- Tobu Railway Isesaki Line: Asakusa Station
- Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company Tsukuba Express: Shin-Okachimachi, Asakusa Stations
[edit] Highway
- Shuto Expressway No. 1 Ueno Route
- National Highways
[edit] People
- Adachi Yumi: actress
- Amami Yuki: actress
- Atsumi Kiyoshi: actor famous in the role of Tora-san in the Otoko wa tsurai yo series
- Ishida Goro: astronomer
- Shōzō Hayashiya (9th): rakugoka
- Shotaro Ikenami: novelist, script writer
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: |
- Taitō official website in English
- Wikitravel: Tokyo/Taito
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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 | ||
