Kita, Tokyo
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 Kita's location in Tokyo, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 20.59 km² (7.95 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2008) | |
| Total | 332,410 |
| Density | 16,140 /km² (41,802 /sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
 Symbol of Kita |
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| Kita Government Office | |
| Official website: Kita | |
Kita (北区 Kita-ku?) is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself the City of Kita.
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 332,140 and a density of 16,140 persons per km². The total area is 20.59 km².
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[edit] Geography
The name Kita, meaning "north," reflects the location among the wards of Tokyo. To its north lie the cities of Kawaguchi and Toda in Saitama Prefecture. To the east, south and west lie other special wards: Adachi, Arakawa, Itabashi, Bunkyō and Toshima.
Rivers include the Arakawa and the Sumida River.
[edit] History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
[edit] Famous sites
- Asukayama Park
- Ukima Park
- Chūō Park (formerly Camp Oji)
- Furukawa Garden
- Nanushi-no-taki Park
- Oji Shrine
- Oji Inari shrine
[edit] Education
The city's public elementary and middle schools are operated by the City of Kita Board of Education.
The city's public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
- Asuka High School [1]
- Akabane Commercial High School [2]
- Kirigaoka High School [3]
- Oji Technical High School [4]
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Rail
- JR East
- Tōhoku Main Line, Takasaki Line, Utsunomiya Line: Ogu, Akabane Stations
- Saikyō Line (Akabane Line): Itabashi, Jujo, Akabane, Kita Akabane, Ukima Funado Stations
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line: Tabata, Kami Nakazato, Ōji, Higashi Jujo, Akabane Stations
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Toden Arakawa Line: Nishigahara Yonchōme, Takinogawa Itchōme, Asukayama, Ōji Ekimae, Sakae-chō, Kajiwara Stations
- Tokyo Metro Namboku Line: Nishigahara, Ōji, Ōji Kamiya, Shimo, Akabane Iwabuchi Stations
- Saitama Rapid Railway Line (Sainokuni Stadium Line): Akabane-Iwabuchi Station
[edit] Highways
- Shuto Expressway C2 Central Loop (Itabashi JCT - Kasai JCT)
- Route 17 (Nakasendō)
[edit] Famous people from Kita
- Kobo Abe, novelist
- Tempu Nakamura, writer, philosopher, brought yoga to Japan
- Kyoko Fukada, model, actress, singer
- Chieko Baisho, actress, singer
- Megumi Hayashibara, idol singer, seiyu
- Yoshiyuki Kuwahara, soccer player
- Ichiro Furutachi, emcee, entertainer
[edit] Town twinning
Kita has a sister-city relationship with:
Domestic
[edit] External links
- City of Kita official website in English
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