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Country
  
Japan

Tree
  
Cherry blossom

Area
  
10.11 km²

Prefecture
  
Tokyo

Region
  
Kantō

Flower
  
Ipomoea nil

Population
  
186,276 (1 May 2015)

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Website
  
www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/taitou-e.html

Taitō (台東区, Taitō-ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is known as Taito City.

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Map of Taito, Tokyo, Japan

As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 186,276 and a population density of 18,420 persons per km². The total area is 10.11 km². This makes Taito ward the smallest of Tokyo's wards in area, and third smallest in population.

History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. During the Edo period, the Yoshiwara licensed quarter was in what is now Taitō.

Geography

Situated in the northeastern portion of the wards area of Tokyo, Taitō is surrounded by five other special wards: Chiyoda, Bunkyō, Arakawa, Sumida and Chūō.

Landmarks

Taitō is famous for its typical Shitamachi districts.

Districts

  • Ueno
  • Ameyoko
  • Yanaka
  • Asakusa
  • Asakusabashi

    • Temples and shrines

  • Sensō-ji and Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate)
  • Asakusa Shrine
  • Akiba Shrine
  • Kan'ei-ji
  • Kishibojin
  • Ueno Tōshō-gū
  • Zenshō-an

    • Parks

  • Asakusa Park
  • Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden
  • Sumida Park
  • Ueno Park
  • Yanaka Park

    • Museums and zoos

  • Amuse Museum
  • Asakura Sculpture Hall
  • Daimyo Clock Museum
  • National Museum of Western Art
  • National Museum of Nature and Science
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
  • Tokyo National Museum
  • Ueno no Mori Museum
  • Ueno Zoo
  • Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall

    • Entertainment

  • Suzumoto Engeijo (Suzumoto Vaudeville Hall)
  • Asakusa Vaudeville Hall

    • Colleges and universities

  • Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
  • Ueno Gakuen University

    • Primary and secondary schools

    Taito operates public elementary and junior high schools.

    Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

  • Hakuo High School
  • Kuramae Technical High School
  • Shinobugaoka High School
  • Taito Commercial High School
  • Taito Chuyakan High School
  • Ueno High School
  • Ueno Shinobugaoka High School

    • The school district of the metropolis also operates one metropolitan junior high school:

  • Hakuo Junior High School

    • Public libraries

    Taito operates several public libraries, including the Central Library, the Central Library Asakusabashi Branch, the Negishi Library, and the Ishihama Library. The Central Library is located in the first and second floors of the Lifelong Learning Center.

    Other

    The city operates the Lifelong Learning Center, a complex including a multi-media room, a studio, and other facilities. The Central Library is on the first and second floors of the Lifelong Learning Center.

    Economy

    Tokyo Ricoh Office Solution and Ricoh Technosystems, divisions of Ricoh, are headquartered in Taitō as of 2008. Chikumashobo, a publisher, has its headquarters in the Kuramae (蔵前) area of the ward.

    Retail

  • Matsuzakaya department store in Ueno
  • Matsuya department store in Asakusa

    • Other

  • Taiyo Yuden, electronics and materials company in Ueno

    • Events

  • Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
  • Asakusa Samba Carnival
  • Torigoe Shrine Matsuri
  • Sanja Matsuri, one of the three great festivals of Tokyo

    • Rail

  • JR East
  • Tōhoku Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen: Ueno Station
  • Tōhoku Main Line
  • Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line: Okachimachi, Ueno, Uguisudani Stations. Also, Nippori Station (on the boundary with Taitō)
  • Utsunomiya Line, Takasaki Line: Ueno Station
  • Jōban Line: Officially, the line begins at Nippori Station, although most trains start/terminate at Ueno Station
  • Tokyo Metro
  • Ginza Line: Ueno-Hirokoji, Inarichō, Tawaramachi, Asakusa Stations
  • Hibiya Line: Okachimachi, Ueno, Iriya, Minowa Stations
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
  • Toei Asakusa Line: Asakusa-bashi, Kuramae, Asakusa Stations
  • Toei Ōedo Line: Ueno-Okachimachi, Shin-Okachimachi, Kuramae Stations
  • Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Main Line: Keisei Ueno Station
  • Tobu Railway Isesaki Line: Asakusa Station
  • Tsukuba Express: Shin-Okachimachi, Asakusa Stations

    • Highways

  • Shuto Expressway No. 1 Ueno Route
  • National Highways
  • Route 4
  • Route 6

    • Sports and recreation

    The City of Taito operates the Taito Riverside Sports Center. The center includes a gymnasium, tennis courts, two baseball fields for adults, one baseball field for children, one large swimming pool, one children's pool, and an athletic field. The gymnasium includes two courts, two budo halls, a Japanese-style archery range, a sumo ring, a training room, a table tennis room, an air-rifle shooting range, and a meeting room.

    References

    Taitō Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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