Taitō, Tokyo
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 Taitō's location in Tokyo, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 10.08 km² (3.89 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2008) | |
| Total | 175,346 |
| Density | 15,890 /km² (41,155 /sq mi) |
| Location | Coordinates: |
| Symbols | |
 Symbol of Taitō |
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| Taitō Government Office | |
| Official website: Taitō Ward | |
Taitō (台東区 Taitō-ku?) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Taito City [1].
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 175,346 and a density of 15,890 persons per km². The total area is 10.08 km².
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[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] 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] Landmarks
[edit] Districts
- Ueno
- Akihabara
- Ameyoko
- Yanaka
- Asakusa
- Asakusabashi
[edit] Temples and shrines
- Sensō-ji and Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate)
- Asakusa Shrine
- 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] 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 [2]
- Kuramae Technical High School [3]
- Shinobugaoka High School [4]
- Taito Commercial High School [5]
- Taito Chuyakan High School [6]
- Ueno High School [7]
- Ueno Shinobugaoka High School [8]
In addition the school district of the metropolis also operates a metropolitan junior high school:
- Hakuo Junior High School [9]
[edit] Companies
[edit] Retail
- Matsuzakaya department store in Ueno
- Matsuya department store in Asakusa
[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
- 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
- Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company Tsukuba Express: Shin-Okachimachi, Asakusa Stations
[edit] Highway
- Shuto Expressway No. 1 Ueno Route
- National Highways
[edit] People
- Yumi Adachi: actress
- Yuki Amami: actress
- Kiyoshi Atsumi: 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
- Taitō official website in English
- Taitō official website in Japanese
- Wikitravel: Tokyo/Taito
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