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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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History

Geography

Landmarks

Districts

Temples and shrines

Parks

Museums and zoos

Education

Colleges and universities

Companies

Retail

Other

Events

Transportation

Rail

Highway

People

External links

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, Bunkyo, Arakawa, Sumida and Chūō.
The Tokyo National Museum in Taitō is at east longitude: 139°46′47″; north latitude 35°42′46.5″.

Landmarks

Districts

★ Nakamise Street

★ Akihabara

★ Ameyoko

★ Yanaka

★ Asakusa

★ Asakusabashi

Temples and shrines

★ Sensoji and Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate)

★ Akiba Shrine

★ Kan'ei-ji

★ Kishibojin

Parks

★ Asakusa Park

★ Sumida Park

★ Ueno Park

★ Yanaka Park

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

Education

Colleges and universities

★ Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

★ Ueno Gakuen University

Companies

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

Transportation

Rail

★ JR East

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★ Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata Shinkansen: Ueno Station

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★ Tohoku Main Line

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★ Yamanote Line, Keihin Tohoku Line: Okachimachi, Ueno, Uguisudani Stations. Also, Nippori Station (on the boundary with Taitō)

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★ Utsunomiya Line, Takasaki Line: Ueno Station

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★ Joban Line: Officially, the line begins at Nippori Station; many trains also stop at Ueno Station

★ Tokyo Metro

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★ Ginza Line: Ueno Hirokoji, Inaricho, Tawaramachi, Asakusa Stations

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★ Hibiya Line: Okachimachi, Ueno, Iriya, Minowa Stations

★ Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation

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★ Toei Asakusa Line: Asakusa-bashi, Kuramae, Asakusa Stations

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★ 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

Highway

★ Shuto Expressway No. 1 Ueno Route

★ National Highways

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★ Route 4

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★ Route 6

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

External links

★ Taitō official website in English

★ Wikitravel: Tokyo/Taito