Taitō, Tokyo

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Name= Taitō
JapaneseName= 台東区
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Region= Kantō
Prefecture= Tokyo
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Area_km2= 10.08
PopDate= 2008
Population= 175,346
Density_km2= 15890
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nihongo|Taitō|台東区|Taitō-ku is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Taito City [http://www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/taitou-e.html] .

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.

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 is in Taitō.

Landmarks

Districts

*Ueno
*Akihabara
*Ameyoko
*Yanaka
*Asakusa
*Asakusabashi

Temples and shrines

*Sensō-ji and Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate)
*Asakusa Shrine
*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
* [http://www.uenogakuen.ac.jp/university/index.html 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 [http://www.hakuo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Kuramae Technical High School [http://www.kuramaekogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Shinobugaoka High School [http://www.shinobugaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Taito Commercial High School [http://www.taitoshogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Taito Chuyakan High School [http://www.taito-chuyakan-tei-j.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Ueno High School [http://www.ueno-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Ueno Shinobugaoka High School [http://www.ueshino-hs.metro.tokyo.jp/]

In addition the school district of the metropolis also operates a metropolitan junior high school:
*Hakuo Junior High School [http://www.hakuo-fuzoku-c.metro.tokyo.jp/]

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." [http://www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/foreign/e_guide/adm/public.html Public Facilities] ." "City of Taito". Accessed August 27, 2008.]

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.

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
**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

Highway

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

ports 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.

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References

External links

* [http://www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/taitou-e.html Taitō official website] in English
* [http://www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/ Taitō official website] in Japanese
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Tokyo/Taito Wikitravel: Tokyo/Taito]