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[[File:Straatbeeld Tokyo juli 2004.jpg|thumb|right|A street in Ueno, Taitō]]
[[File:Straatbeeld Tokyo juli 2004.jpg|thumb|right|A street in Ueno, Taitō]]
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[[File:SensojiPagoda1468.jpg|thumb|upright|The five-storied pagoda at Sensō-ji]]
[[File:SensojiPagoda1468.jpg|thumb|upright|The five-storied pagoda at Sensō-ji]]


{{Nihongo|'''Taitō'''|台東区|Taitō-ku}} is a [[Special wards of Tokyo|special ward]] located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is known as '''Taitō City'''.<ref name="engname"/>
{{Nihongo|'''Taitō'''|台東区|Taitō-ku}} is a [[Special wards of Tokyo|special ward]] in the [[Tokyo|Tokyo Metropolis]] in [[Japan]]. In English, it is known as '''Taitō City'''.<ref name="engname"/>


As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 186,276, and a population density of 18,420 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is {{convert|10.11|km2}}. This makes Taito ward the smallest of Tokyo's wards in area, and third-smallest in population.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 186,276, and a population density of 18,420 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is {{convert|10.11|km2}}. This makes Taito ward the smallest of Tokyo's wards in area, and third-smallest in population.
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==Districts and neighborhoods==
==Districts and neighborhoods==
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;[[Asakusa]] Area
;Asakusa area
* [[Asakusa]]
* [[Asakusa]]
* [[Asakusabashi]]
* [[Asakusabashi]]
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* Yanagibashi
* Yanagibashi
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;[[Shitaya]] Area
;Shitaya area
* [[Akihabara]]
* [[Akihabara]]
* Higashi-Ueno (East Ueno)
* Higashi-Ueno (East Ueno)
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* Ryusen
* Ryusen
* Senzoku
* Senzoku
* Shitaya
* [[Shitaya]]
* Taito
* Taito
* [[Ueno]]
* [[Ueno]]
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==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
Taitō is famous for its typical [[Yamanote and Shitamachi|Shitamachi]] districts.
Taitō is famous for its typical [[Yamanote and Shitamachi|Shitamachi]] districts. The [[Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center]] provides amenities to both tourists and locals.


===Temples and shrines===
===Temples and shrines===
*[[Sensō-ji]] and [[Kaminarimon]] (Thunder Gate)
*[[Sensō-ji]] and [[Kaminarimon]] (Thunder Gate)
*[[Asakusa Shrine]]
*[[Asakusa Shrine]]
*[[Akiba Shrine]]
*[[Akiba Shrine]], in Matsugaya
*[[Kan'ei-ji]]
*[[Kan'ei-ji]]
*[[Hariti|Kishibojin]]
*[[Hariti|Kishibojin]]
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*[[Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum]]
*[[Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum]]
*[[Tokyo National Museum]]
*[[Tokyo National Museum]]
*[[Ueno no Mori Museum]]
*[[Ueno Royal Museum]]
*[[Ueno Zoo]]
*[[Ueno Zoo]]
*[[Yokoyama Taikan]] Memorial Hall
*[[Yokoyama Taikan]] Memorial Hall
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*Suzumoto Engeijo (Suzumoto Vaudeville Hall)
*Suzumoto Engeijo (Suzumoto Vaudeville Hall)
*Asakusa Vaudeville Hall
*Asakusa Vaudeville Hall

==Economy==
[[Eiken Chemical]], a clinical diagnostics and equipment manufacturer, has its headquarters in Taito.<ref>"[http://www.eiken.co.jp/en/company/profile.html Corporate Profile]." [[Eiken Chemical]]. Retrieved May 25, 2018.</ref>
Tokyo Ricoh Office Solution and Ricoh Technosystems, divisions of [[Ricoh]], are headquartered in Taitō as of 2008.<ref>"[http://www.ricoh.com/IR/financial_data/annual_report/ar/06/ar09.pdf Topics – Annual Report 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226203631/http://www.ricoh.com/IR/financial_data/annual_report/ar/06/ar09.pdf |date=February 26, 2009 }}." ''[[Ricoh]]''. Retrieved January 13, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.ricoh.com/about/security/activity/pdf/list_042008en.pdf Ricoh Group Registration Scope]." ''[[Ricoh]]''. Retrieved January 13, 2009.</ref> [[Chikuma Shobō|Chikumashobo]], a publisher, has its headquarters in the {{Nihongo|[[Kuramae]]|[[:ja:蔵前|蔵前]]}} area of the ward.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chikumashobo.co.jp/company/ |script-title=ja:筑摩書房 会社概要 |publisher=[[Chikumashobo]] |access-date=November 2, 2014 |quote="{{Nihongo2|本社 〒111-8755 東京都台東区蔵前2-5-3}}" }} ([https://archive.today/20141102152002/https://www.chikumashobo.co.jp/company/ Archive] ).</ref>

===Retail===
* [[Matsuzakaya]] department store in Ueno
* [[Matsuya (department store)|Matsuya]] department store in Asakusa

===Other===
* [[Taiyo Yuden]], electronics and materials company in Ueno

==Events==
* [[Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival]]
* Asakusa Samba Carnival
* Torigoe Shrine [[Japanese festivals|Matsuri]]
* [[Sanja Matsuri]], one of the three great festivals of Tokyo


==Education==
==Education==
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===Primary and secondary schools===
===Primary and secondary schools===
Prefectural public high schools are operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]].
Taito operates public elementary and junior high schools.
*{{ill|Tokyo Metropolitan Hakuo Senior High School - Junior High School|lt=Hakuo High School|ja|東京都立白鷗高等学校・附属中学校}}
* {{ill|Asakusa High School|ja|東京都立浅草高等学校}}
* {{ill|Kuramae Technical High School|ja|東京都立蔵前工業高等学校}}
* {{ill|Shinobugaoka High School|ja|東京都立忍岡高等学校}}
* {{ill|Ueno High School|ja|東京都立上野高等学校}}
* Ueno Shinobugaoka High School{{fact|date=November 2022}}
* Taito Commercial High School{{fact|date=November 2022}}
* Taito Chuyakan High School{{fact|date=November 2022}}


Private schools:
Public high schools are operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]].
* {{ill|Ueno Gakuen Junior and Senior High School|ja|上野学園中学校・高等学校}}
* 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:
The school district of the metropolis also operates one metropolitan junior high school:
*{{ill|Tokyo Metropolitan Hakuo Senior High School - Junior High School|lt=Hakuo Junior High School|ja|東京都立白鷗高等学校・附属中学校}}


The Taito City Board of Education (台東区教育委員会) operates municipal elementary and junior high schools.
* Hakuo Junior High School


Municipal junior high schools:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.taito.lg.jp/kusei/shisetsu/gakko/chugakko.html|title=中学校|publisher=Taito|accessdate=2022-11-07}}</ref>
===Public libraries===
* Asakusa Junior High School ([[:ja:台東区立浅草中学校|浅草中学校]])
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.<ref name="Publicfacilities">"[http://www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/foreign/e_guide/adm/public.html Public Facilities]." ''City of Taito''. Retrieved August 27, 2008.</ref>
* Hakuyo Junior High School ([[:ja:台東区立柏葉中学校|柏葉中学校]])
* Komagata Junior High School (駒形中学校)
* Okachimachi Taito Junior High School ([[:ja:台東区立御徒町台東中学校|御徒町台東中学校]])
* Sakurabashi Junior High School ([[:ja:台東区立桜橋中学校|台東区立桜橋中学校]])
* Shinobugaoka Junior High School ([[:ja:台東区立忍岡中学校|忍岡中学校]])
* Ueno Junior High School ([[:ja:台東区立上野中学校|上野中学校]])


Municipal elementary schools:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.taito.lg.jp/kusei/shisetsu/gakko/shogakko.html|title=小学校|publisher=Taito|accessdate=2022-11-07}}</ref>
===Other===
* Asakusa Elementary School ([[:ja:台東区立浅草小学校|浅草小学校]])
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.<ref name="Publicfacilities"/>
* Fuji Elementary School ([[:ja:台東区立富士小学校|富士小学校]])
* Heisei Elementary School (平成小学校)
* Higashi Asakusa Elementary School (東浅草小学校)
* Ishihama Elementary School ([[:ja:台東区立石浜小学校|石浜小学校]])
* Kanasogi Elementary School ([[:ja:台東区立金曽木小学校|金曽木小学校]])
* Kinryu Elementary School ([[:ja:台東区立金竜小学校|金竜小学校]])
* Kuramae Elementary School ([[:ja:台東区立蔵前小学校|蔵前小学校]])
* Kuromon Elementary School ([[:ja:台東区立黒門小学校|黒門小学校]])
* Matsuba Elementary School (松葉小学校)
* Negishi Elementary School ([[:ja:台東区立根岸小学校|根岸小学校]])
* Senzoku Elementary School (千束小学校)
* Shinobugaoka Elementary School ([[:ja:台東区立忍岡小学校|忍岡小学校]])
* Taisho Elementary School (大正小学校)
* Taito Ikuei Elementary School (台東育英小学校)
* Tawara Elementary School (田原小学校)
* Tosen Elementary School (東泉小学校)
* Ueno Elementary School (上野小学校)
* Yanaka Elementary School (谷中小学校)


===Public libraries===
==Economy==
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.<ref name="Publicfacilities">"[http://www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/foreign/e_guide/adm/public.html Public Facilities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616104938/http://www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/foreign/e_guide/adm/public.html |date=June 16, 2008 }}." ''City of Taito''. Retrieved August 27, 2008.</ref>
[[Eiken Chemical]], a clinical diagnostics and equipment manufacturer, has its headquarters in Taito.<ref>"[http://www.eiken.co.jp/en/company/profile.html Corporate Profile]." [[Eiken Chemical]]. Retrieved May 25, 2018.</ref>
Tokyo Ricoh Office Solution and Ricoh Technosystems, divisions of [[Ricoh]], are headquartered in Taitō as of 2008.<ref>"[http://www.ricoh.com/IR/financial_data/annual_report/ar/06/ar09.pdf Topics – Annual Report 2006]." ''[[Ricoh]]''. Retrieved January 13, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.ricoh.com/about/security/activity/pdf/list_042008en.pdf Ricoh Group Registration Scope]." ''[[Ricoh]]''. Retrieved January 13, 2009.</ref> [[Chikuma Shobō|Chikumashobo]], a publisher, has its headquarters in the {{Nihongo|[[Kuramae]]|[[:ja:蔵前|蔵前]]}} area of the ward.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chikumashobo.co.jp/company/ |script-title=ja:筑摩書房 会社概要 |publisher=[[Chikumashobo]] |access-date=November 2, 2014 |quote="{{Nihongo2|本社 〒111-8755 東京都台東区蔵前2-5-3}}"}} ([https://www.webcitation.org/6Tmpn2xPA Archive]).</ref>

===Retail===
* [[Matsuzakaya]] department store in Ueno
* [[Matsuya (department store)|Matsuya]] department store in Asakusa


===Other===
===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.<ref name="Publicfacilities"/>
* [[Taiyo Yuden]], electronics and materials company in Ueno

==Events==
* [[Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival]]
* Asakusa Samba Carnival
* Torigoe Shrine [[Japanese festivals|Matsuri]]
* [[Sanja Matsuri]], one of the three great festivals of Tokyo


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
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* [[Makoto Shimizu]], Japanese [[Musician]]
* [[Makoto Shimizu]], Japanese [[Musician]]
* [[Nobuo Kaneko]], Japanese [[actor]]
* [[Nobuo Kaneko]], Japanese [[actor]]
* [[Toriyama Sekien]], ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist of [[Japanese folklore]]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Brecher|first=Puck|date=2009|title=Down and out in Negishi: Reclusion and Struggle in an Edo Suburb|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27756616.pdf?ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_phrase_search%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A30bd3d28a2e60f6ac11ac2056da2027b|journal=The Journal of Japanese Studies|volume=35|issue=1|pages=18|publisher=The Society for Japanese Studies|jstor=27756616|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>
* [[Toriyama Sekien]], ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist of [[Japanese folklore]]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Brecher|first=Puck|date=2009|title=Down and out in Negishi: Reclusion and Struggle in an Edo Suburb|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27756616.pdf|journal=The Journal of Japanese Studies|volume=35|issue=1|pages=18|publisher=The Society for Japanese Studies|doi=10.1353/jjs.0.0047 |jstor=27756616|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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For the video game company, see Taito. For other uses, see Taito (disambiguation). For city in Taiwan with same writing, see Taitung City.

Taitō
台東区
Special ward
Taitō City[1]
Asakusa Senso Temple and Nakamise Street
Tokyo National Museum of Ueno
Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park
View of cherry blossom in Ueno Park
Ueno Zoo
Ameya-Yokocho shopping street
Flag of Taitō
Flag
Official seal of Taitō
Seal
Location of Taitō in Tokyo Metropolis
Location of Taitō in Tokyo Metropolis
Taitō is located in Japan
Taitō
Taitō
 
Coordinates: 35°42′45″N 139°46′48″E / 35.71250°N 139.78000°E / 35.71250; 139.78000
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
Government
 • MayorYukuo Hattori
Area
 • Total10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020[2])
 • Total211,444
 • Density20,914/km2 (54,170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
TreeCherry blossom
FlowerIpomoea nil
City Hall AddressHigashiueno 4-5-6, Taitō-ku, Tokyo 110-8615
Websitewww.city.taito.lg.jp
A street in Ueno, Taitō
The statue of Saigō Takamori in Ueno Park
Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden is the former estate of the Iwasaki clan, who were founders of Mitsubishi. The building was constructed in Western style.
The five-storied pagoda at Sensō-ji

Taitō (台東区, Taitō-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. In English, it is known as Taitō City.[1]

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 square kilometres (3.90 sq mi). 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, with the merger of the old Asakusa and Shitaya wards when Tokyo City was transformed into Tokyo Metropolis. During the Edo period, the Yoshiwara licensed quarter was in what is now Taitō. Taitō shares the same Chinese characters, "台東" with Taitung, a city in Taiwan.

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.

Districts and neighborhoods

Landmarks

Taitō is famous for its typical Shitamachi districts. The Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center provides amenities to both tourists and locals.

Temples and shrines

Parks

Cherry blossom in Ueno Park

Museums and zoos

Entertainment

Suzumoto Vaudeville Hall in Ueno
Asakusa Hanayashiki Amusement Park
  • Suzumoto Engeijo (Suzumoto Vaudeville Hall)
  • Asakusa Vaudeville Hall

Economy

Eiken Chemical, a clinical diagnostics and equipment manufacturer, has its headquarters in Taito.[3] Tokyo Ricoh Office Solution and Ricoh Technosystems, divisions of Ricoh, are headquartered in Taitō as of 2008.[4][5] Chikumashobo, a publisher, has its headquarters in the Kuramae (蔵前) area of the ward.[6]

Retail

Other

Events

Education

Colleges and universities

Primary and secondary schools

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

Private schools:

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

The Taito City Board of Education (台東区教育委員会) operates municipal elementary and junior high schools.

Municipal junior high schools:[7]

Municipal elementary schools:[8]

  • Asakusa Elementary School (浅草小学校)
  • Fuji Elementary School (富士小学校)
  • Heisei Elementary School (平成小学校)
  • Higashi Asakusa Elementary School (東浅草小学校)
  • Ishihama Elementary School (石浜小学校)
  • Kanasogi Elementary School (金曽木小学校)
  • Kinryu Elementary School (金竜小学校)
  • Kuramae Elementary School (蔵前小学校)
  • Kuromon Elementary School (黒門小学校)
  • Matsuba Elementary School (松葉小学校)
  • Negishi Elementary School (根岸小学校)
  • Senzoku Elementary School (千束小学校)
  • Shinobugaoka Elementary School (忍岡小学校)
  • Taisho Elementary School (大正小学校)
  • Taito Ikuei Elementary School (台東育英小学校)
  • Tawara Elementary School (田原小学校)
  • Tosen Elementary School (東泉小学校)
  • Ueno Elementary School (上野小学校)
  • Yanaka Elementary School (谷中小学校)

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.[9]

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.[9]

Transportation

Rail

Highways

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.[9]

People

References

  1. ^ a b "English name of Taitō". Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved July 20, 2006.
  2. ^ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Corporate Profile." Eiken Chemical. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Topics – Annual Report 2006 Archived February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Ricoh. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "Ricoh Group Registration Scope." Ricoh. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
  6. ^ 筑摩書房 会社概要. Chikumashobo. Retrieved November 2, 2014. 本社 〒111-8755 東京都台東区蔵前2-5-3 (Archive ).
  7. ^ "中学校". Taito. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "小学校". Taito. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Public Facilities Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine." City of Taito. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  10. ^ Brecher, Puck (2009). "Down and out in Negishi: Reclusion and Struggle in an Edo Suburb" (PDF). The Journal of Japanese Studies. 35 (1). The Society for Japanese Studies: 18. doi:10.1353/jjs.0.0047. JSTOR 27756616. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taitō, Tokyo.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Taito.
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