Taito, Tokyo
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Image:UenoPark Hanami.jpg Image:SensojiBell1492.jpg Image:SaigoTakamori1339.jpg Image:SensojiPagoda1468.jpg Taitō (台東区 -ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Taito 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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Geography
Situated in the northeastern portion of the wards area of Tokyo, Taito is surrounded by five other special wards: Chiyoda, Bunkyo, Arakawa, Sumida and Chuo.
The Tokyo National Museum in Taito is at east longitude: 139°46′47″; north latitude 35°42′46.5″.
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History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
During the Edo period, the Yoshiwara licensed quarter was in what is now Taito.
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Landmarks
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Districts
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Temples and shrines
- Sensoji and Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate)
- Akiba Shrine
- Kan'ei-ji
- Kishibojin
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Parks
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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
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Education
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Colleges and universities
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Companies
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Retail
- Matsuzakaya department store in Ueno
- Matsuya department store in Ueno
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Other
- Taiyo Yuden, electronics and materials company in Ueno
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Events
- Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
- Asakusa Samba Carnival
- Torigoe Shrine Matsuri
- Sanja Matsuri: one of the three great festivals of Tokyo
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Transportation
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Rail
- JR East
- Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata Shinkansen: Ueno Station
- Tohoku Main Line
- Yamanote Line, Keihin Tohoku Line: Okachimachi, Ueno, Uguisudani Stations. Also, Nippori Station (on the boundary with Taito)
- Utsunomiya Line, Takasaki Line: Ueno Station
- Joban Line: Officially, the line begins at Nippori Station; many trains also stop at Ueno Station
- Tokyo Metro
- Ginza Line: Ueno Hirokoji, Inaricho, Tawaramachi, Asakusa Stations
- Hibiya Line: Okachimachi, Ueno, Iriya, Minowa Stations
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
- Toei Asakusa Line: Asakusa-bashi, Kuramae, Asakusa Stations
- 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
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Highway
- Shuto Expressway No. 1 Ueno Route
- National Highways
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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
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External links
- Taito official website in English
- Wikitravel: Tokyo/Taito