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Taito, Tokyo - Definition and Overview

Cherry blossoms at Ueno Park
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Cherry blossoms at Ueno Park
Cast in 1692, the bronze bell at Sensoji rang the time for centuries.
The statue of Saigo Takamori in Ueno Park is one of the most famous landmarks in Taito-ku.

Taitō (台東区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 162,685 and a density of 16,139.38 persons per km². The total area is 10.08 km².

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

Landmarks

Train stations

  • Asakusa Station

External links

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Wards
Adachi | Arakawa | Bunkyo | Chiyoda | Chuo | Edogawa | Itabashi | Katsushika | Kita | Koto | Meguro | Minato | Nakano | Nerima | Ota | Setagaya | Shibuya | Shinagawa | Shinjuku (capital) | Suginami | Sumida | Toshima | Taito
Cities
Akiruno | Akigawa (present Akiruno) | Akishima | Chofu | Fuchu | Fussa | Hachioji | Hamura | Higashikurume | Higashimurayama | Higashiyamato | Hino | Hoya (present Nishi-tokyo) | Inagi | Kiyose | Kodaira | Koganei | Kokubunji | Komae | Kunitachi | Machida | Mitaka | Musashimurayama | Musashino | Nishi-tokyo | Ome | Tachikawa | Tama | Tanashi (present Nishi-tokyo)
Districts and Sub-prefectures
Nishitama district | Hachijo sub-prefecture | Miyake sub-prefecture | Ogasawara sub-prefecture | Oshima sub-prefecture

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