Chūō, Tokyo
Chūō (中央区, Chūō-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.[1]
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中央区 | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
The municipality calls itself "Chūō City" in English.[2]
History
On March 15, 1947, the ward was formed by combining the wards of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi.[3]
Geography
Chūō is in central Tokyo. It borders Tokyo Bay on the south. Minato is on the ward's southwestern border. Chiyoda is on the northwestern border. Sumida and Kōtō are on the east.
The most famous districts in Chūō are Ginza and Nihonbashi. Other districtsare Kabutochō and Tsukiji.[4]
In area, Chūō is the second-smallest ward in Tokyo. Only Taitō is smaller.
Chūō, Tokyo Media
Nihonbashi in the Edo period
Postcard view of Nihonbashi, a bridge in Tokyo in 1922 (Taisho 11).
Nihonbashi of Night. Nihonbashi is located in Chuo, Tokyo.
Mitsukoshi Department Store
Tsukiji Hongan-ji is a Buddhist temple in Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Ricoh Company, Ltd. Head Office Building
Ajinomoto headquarters
Oji Paper Holdings headquarters
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-30.
- ↑ "Chuo City 2009 Municipal Overview" Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-30.
- ↑ No Title (in Japanese)Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 128.
Other websites
- http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/foreign/english/index.html Archived 2009-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
- Chuo City Tourism Association, http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp/english/index.html Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wardsArchived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine