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| x Adachi, Tokyo |
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Adachi (足立区, Adachi-ku) is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of the heart of Tokyo. The ward consists of two separate areas: a small strip of land between the Sumida River and Arakawa River and a larger area north of the...
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| x Arakawa, Tokyo |
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Arakawa (荒川区, Arakawa-ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The ward takes its name from the river, the Arakawa. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Kita, Bunkyo, Taito and Sumida. In English, the ward calls itself Arakawa City.
Arakawa...
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| x Bunkyō, Tokyo |
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Bunkyō (文京区, Bunkyō-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and...
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| x Chiyoda, Tokyo |
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Chiyoda (千代田区, Chiyoda-ku) is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Chiyoda City. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a density of 3,912 persons per km², making it by far...
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| x Chūō |
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Chūō (中央区, Chūō-ku) is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.
Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo,...
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| x Edogawa, Tokyo |
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Edogawa (江戸川区, Edogawa-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It takes its name from the river that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City.
The easternmost of the wards, it...
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| x Itabashi, Tokyo |
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Itabashi (板橋区, Itabashi-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario in Canada; Shijingshan District in Beijing, People's Republic of China...
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| x Katsushika, Tokyo |
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Katsushika (葛飾区, Katsushika-ku) is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It lies in the northeast of the ward area. The ward calls itself Katsushika City in English.
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 429,289 and a density of 12...
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| x Kita, Tokyo |
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Kita (北区, Kita-ku) is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself the City of Kita.
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 332,140 and a density of 16,140 persons per km². The total area is 20.59 km².
The name...
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| x Koto, Tokyo |
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Kōtō (江東区, Kōtō-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 442,271 and a density of 11,070 persons per km². The total area is 39.48 km². The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English....
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| x Meguro, Tokyo |
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Meguro (目黒区, Meguro-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Meguro City in English.
Meguro hosts fifteen foreign embassies and consulates. One of Tokyo's most exclusive residential neighborhoods (Kakinokizaka) is located...
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| x Minato, Tokyo |
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Minato (港区, Minato-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².
Minato hosts 49 embassies. It is also home to...
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| x Nakano, Tokyo |
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Nakano (中野区, Nakano-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nakano City.
As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 297,998 and a density of 19,110 persons per km². The total area is 15.59 km².
Five...
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| x Nerima, Tokyo |
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Nerima (練馬区, Nerima-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nerima City.
Nerima has a sister-city relationship with Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Nerima Gardens in Ipswich commemorates the tie. Nerima also...
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| x Ota, Tokyo |
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Ōta (大田区, Ōta-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 677,341 and a density of 11,360 persons per km². The total area is 59.46 km², the largest of the 23 special wards.
Ōta's hub is...
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| x Setagaya |
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Setagaya (世田谷区, Setagaya-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English. Its official bird is the Azure-winged Magpie, its flower the...
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| x Shibuya, Tokyo |
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Shibuya (渋谷区, Shibuya-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 208,371 and a density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km².
The name "Shibuya" is also used to refer to the...
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| x Shinagawa, Tokyo |
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Shinagawa (品川区, Shinagawa-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Shinagawa City. The ward is home to nine embassies.
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 344,461 and a density of 15740 persons...
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| x Shinjuku, Tokyo |
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Shinjuku (新宿区, Shinjuku-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku Station), and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the...
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| x Suginami |
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Suginami (杉並区, Suginami-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Suginami City.
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 536,657 and a density of 15490 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km²....
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| x Sumida, Tokyo |
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Sumida (墨田区, Sumida-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Sumida City in English.
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 240,296 and a density of 17,480 persons per km². The total area is 13.75 km².
Sumida...
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| x Taito, Tokyo |
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Taitō (台東区, Taitō-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Taito City .
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.
The ward...
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| x Toshima, Tokyo |
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Toshima (豊島区, Toshima-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Located in the north-west corner of the ward area, Toshima is bordered by the cities of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north, and Shinjuku and Bunkyo in the south.
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