Kuramae
Kuramae is a quarter in Taito, Tokyo and has about 7,400 residents. Kuramae is situated nearby to the neighborhood Torigoe 2-chome, as well as near Ryōgoku.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kuramae Station and Tokyo Skytree.
Kuramae Station
Railway stop
Kuramae Station is a subway station located in the Kuramae and Kotobuki neighborhoods of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It serves the Toei Asakusa Line and Toei Oedo Line, both of which are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation.
Tokyo Skytree
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Tokyo Skytree, also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 m in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa.
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Sports venue
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Ryōgoku Kokugikan, also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall or Kokugikan Arena, refers to two different indoor sporting arenas located in Tokyo. The first Ryōgoku Kokugikan opened its doors in 1909 and was located on the premises of the Ekōin temple in Ryōgoku, Tokyo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ryōgoku and Sumida.
Ryōgoku
Neighborhood
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Ryōgoku is a district in Sumida, Tokyo. It is surrounded by various districts in Sumida, Chūō, and Taitō wards: Yokoami, Midori, Chitose, Higashi Nihonbashi, and Yanagibashi.
Sumida
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Sumida is a ward to the east of central Tokyo. It has a famous cherry blossom viewing area along the Sumida River near Asakusa Station in spring, and the Sumida River Fireworks Festival in summer.
Akihabara
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Akihabara, or Akiba in slang, is Tokyo's "Electric Town" on the eastern side of the central Chiyoda ward. The area houses thousands of shops selling every technological gadget you can imagine, from computers to gaming consoles and vacuums to DVDs, at reasonable prices.
Kuramae
Latitude
35.70262° or 35° 42′ 9″ northLongitude
139.791° or 139° 47′ 28″ eastPopulation
7,400Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8Q7XPQ3R+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 12578117847OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1858321
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In Other Languages
“Kuramae” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “Kuramae”
- Japanese: “くらまえ”
- Japanese: “蔵前”
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