Kita-ku

Kita is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is City of Kita. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sugamo Station and Komagome Station.

Sugamo Station

Railway station

Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sugamo Station is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo…

Komagome Station

Railway station

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Komagome Station is a railway station in Toshima…

Higashi-Jujo

Railway station

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Higashi-Jūjō Station is a railway station…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toshima and North Tokyo.

Toshima

Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0.

Toshima is a ward in northwest Tokyo, Japan.

North Tokyo

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Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita are a trio of suburban…

Bunkyo

Photo: Lukas, CC BY 2.0.

Bunkyō is in Tokyo, north of the Imperial Palace.

Kita-ku

Also known as: “Kita”
Historically known as: “Ōji-ku” and “Takinogawa-ku”
Location: Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.7526° or 35° 45′ 10″ north

Longitude

139.7335° or 139° 44′ 1″ east

Elevation

21 metres (69 feet)

Open location code

8Q7XQP3M+39

GeoNames ID

1859308

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In Other Languages

“Kita-ku” goes by many names.

Japanese: “北区”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kita-ku and Ōji-Honchō.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ōji Station and Asukayama Station.

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