Kita-ku

Kita-ku is in Tokyo, Japan. Kita-ku is situated nearby to the quarter Ōji-Honchō, as well as near the locality Shimo-jūjōmachi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Itabashi and Komagome Station.

Itabashi

Railway station

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Itabashi Station is a railway station on the Saikyo Line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. The station spans three municipalities: Kita, Itabashi, and Toshima.

Komagome Station

Railway station

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Komagome Station is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Sugamo Station

Railway station

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Sugamo Station is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company and Toei Subway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toshima and North Tokyo.

Toshima is a ward in northwest Tokyo, Japan. This guide incorporates Ikebukuro, a section of Toshima and one of the three major metropolitan sub-centers on the Yamanote Line, along with Shinjuku and Shibuya.

North Tokyo

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Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita are a trio of suburban wards in north and northwestern Tokyo, bordering Saitama and outer Tokyo's Tama region. All three lie well beyond the central Yamanote line – nearby Ikebukuro is as close as it gets.

Bunkyo

Photo: Lukas, CC BY 2.0.

Bunkyō is in Tokyo, north of the Imperial Palace. The name means roughly "Capital of Culture" and, indeed, it's best known as the home of the sprawling University of Tokyo and a series of aristocratic parks and villas.

Kita-ku

Also known as: “Kita”
Historically known as: “Ōji-ku” and “Takinogawa-ku”
Location: Tokyo, 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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