Taito

Taitō is a northeastern ward of . Talk to a Tokyoite about "downtown", and he will think of the Taito district: the train station of , where migrants from the first arrived in their search for a better life, and the temples of , once a boom town full of prostitutes and gangsters, now again a boom town full of tourists.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tokyo National Museum and Tokyo Skytree.

Museum
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The or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the ward of , Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan.

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, a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation , located in , , Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 metres in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the , and the third tallest structure in the world behind and .

Museum
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The is the premier public art gallery in specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in , central . It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tokyo and Chiyoda.

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is the enormous and wealthy capital of , and its main city, overflowing with culture, commerce, and most of all, people. As one of the most populated urban areas in the world, is a fascinating and dynamic metropolis that mixes foreign influences, consumer culture and global business along with remnants of the capital of old Japan.

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, officially known as City in English, is a special ward of , Japan. Located in the heart of Tokyo's 23 special wards, consists of and a surrounding radius of about a kilometer, and is known as the political and financial center of Japan.

Taito

Latitude
35.7043° or 35° 42′ 15″ north
Longitude
139.7784° or 139° 46′ 42″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XPQ3H+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12578391446
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
7475134
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Taito” goes by many names.
  • French: “Taitō”
  • German: “Taitō”
  • Japanese: “Taitō”
  • Japanese: “たいとう”
  • Japanese: “たいとうく”
  • Japanese: “台東”
  • Japanese: “台東区”
  • Portuguese: “Taito”
  • Spanish: “Taito”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 竹南会館 and Kotohira Shrine.

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