Asakusabashi

Asakusabashi is a district of Taitō, . It is historically known for many wholesale stores, and recently known for its large stores selling traditional Japanese dolls.
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Photo: 多摩に暇人, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shinobugaoka High School and Akihabara.

School
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Railway station
Photo: ヒタチギ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Station is an interchange railway station in , , Japan. It is at the center of the shopping district specializing in electronic goods.

Railway stop
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Station is a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, and a railway station above ground level on the Chūō-Sōbu Line at the same site operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamagibashi and Kanda-Sakumachō.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
Sakumachō, officially , is a district of , Japan, consisting of 1- to 4-chōme. As of April 1, 2007, its population is 963.

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, or Akiba in slang, is 's "Electric Town" on the eastern side of the central 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.

Asakusabashi

Latitude
35.69978° or 35° 41′ 59″ north
Longitude
139.78355° or 139° 47′ 1″ east
Population
7,670
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XMQXM+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12577822745
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
10966283
Wiki­data ID
Q2613257
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Asakusabashi” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “淺草橋”
  • Dutch: “Asakusabashi”
  • French: “Asakusabashi”
  • Italian: “Asakusabashi”
  • Japanese: “Asakusabashi”
  • Japanese: “あさくさばし”
  • Japanese: “浅草橋”
  • Korean: “아사쿠사바시”
  • Persian: “آساکوساباشی”
  • Persian: “اساکوساباشی”
  • Polish: “Asakusabashi”
  • Russian: “Асакусабаси”
  • Turkish: “Asakusabashi”
  • Ukrainian: “Асакусабасі”
  • Ukrainian: “Асакусабаші”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Asakusabashi 5-chome and Asakusabashi 4-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taito Central Library Asakusabashi Branch and 台東区浅草橋地区センター.

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