Yayoi
Yayoi is a neighbourhood in Bunkyo, Tokyo. In 1884, when it was part of Tokyo City, it was the location of a shell mound where a new type of pottery was discovered by Shogoro Tsuboi and his colleagues.
- Quarter
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- …is also known as “Yayoi, Tokyo”
- Description: town located in Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tokyo National Museum and Yasuda Auditorium.
Tokyo National Museum
Museum
The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan.
Yasuda Auditorium
Yasuda Auditorium is a building and clock tower at the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nezu and Ikenohata.
Yayoi
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Latitude
35.71659° or 35° 42′ 60″ north
Longitude
139.76208° or 139° 45′ 44″ east
Open location code
8Q7XPQ86+JR
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Yayoi” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “彌生”
- Dutch: “Yayoi”
- Finnish: “Yayoi”
- French: “Yayoi”
- Japanese: “Yayoi”
- Japanese: “やよい”
- Japanese: “弥生”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Yayoi”
- Persian: “یایوئی”
- Slovenian: “Yayoi”
- Turkish: “Yayoi”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 農学生命科学図書館 and Faculty of Agriculture (University of Tokyo).
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