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Chuo

Chuo is a central ward in . It has been the historical commercial heart of Tokyo since the Edo period, and to this day, is filled with offices, banks, and other institutions that drive the Japanese economy.
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  • Type: City with 159,000 residents
  • Description: special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
  • Also known as: “Chuo City”, “Chuo Ward”, “Chuo-ku”, “Chūō-ku”, and “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Neighbors: , , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shiodome and Tsukiji fish market.

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is an area in , Japan, located adjacent to and , near and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas.

Marketplace
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Tsukiji Market is a major tourist attraction for both domestic and overseas visitors in . Located in in central Tokyo between the and the upmarket shopping district, the area contains retail markets, restaurants, and associated restaurant supply stores.

Railway station
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is a major railway station in , Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's business district near the grounds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ginza and Shinbashi.

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The district of , literally "Silver Mint", is in the Chuo ward. It is considered the high fashion center of the city and contains many upscale shops and restaurants.

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is a district of central which is a significant business center and commercial area, although not quite as busy as Shinjuku or Shibuya to the west.

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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 the most populated urban area 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.

Chuo

Latitude
35.67064° or 35° 40′ 14″ north
Longitude
139.77199° or 139° 46′ 19″ east
Population
159,000
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XMQCC+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1111454595
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
10866335
Wiki­data ID
Q212704
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Chuo” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Achinese: “Chuuou”
  • Arabic: “تشوأو، طوكيو”
  • Arabic: “تشوأو”
  • Arabic: “تشواو، طوكيو”
  • Armenian: “Թյուո”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çuo”
  • Balinese: “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Basque: “Chūō-ku”
  • Belarusian: “Цюа”
  • Bengali: “চুও-কু”
  • Catalan: “Chūō”
  • Cebuano: “Chūō-ku (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Chūō-ku”
  • Chechen: “Тюо (махсус район)”
  • Chechen: “Тюо”
  • Chinese: “Tyûô-khu”
  • Chinese: “中央区”
  • Chinese: “中央區”
  • Czech: “Čúó”
  • Danish: “Chūō-bydistriktet”
  • Danish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Danish: “Chuo”
  • Danish: “Chūō”
  • Danish: “Chuuo”
  • Danish: “Chuuoo”
  • Danish: “Chuuou”
  • Dutch: “Chuo-ku”
  • Dutch: “Chuo”
  • Dutch: “Chūō”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تشوآو”
  • Esperanto: “kvartalo Ĉūō”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Ĉūō”
  • Estonian: “Chūō”
  • Finnish: “Chūō”
  • French: “arrondissement de Chūō”
  • French: “Chūō-ku”
  • French: “Chūō”
  • Galician: “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Galician: “Chūō”
  • Gan Chinese: “中央区”
  • Gan Chinese: “中央區”
  • Georgian: “ჩუო”
  • German: “Chuo”
  • German: “Chūō”
  • Greek: “Τσούο”
  • Gujarati: “ચુઓ-કુ”
  • Haitian: “Chuo”
  • Hebrew: “צ’ו”
  • Hebrew: “צ’ואו”
  • Hindi: “चुओ-कू”
  • Hungarian: “Csúó”
  • Indonesian: “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Indonesian: “Chūō”
  • Irish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Italian: “Chuo (Tokyo)”
  • Italian: “Chuo-ku”
  • Italian: “Chuo”
  • Italian: “Chūō”
  • Japanese: “Chūō-ku”
  • Japanese: “ちゅうおうく”
  • Japanese: “中央”
  • Japanese: “中央区”
  • Japanese: “東京都中央区”
  • Kannada: “ಚೂ-ಕು”
  • Korean: “주오구”
  • Latvian: “Čūo īpašais rajons”
  • Literary Chinese: “中央區”
  • Lithuanian: “Čiūo”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Chuo”
  • Malay: “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Malay: “Chūō”
  • Marathi: “चुओ-कू”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tyûô-khu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chuo”
  • Norwegian: “Chuo”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Chuo”
  • Persian: “چوئو-کو، توکیو”
  • Persian: “چوئو”
  • Persian: “چواو”
  • Polish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Polish: “Chūō”
  • Portuguese: “Chuo”
  • Romanian: “Chūō, Tōkyō”
  • Romanian: “Chūō”
  • Russian: “Тюо”
  • Sinhala: “චුඕ-කු”
  • Slovenian: “Čuo”
  • Spanish: “Chuo ku”
  • Spanish: “Chuō ku”
  • Spanish: “Chūo Tokio”
  • Spanish: “Chūō Tokio”
  • Spanish: “Chuo Tokyo”
  • Spanish: “Chuō Tokyo”
  • Spanish: “Chuo-ku”
  • Spanish: “Chūo-ku”
  • Spanish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Spanish: “Chuo”
  • Spanish: “Chuō”
  • Spanish: “Chūo”
  • Spanish: “Chūō”
  • Sundanese: “Chuo, Tokyo”
  • Swedish: “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Swedish: “Chuo”
  • Swedish: “Chūō”
  • Tagalog: “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Tagalog: “Chūō”
  • Tamil: “சுவோ-கு”
  • Tatar: “Тюо (махсус район)”
  • Tatar: “Тюо”
  • Telugu: “చూవో-కు”
  • Thai: “เขตชูโอ”
  • Thai: “ชูโอ”
  • Turkish: “Chūō-ku”
  • Turkish: “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Тюо”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Чюо”
  • Ukrainian: “Тюо-ку”
  • Ukrainian: “Тюо”
  • Urdu: “چوو، ٹوکیو”
  • Uzbek: “Chuo”
  • Vietnamese: “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Vietnamese: “Chūō”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chūō, Tokyo”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chūō”
  • Yue Chinese: “中央區”
  • “Chūō-ku”

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