is a special ward located in

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, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 488,632, and a population density of 12,170 persons per km². The total area is approximately 40.16 km². Kōtō is located east of the Tokyo metropolitan center, bounded by the Sumida River to the west and the

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to the east. Its major districts include Kameido, Kiba, Kiyosumi, Monzen-nakachō, Shirakawa, and

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. The waterfront area of

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is in Kōtō, as is part of Odaiba.

Etymology

"Kōtō" (江東) means "East f theRiver" in Japanese. The ''tō'' (東) in Kōtō means "East" and is the same character as the ''Tō'' in Tokyo (東京).

Geography

Kōtō occupies a position on the waterfront of

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sandwiched between the wards of Chūō and Edogawa. Its inland boundary is with Sumida. Much of the land is reclaimed, The northern part is old reclaimed land, and the elevation is very low（below sea level. The southern part is relatively new, but there are few old temples or shrines. Noteworthy places in Kōtō include: * In the former ward of Fukagawa: Kiba, Fukagawa, Edagawa; * In the former ward of Jōtō: Kameido, Ōjima, Sunamachi; * On recently reclaimed land: Ariake, Yumenoshima, Tokyo Rinkai Fukutoshin.

History

The western part of the ward was formerly part of Fukagawa Ward of

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. It suffered severe damage in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, and was heavily bombed during

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. The special ward was founded on March 15, 1947, by the merger of the wards of Fukagawa and Jōtō.

Districts

There are 45 districts in Koto: ;Fukagawa Area * Aomi *

* Botan * Eitai * Edagawa * Echujima * Fukagawa * Fukuzumi * Furuishiba * Fuyuki * Hirano * Ishijima * Kiba * Kiyosumi * Miyoshi * Mori * Morishita * Monzennakacho * Ogibashi * Saga * Sarue * Sengoku * Shiohama * Shiomi * Shinonome * Shirakawa * Shinoohashi * Sumiyoshi * Senda * Takabashi *

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* Toyo * Tokiwa * Tomioka *

* Umibe ;Jōtō Area * Higashisuna * Kameido * Kitasuna * Minamisuna * Ojima * Shinsuna * Shin-Kiba * Wakasu *

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Transportation

Rail

* JR East ** Chūō-Sōbu Line:

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** Keiyō Line:

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, Shiomi Station,

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** Etchūjima Branch Line: Etchūjima Freight Terminal *

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** Tōzai Line:

Monzen-nakachō Station is a subway station located in the Monzen-nakachō district of Kōtō, Tokyo. The station opened on September 14, 1967. Lines * Tokyo Metro Tozai Line (T-12) * Toei Oedo Line (E-15) Platforms Tokyo Metro File:TokyoMetro-T12-Monzen-nak ...

Kiba Station is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Kiba, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. It is numbered T-13. Lines Kiba Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line from in the west to in the east, and is located 14.9&n ...

, Tōyōchō Station,

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** Yūrakuchō Line:

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, Tatsumi Station,

** Hanzōmon Line: Sumiyoshi Station, Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station * Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation **

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: Morishita Station, Sumiyoshi Station, Nishi-Ōjima Station, Ōjima Station, Higashi-Ōjima Station **

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: Morishita Station, Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station,

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** Kameido Line:

, Kameido-suijin Station * Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit **

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, Shinonome Station, Kokusai-tenjijō Station, Tokyo Teleport Station *

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, Telecom Center Station,

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, Ariake Station, Ariake-Tennis-no-mori Station, Shijō-mae Station, Shin-toyosu Station,

Highway

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**C2 Central Loop (Itabashi JCT – Kasai JCT) **No.7 Komatsugawa Route (Ryogoku JCT – Yagochi) **No.9 Fukagawa Route (Hakozaki JCT – Tatsumi JCT) **B Bayshore Route (Kawasaki-ukishima JCT – Koya)

Air

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, in Shin-Kiba

Economy

Companies with headquarters in Koto include

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Fujikura is a global, Tokyo-based electrical equipment manufacturing company, developing and manufacturing power and telecommunication systems products, including devices for optical fibers, such as cutters and splicers. Fujikura was founded by Zenpach ...

, and

Maruha Nichiro is a Japanese seafood company, beginning its operation in 1880, when its founder, Ikujiro Nakabe, began a fish sale business in Osaka. The company is the largest of its kind in Japan, with Nippon Suisan Kaisha and Kyokuyo Co., Ltd. as its main co ...

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operates the Ariake Business Center in Kōtō. The broadcasting center of WOWOW is in Koto. Seta Corporation was headquartered in Kōtō.

Government

The main city office for Kōtō City is located in Toyo. There are branch offices located in Shirakawa, Tomioka,

, Komatsubashi, Kameido, Ojima, Sunamachi and Minamisuna.

Notable places

* AgeHa nightclub * Kameido Tenjin

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* Tomioka Hachiman Shrine * Fukagawa Edo Museum * Fukagawa Fudo-son * Kiyosumi Garden *

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo The is a contemporary art museum in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. The museum is located in Kiba Park. It was opened in 1995. Collections *''Marilyn Monroe'' by Andy Warhol (1967) *'' Girl with Hair Ribbon'' by Roy Lichtenstein (1965) *''Honey-pop'' by ...

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(Tokyo International Exhibition Center) *

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, site of Japan Open Tennis Championships, All Japan Tennis Championships * Ariake Tennis Forest Park, which has

and 48 tennis courts * Suzaki Baseball Field, site of

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games in 1930s * Kiba Metropolitan Park * Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome *

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* Tokyo Gate Bridge * Dream Bridge

Education

Colleges and universities

* Ariake Junior College of Education and the Arts (Ariake Kyōiku Geijutsu Tanki Dbigaku) * Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (Tokyo Kaiyo Daigaku, part of the national university system) * Shibaura Institute of Technology (Shibaura Kougyō Daigaku) * Shurin College of Foreign Language (Shurin Gaigo Senmon Gakkou, a private 2 year college for language)

Primary and secondary schools

Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. * * * * * * * * Public elementary and middle schools are operated by the Koto City Board of Education. Combined junior and senior high schools: * Ariake Nishi Gakuen ( 有明西学園) Junior high schools: * No. 2 Kameido Junior High School (第二亀戸中学校) * No. 2 Minamisuna Junior High School (第二南砂中学校) * No. 2 Ojima Junior High School ( 第二大島中学校) * No. 2 Sunamachi Junior High School (第二砂町中学校) * No. 3 Kameido Junior High School ( 第三亀戸中学校) * No. 3 Sunamachi Junior High School (第三砂町中学校) * No. 4 Sunamachi Junior High School (第四砂町中学校) * Ariake Junior High School (有明中学校) * Fukagawa No. 1 Junior High School ( 深川第一中学校) * Fukagawa No. 2 Junior High School ( 深川第二中学校) * Fukagawa No. 3 Junior High School ( 深川第三中学校) * Fukagawa No. 4 Junior High School ( 深川第四中学校) * Fukagawa No. 5 Junior High School ( 深川第五中学校) * Fukagawa No. 6 Junior High School ( 深川第六中学校) * Fukagawa No. 7 Junior High School ( 深川第七中学校) * Fukagawa No. 8 Junior High School ( 深川第八中学校) * Kameido Junior High School ( 亀戸中学校) * Ojima Junior High School ( 大島中学校) * Ojima Nishi Junior High School ( 大島西中学校) * Minamisuna Junior High School (南砂中学校) * Sunamachi Junior High School (砂町中学校) * Tatsumi Junior High School (辰巳中学校) * Toyo Junior High School ( 東陽中学校) Elementary schools: * No. 1 Kameido Elementary School (第一亀戸小学校) * No. 1 Ojima Elementary School (第一大島小学校) * No. 2 Kameido Elementary School (第二亀戸小学校) * No. 2 Ojima Elementary School (第二大島小学校) * No. 2 Sunamachi Elementary School (第二砂町小学校) * No. 2 Tatsumi Elementary School (第二辰巳小学校) * No. 3 Ojima Elementary School ( 第三大島小学校) * No. 3 Sunamachi Elementary School (第三砂町小学校) * No. 4 Ojima Elementary School (第四大島小学校) * No. 4 Sunamachi Elementary School (第四砂町小学校) * No. 5 Ojima Elementary School (第五大島小学校) * No. 5 Sunamachi Elementary School (第五砂町小学校) * No. 6 Sunamachi Elementary School (第六砂町小学校) * No. 7 Sunamachi Elementary School ( 第七砂町小学校) * Ariake Elementary School ( 有明小学校) * Edagawa Elementary School ( 枝川小学校) * Etchujima Elementary School ( 越中島小学校) * Fukagawa Elementary School ( 深川小学校) * Heikyu Elementary School (平久小学校) * Higashisuna Elementary School (東砂小学校) * Kametaka Elementary School (亀高小学校) * Katori Elementary School (香取小学校) * Kazuya Elementary School ( 数矢小学校) * Kitasuna Elementary School (北砂小学校) * Meiji Elementary School ( 明治小学校) * Minamisuna Elementary School (南砂小学校) * Mori Elementary School (毛利小学校) * Motogaka Elementary School ( 元加賀小学校) * Nanyo Elementary School (南陽小学校) * Ogibashi Elementary School (扇橋小学校) * Ojima Nan'o Elementary School ( 大島南央小学校) * Onagigawa Elementary School (小名木川小学校) * Rinkai Elementary School ( 臨海小学校) * Sengen Tatekawa Elementary School ( 浅間竪川小学校) * Sennan Elementary School (川南小学校) * Shinonome Elementary School ( 東雲小学校) * Suijin Elementary School ( 水神小学校) * Sunamachi Elementary School (砂町小学校) * Tatsumi Elementary School (辰巳小学校) * Tosen Elementary School (東川小学校) * Toyo Elementary School (東陽小学校) * Toyosu Elementary School ( 豊洲小学校) * Toyosu Kita Elementary School ( 豊洲北小学校) * Toyosu Nishi Elementary School ( 豊洲西小学校) * Yanagawa Elementary School (八名川小学校) Private schools: * * * *

International schools

International schools are independently owned and operated. * K. International School Tokyo * India International School in Japan * – North Korean school

International relations

As of April 20, 1989, Kōtō became the

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of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

Notable people from Kōtō

* Yuto Horigome, Japanese

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, 2020 Olympic

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Shōta Sometani is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in ''Himizu'' and ''Parasyte''. Career Sometani was a child actor. He has worked in both film and television, gaining his first leading role in ''Pandora's Box'', ...

, Japanese actor * Takaaki Yamazaki, Japanese politician and the current mayor of Kōtō *

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, Japanese former professional

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and two-time F.I.M. 125cc world champion * Anne Nakamura (Real Name: Yuko Nakamura,

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: 中村友子, ''Nakamura Yūko''), Japanese model, ''

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'' and

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Daisuke Gōri was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. Throughout his life, he was attached to TV Talent Center Tokyo, Yoshizawa Theatre School and then Mausu Promotion; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. ...

, Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator *

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, Japanese politician, former entertainer and kickboxer * Ben Kimura, Japanese politician *

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, Japanese professional wrestler, died in Kōtō * Hiroshi Yamamoto, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4- dan *

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(Real Name: Tomomi Shimogawara,

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singer * Akihito Hirose, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8- dan * Hiromu Watanabe, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5- dan *

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, Japanese

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and

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drama screenwriter * Yōhei Kajiyama, Japanese former football player * Yugo Iiyama, Japanese football player (

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, J3 League) * Tetsuo Kurata (Real Name: Tetsuo Kakimoto,

: 柿本哲夫, ''Kakimoto Tetsuo'') Japanese

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, film actor and restaurateur ( Kamen Rider Black and

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) * Tomokazu Seki, Japanese actor,

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and singer of Fushigi Yūgi, Weiss Kruez, You're Under Arrest, Initial D, Mobile Suite Gundam Seed & Mobile Suite Gundam Seed DESTINY.

References

External links

Kōtō City Official Website
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