Special ward in Kantō, Japan
Kita (北区 Kita-ku is aspecial ward in theTokyo Metropolis inJapan . The English translation of its Japanese self-designation isCity of Kita . The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 340,287, and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2 . The total area is 20.61 km2 .
Districts and neighborhoods [ edit ] Akabane-Iwabuchi Area[ a] Ōji Area[ a] Takinogawa Area[ b]
Notes ^a b Formerly part of the pre-1946 Ward of Ōji. ^ Formerly part of the pre-1946 Ward of Takinogawa. The area was a collection of rural villages and towns until the 1880s, when it was connected by rail to central Tokyo (Oji Station opening in 1883). Parts of the area joinedTokyo City in 1932 as the Ōji (former Ōji and Iwabuchi towns) and Takinogawa (former Takinogawa town) Wards. Kita was officially formed in 1947 by the merger of these wards.[ 2]
The nameKita, meaning "north," reflects the location among the wards of Tokyo. To its north lie the cities ofKawaguchi andToda inSaitama Prefecture . To the east, south and west lie other special wards:Adachi ,Arakawa ,Itabashi ,Bunkyō , andToshima .
Four rivers run through Kita:
The head office ofSeiyu Group is in Kita.[ 10]
Lycée Français International de Tokyo The city's public elementary and middle schools are operated by theCity of Kita Board of Education .
The city's public high schools are operated by theTokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education .
The following private domestic schools are in the ward:
The following international schools are in the ward:
The following universities are in the ward:
JR East Tōhoku Main Line ,Takasaki Line ,Utsunomiya Line : Oku, Akabane StationsSaikyō Line (Akabane Line ): Itabashi, Jujo, Akabane, Kita Akabane, Ukima Funado StationsKeihin-Tōhoku Line : Tabata, Kami Nakazato, Ōji, Higashi Jujo, Akabane StationsYamanote Line : Tabata StationTokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Tokyo Sakura Tram : Nishigahara-yonchome, Takinogawa-ichome, Asukayama, Oji-ekimae, Sakaecho, Kajiwara StationsTokyo Metro Namboku Line : Nishigahara, Ōji, Ōji Kamiya, Shimo, Akabane Iwabuchi StationsSaitama Rapid Railway Line (Sainokuni Stadium Line): Akabane-Iwabuchi StationNotable people from Kita [ edit ] Kōbō Abe ,Japanese writer , playwright, musician, photographer, inventor and novelistKyoko Fukada , model, actress, and singerMegumi Hayashibara ,seiyuu , musician, singer, writer, radio DJ and TV talk show host, certified nurseHikaru Ijuin , radio and television personalityElephant Kashimashi , rock band[ 13] Kiyoshi Kodama , actor and TV personalityYuki Chiba , rapperYuichi Nakamaru , singer-songwriter, actor, television personality, radio host, and a member ofKAT-TUN Kazuya Yoshii , singer-songwriter and musician[ 14] The Yellow Monkey )International relations [ edit ] Kita has asister city relationship withXuanwu District, Beijing , China.
It is also twinned with the following cities in Japan.
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Districts
Akabane-Iwabuchi Area Akabane Akabanedai Akabanekita Akabaneminami Akabanenishi Iwabuchichō Kamiya Kirigaoka Nishigaoka Shimo Ukima Ōji Area Higashijūjō Horifune Jūjōdai Jūjōnakahara Kamijūjō Kishichō Nakajūjō Ōji Ōjihonmachi Toshima Takinogawa Area Higashitabata Kaminakazato Nakazato Nishigahara Sakaemachi Shōwachō Tabata Tabatashin-chō Takinogawa
Schools Colleges and universities Landmarks Major stations This list is incomplete.
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