Kita, Tokyo
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Template:Nihongo is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is City 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
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History
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 joined Tokyo 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
The name Kita, meaning "north," reflects the location among the wards of Tokyo. To its north lie the cities of Kawaguchi and Toda in Saitama Prefecture. To the east, south and west lie other special wards: Adachi, Arakawa, Itabashi, Bunkyō, and Toshima.
Four rivers run through Kita:
Famous sites
- Asukayama Park<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Chūō Park (formerly Camp Oji)
- Kyu-Furukawa Gardens,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty.
- Nanushi-no-taki Park<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Oji Shrine,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> one of the Template:Nihongo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Oji Inari shrine<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ukima Park
Economy
The head office of Seiyu Group is in Kita.<ref>"Corporate Data Template:Webarchive." Seiyu Group. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref>
Education
The city's public elementary and middle schools are operated by the City of Kita Board of Education.
The city's public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
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The following private domestic schools are in the ward:
- Joshi Seigakuin Junior & Senior High School (for girls) – Nakazato<ref name=About>"English." Joshi Seigakuin Junior & Senior High School. Retrieved on January 10, 2019. "Joshi Seigakuin Junior & Senior High School 3-12-2 Nakazato, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-8574 JAPAN"</ref>
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The following international schools are in the ward:
- École Internationale Franco-Japonaise 東京日仏国際学園 EIFJ Tokyo (French-English-Japanese)
- Lycée Français International de Tokyo (French)
- Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School (North Korean)
The following universities are in the ward:
Transportation
Rail
- JR East
- Tōhoku Main Line, Takasaki Line, Utsunomiya Line: Oku, Akabane Stations
- Saikyō Line (Akabane Line): Itabashi, Jujo, Akabane, Kita Akabane, Ukima Funado Stations
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line: Tabata, Kami Nakazato, Ōji, Higashi Jujo, Akabane Stations
- Yamanote Line: Tabata Station
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Tokyo Sakura Tram: Nishigahara-yonchome, Takinogawa-ichome, Asukayama, Oji-ekimae, Sakaecho, Kajiwara Stations
- Tokyo Metro Namboku Line: Nishigahara, Ōji, Ōji Kamiya, Shimo, Akabane Iwabuchi Stations
- Saitama Rapid Railway Line (Sainokuni Stadium Line): Akabane-Iwabuchi Station
Highways
- Shuto Expressway C2 Central Loop (Itabashi JCT – Kasai JCT)
- Route 17 (Nakasendō)
Notable people from Kita
- Kōbō Abe, Japanese writer, playwright, musician, photographer, inventor and novelist
- Kyoko Fukada, model, actress, and singer
- Megumi Hayashibara, seiyuu, musician, singer, writer, radio DJ and TV talk show host, certified nurse
- Hikaru Ijuin, radio and television personality
- Elephant Kashimashi, rock band<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
- Kiyoshi Kodama, actor and TV personality
- Yuki Chiba, rapper
- Yuichi Nakamaru, singer-songwriter, actor, television personality, radio host, and a member of KAT-TUN
- Kazuya Yoshii, singer-songwriter and musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (The Yellow Monkey)
International relations
Kita has a sister city relationship with Xuanwu District, Beijing, China.
It is also twinned with the following cities in Japan.
See also
References
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