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Chūō City

中央区
Special ward
Country Japan
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)

Chūō (中央区, Chūō-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.

The municipality calls itself "Chūō City" in English.

History

On March 15, 1947, the ward was formed by combining the wards of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi.

Geography

Chūō is in central Tokyo. It borders Tokyo Bay on the south. Minato is on the ward's southwestern border. Chiyoda is on the northwestern border. Sumida and Kōtō are on the east.

The most famous districts in Chūō are Ginza and Nihonbashi. Other districtsare Kabutochō and Tsukiji.

In area, Chūō is the second-smallest ward in Tokyo. Only Taitō is smaller.

Related pages

  • Chuo City Tourism Association, website , [1]
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards

Images for kids

  • Nihonbashi dori Tokyo (NYPL Hades-2360399-4044198)

    Nihonbashi in 1922

  • Nihonbashi 10

    Night in Nihonbashi

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    Mitsukoshi Department Store

  • Tsukiji Honganji 200902

    Tsukiji Hongwanji

  • RICOH Company Head Office Building 2007-1

    Ricoh Building

  • Ajinomoto headquarters 2009

    Ajinomoto headquarters

  • Oji Paper (headquarters 1)

    Oji Paper Holdings headquarters

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Chūō (Tokio) para niños

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