Taito, Tokyo
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SensojiBell1492.jpg
Cast in 1692, the bronze bell at Sensoji rang the time for centuries.
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SaigoTakamori1339.jpg
The statue of Saigo Takamori in Ueno Park is one of the most famous landmarks in Taito-ku.
Taitō (台東区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 162,685 and a density of 16,139.38 persons per km². The total area is 10.08 km².
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
Landmarks
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SensojiPagoda1468.jpg
The five-storied pagoda at Sensoji is a famous landmark in Taito-ku.
Train stations
External links
- Official website (http://www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/) in Japanese
- Wikitravel: Tokyo/Taito (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Tokyo/Taito)