Kita (北区, Kita-ku, "Northern Ward") is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it calls itself the City of Kita. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 332,140 and a population density of 16,140 persons per km². The total area is 20.59 km².
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 Oji and Takinogawa wards. Kita was officially formed in 1947 by the merger of these wards.
"Geography">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, BunkyÅ, and Toshima.
Rivers include the Arakawa River and the Sumida River.
Famous sites
- Asukayama Park
- Ukima Park
- ChūŠPark (formerly Camp Oji)
- Furukawa Garden
- Nanushi-no-taki Park
- Oji Shrine
- Oji Inari shrine
Economy
The head office of Seiyu Group is in Kita.
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.
- Asuka High School
- Akabane Commercial High School
- Kirigaoka High School
- Oji Technical High School
The following international schools are in the ward:
- Lycée Français International de Tokyo (French)
- Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School (North Korean)
Transportation
Rail
- JR East
- TÅhoku Main Line, Takasaki Line, Utsunomiya Line: Oku, Akabane Stations
- SaikyÅ Line (Akabane Line): Itabashi, Jujo, Akabane, Kita Akabane, Ukima Funado Stations
- Keihin-TÅhoku Line: Tabata, Kami Nakazato, ÅŒji, Higashi Jujo, Akabane Stations
- Yamanote Line: Tabata Station
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Toden Arakawa Line: Nishigahara YonchÅme, Takinogawa ItchÅme, Asukayama, ÅŒji Ekimae, Sakae-chÅ, Kajiwara Stations
- Tokyo Metro Namboku Line: Nishigahara, ÅŒji, ÅŒji 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 (NakasendÅ)
Notable people from Kita
- KÅbÅ Abe, novelist
- Kyoko Fukada, model, actress, and singer
- Hikaru Ijuin, radio and television personality
- Kiyoshi Kodama, actor
International relations
Kita has a sister city relationship with Xuanwu District, Beijing, China.
It is also twinned with the following cities in Japan.
- Sakata, Yamagata
- Kanra, Gunma
- Nakanojo, Gunma
See also
References
External links
- Kita City official website (Japanese)
- Kita City official website (English)
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