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Location:
Asia,
Japan, Tokyo
Category:
City View
Description:
View of the Tokyo city
skyline, Chuo City metropolis area
Location Information:
Chuo is in the central area of
Tokyo, surrounded by the five
special wards of Chiyoda, Minato,
Taito, Sumida, and Koto
Administratively, Chūō is divided
into the three zones of Nihonbashi,
Kyobashi and Tsukishima. Nihonbashi
and Kyobashi are predominantly
commercial areas on the east side of
Tokyo Station, and incorporate the
famous districts of Ginza and
Tsukiji. Tsukishima is a separate
island in Tokyo Bay dominated by
condominium towers.
Until World War II, the area was
criscrossed by small rivers and
canals, used by small boats which
were the primary vehicles of
commerce at the time. After the war,
many of these waterways were filled
in to make way for new roads,
buildings and expressways. However,
the former waterways are the basis
for many of the neighborhood
divisions in the ward. The Sumida
River forms the eastern boundary of
the ward.
Chuo is physically the
second-smallest ward in Tokyo, with
a total area of just 10.15 km²; only
Taito is smaller.
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