Kōtō (江東区, Kōtō-ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 488,632, and a population density of 12,170 persons per km². The total area is approximately 40.16km².
Kōtō is located east of the Tokyo metropolitan center, bounded by the Sumida River to the west and the Arakawa River to the east. Its major districts include Kameido, Kiba, Kiyosumi, Monzen-nakachō, Shirakawa, and Toyosu. The waterfront area of Ariake is in Kōtō, as is part of Odaiba.
Etymology
"Kōtō" (江東) means "East [of the] River" in Japanese. The tō (東) in Kōtō means "East" and is the same character as the Tō in Tokyo (東京).
Geography
Kōtō occupies a position on the waterfront of Tokyo Bay sandwiched between the wards of Chūō and Edogawa. Its inland boundary is with Sumida. Much of the land is reclaimed, The northern part is old reclaimed land, and the elevation is very low(below sea level. The southern part is relatively new, but there are few old temples or shrines.
Noteworthy places in Kōtō include:
In the former ward of Fukagawa: Kiba, Fukagawa, Edagawa;
In the former ward of Jōtō: Kameido, Ōjima, Sunamachi;
On recently reclaimed land: Ariake, Yumenoshima, Tokyo Rinkai Fukutoshin.
History
The western part of the ward was formerly part of Fukagawa Ward of Tokyo City. It suffered severe damage in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, and was heavily bombed during World War II. The special ward was founded on March 15, 1947, by the merger of the wards of Fukagawa and Jōtō.
The main city office for Kōtō City is located in Toyo. There are branch offices located in Shirakawa, Tomioka, Toyosu, Komatsubashi, Kameido, Ojima, Sunamachi and Minamisuna.[12]
Ariake Junior College of Education and the Arts (Ariake Kyōiku Geijutsu Tanki Dbigaku)
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (Tokyo Kaiyo Daigaku, part of the national university system)
Shibaura Institute of Technology (Shibaura Kougyō Daigaku)
Shurin College of Foreign Language (Shurin Gaigo Senmon Gakkou, a private 2 year college for language)
Primary and secondary schools
Public elementary and middle schools are operated by the Koto City Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
Daisan Commercial High School
Fukagawa High School
Higashi High School
High School of Science and Technology
Johtoh High School
Koto Business High School
Oedo High School
Sumida Technical High School
International schools
International schools are independently owned and operated.
K. International School Tokyo
India International School in Japan
Tokyo Second Korean Elementary School (東京朝鮮第二初級学校) – North Korean school[13]
Tetsuo Kurata (Real Name: Tetsuo Kakimoto, Nihongo: 柿本 哲夫, Kakimoto Tetsuo) Japanese television, stage, film actor and restaurateur (Kamen Rider Black and Kamen Rider Black RX)
Tomokazu Seki, Japanese actor, Seiyū and singer of Fushigi Yūgi, Weiss Kruez, You're Under Arrest, Initial D, Mobile Suite Gundam Seed & Mobile Suite Gundam Seed DESTINY.
References
平成27年市長選挙結果. Retrieved August 30, 2015.[permanent dead link]
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