Chūō, Tokyo, Japan

E136076

Chūō is a central ward of Tokyo, Japan, known as a major commercial and financial district that includes areas like Nihonbashi and Ginza.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chūō, Tokyo, Japan canonical 6
central Tokyo 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf special ward of Tokyo
borderedBy Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Kita ward boundary via Sumida River
Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
capitalOf none
containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bakurochō
Ginza
Hamachō
Harumi
Hatchōbori
Ginza
surface form: Higashi-Ginza

Nihonbashi
surface form: Higashi-Nihonbashi

Irifune
Kachidoki
Kodenmachō
Kyōbashi
Minato (Chūō ward district)
Nihonbashi
Ningyōchō
Shinkawa
Shintomi
Tsukiji
Tsukishima
Yaesu side building
surface form: Yaesu
country Japan
governmentType special-ward government
hasCulturalAttraction Bank of Japan Currency Museum
Bridgestone Museum of Art (Ishibashi Foundation Art Museum)
Kabuki-za Theatre
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple
hasEconomicInstitution Bank of Japan Head Office Building
surface form: Bank of Japan headquarters

Ginza department stores
Mitsukoshi Department Store
surface form: Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi main store

Takashimaya Nihonbashi store
Tokyo Stock Exchange
hasFormerFacility Tsukiji
surface form: Tsukiji fish market (inner market relocated to Toyosu)
hasHigherEducationInstitution Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
surface form: Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (facilities in Chūō)
hasJapaneseName 中央区
hasMayor Governor of Tokyo
surface form: Yuriko Koike (metropolitan governor oversees Tokyo including Chūō)
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/
hasRailHub Ginza Station NERFINISHED
Hatchōbori Station NERFINISHED
Kachidoki Station NERFINISHED
Nihonbashi Station
Tokyo Station
surface form: Tokyo Station (eastern and Yaesu side)

Tsukiji Station
Tsukishima Station NERFINISHED
hasWardOffice Chūō City Office
knownFor historic business center Nihonbashi
major commercial district
major financial district
upscale shopping area Ginza
language Japanese
locatedIn Tokyo
Tokyo Prefecture
surface form: Tokyo Metropolis
locatedInTimeZone Japan Standard Time
locatedOn Tokyo Bay
partOf Tokyo 23 wards
surface form: Tokyo 23 special wards

Tokyo city center
postalCodeRange 103-xxxx
104-xxxx
romanization Chūō-ku
traversedBy Kanda River
surface form: Kanda River (lower reaches)

Nihonbashi River
Sumida River
twinnedWith 1st arrondissement of Paris
surface form: Paris 1st arrondissement (informal similarities, not official)
UTCOffset +9
vehicleRegistrationCode Shinagawa
writingSystem Japanese writing system

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bank of Japan headquartersLocation Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Center Gai urbanArea Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
this entity surface form: central Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo, Japan borderedBy Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan borderedBy Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan borders Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Taitō, Tokyo, Japan borderedBy Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan borders Chūō, Tokyo, Japan