thumb|right|A street in Ueno, Taitō

thumb|upright|The statue of [[Saigō Takamori in Ueno Park]]

thumb|[[Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden is the former estate of the Iwasaki clan, who were founders of Mitsubishi. The building was constructed in Western style.]]

thumb|upright|The five-storied pagoda at Sensō-ji

is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. In English, it is known as Taitō City.

Tokyo Ricoh Office Solution and Ricoh Technosystems, divisions of Ricoh, are headquartered in Taitō as of 2008. Chikumashobo, a publisher, has its headquarters in the area of the ward.

Retail

  • Matsuzakaya department store in Ueno
  • Matsuya department store in Asakusa

Other

  • Taiyo Yuden, electronics and materials company in Ueno

Events

  • Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
  • Asakusa Samba Carnival
  • Torigoe Shrine Matsuri
  • Sanja Matsuri, one of the three great festivals of Tokyo

Education

Colleges and universities

  • Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
  • Ueno Gakuen University

Primary and secondary schools

Prefectural public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

  • Ueno Shinobugaoka High School
  • Taito Commercial High School
  • Taito Chuyakan High School

Private schools:

The school district of the metropolis also operates one metropolitan junior high school:

The Taito City Board of Education (台東区教育委員会) operates municipal elementary and junior high schools.

Municipal junior high schools:

  • Asakusa Junior High School (浅草中学校)
  • Hakuyo Junior High School (柏葉中学校)
  • Komagata Junior High School (駒形中学校)
  • Okachimachi Taito Junior High School (御徒町台東中学校)
  • Sakurabashi Junior High School (台東区立桜橋中学校)
  • Shinobugaoka Junior High School (忍岡中学校)
  • Ueno Junior High School (上野中学校)

Municipal elementary schools:

  • Asakusa Elementary School (浅草小学校)
  • Fuji Elementary School (富士小学校)
  • Heisei Elementary School (平成小学校)
  • Higashi Asakusa Elementary School (東浅草小学校)
  • Ishihama Elementary School (石浜小学校)
  • Kanasogi Elementary School (金曽木小学校)
  • Kinryu Elementary School (金竜小学校)
  • Kuramae Elementary School (蔵前小学校)
  • Kuromon Elementary School (黒門小学校)
  • Matsuba Elementary School (松葉小学校)
  • Negishi Elementary School (根岸小学校)
  • Senzoku Elementary School (千束小学校)
  • Shinobugaoka Elementary School (忍岡小学校)
  • Taisho Elementary School (大正小学校)
  • Taito Ikuei Elementary School (台東育英小学校)
  • Tawara Elementary School (田原小学校)
  • Tosen Elementary School (東泉小学校)
  • Ueno Elementary School (上野小学校)
  • Yanaka Elementary School (谷中小学校)

Public libraries

Taito operates several public libraries, including the Central Library, the Central Library Asakusabashi Branch, the Negishi Library, and the Ishihama Library. The Central Library is located in the first and second floors of the Lifelong Learning Center.

Other

The city operates the Lifelong Learning Center, a complex including a multi-media room, a studio, and other facilities. The Central Library is on the first and second floors of the Lifelong Learning Center.

References

  • Taitō City Official Website