Getting to Know Chuo Ward

Newness and tradition coexist,
A stylish, stylish town, Chuo-ku

Chuo-ku, a city that can be said to be the center of Tokyo and the center of Japan.

This city has a variety of faces. Tsukiji Market where you get up the first time in Tokyo and the lively voice of auction fly. Business districts in Nihonbashi, Yaesu, and Kabuto-cho, which are energetically leading the Japanese business community. Ginza is a stylish city with a fashionable and elegant adult face. Ningyocho, Tsukuda, and Tsukishima neighborhoods full of downtown atmosphere where the Edo child character remains.

Chuo-ku is a city full of stylishness and vitality, a town full of stylishness.

More than half of Chuo-ku is a landfill in the Edo period. With the birth of Edo shogunate, the development of Chuo-ku begins. Commerce flourished mainly in Nihonbashi, and Edo culture, represented by Kabuki, flourished. In the Meiji era, Chuo-ku was always at the forefront of the era in terms of economic, cultural and information, such as becoming a window for Western culture.

The future city, waterfront zone, which is attracting attention now.
A new face of Chuo-ku, which continues to change in the 21st century while cultivating history and tradition. Chuo-ku, which is full of smart and lively, is a wonderful city where you can show a new face every time you visit.

Walking advice in Chuo-ku

Chuo-ku is located almost in the center of Tokyo's 23 wards, as indicated by the ward name, and its area extends in a belt along the right bank of the Sumida River downstream of Ryogoku Bridge, and most of the land was born from landfills since the Edo period. Therefore, the slope is a very slow terrain due to undulations and steep terrain.

Chuo-ku includes JR Tokyo Station, the gateway to land, and Nihonbashihakozakicho has the Tokyo City Air Terminal, an empty gateway.

Also, you can't miss the entrance of the sea, Tokyo Port Harumi Wharf. Various cruise ships can carry many tourists from across the sea.

And the subway is convenient to see Chuo-ku every corner. Nine lines pass vertically and horizontally through the ward, and a total of 29 stations are set up. In addition, please use it well as the bus route is substantial.

But really, I want you to walk as much as possible in Chuo-ku, take time, and see each and every town. You will surely have fresh surprises, fun discoveries, and delicious encounters.

37 charming towns in Chuo-ku,
Introduction in five areas

Nihonbashi, Kyobashi, Kayabacho

[Main tourist attractions]
Nihonbashi-Japan Road Signpost
Bank of Japan and Museum of Money
Mitsui Memorial Museum
Artizon Museum
Long-established and famous shops
River cruise

Ginza

[Main tourist attractions]
4, Ginza Intersection
Kabuki-Za
Pedestrian Parade (Ginza Street)
The birthplace of Ginza
Tour of Ginza Hatcho-jinja Shrine
Gallery

Ningyocho, Kodemmacho, Yokoyamacho, Higashinihombashi

[Main tourist attractions]
amazake Yokocho
Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods
Wholesale district
Yagenbori fudoson
Bettara City

Tsukiji, Hatchobori, Akashicho, Shinkawa

[Main tourist attractions]
Tsukiji Outer Market
Hamarikyu Onshi Garden
Tsukiji Honganji
Namiki-jinja Shrine
Sumida River Bridge Tour

Tsukuda, Tsukishima, Harumi, Kachidoki, Toyoumi-cho

[Main tourist attractions]
Tsukishima Monja Street
Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine
Sumida River Terrace
Tsukuda Kobashi
Harumi Wharf

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History and Culture of Chuo-ku History and Culture of Chuo Ward

From the birth of Edo shogunate to the present day
Introducing the history and culture of Chuo-ku, which has been at the forefront of development.

  • Hie-jinja Shrine and auxiliary shrine

    A shrine that protects the center of Japan as a guardian of the Imperial Castle

  • Namiki Inari-jinja Shrine

    A shrine with the "protection against misfortune God Ceiling Large Lion" that cuts off the waves

  • Tepposhu Inari-jinja Shrine

    Gongen-zukuri by worship hall, votive-offering hall and main hall (Tangible Cultural Property inhabitant of a ward)

  • Sugimori Shrine

    A stone monument commemorating the success of the lottery is located in the precincts (Tangible Cultural Property inhabitant of a ward)

  • Daikanonji Temple

    The head of Buddha is believed to have been made in the Kamakura period (Designated Cultural Property, capital)

  • Suehiro-jinja Shrine

    Shrines that have gained a strong religion since the time of Moto Yoshihara

  • Suitengu Shrine

    God who benefits for safe delivery, water shortage, and water sales

  • Koami-jinja Shrine

    ancient shrine in 530. The god of fortune who has gathered the faith of the common people (Tangible Cultural Property inhabitant of a ward)

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  • Ruins of Juzaburo Tsutaya 'Koshodo'

    Edo's leading publisher who published works by playwrights and painters

  • Ichiishibashi Bridge lost and stone mark

    The stone mark of the Edo period (Designated Cultural Property, capital)

  • Site of Sadakichi Chiba Dojo

    It is said that Ryoma also passed through the Hokushin Ichito-ryu swordsmanship dojo

  • The site of the Hiroshige residence in Utagawa (Ando)

    A place where popular ukiyoe artists lived for about 10 years

  • The birthplace of Edo Kabuki

    The place where Kansaburo Saruwaka of Saruwakaza was raised by Saruwakaza

  • The site of Kyobashi Daikongawa Riverside Aomono Market

    The site of the market that provided vegetables to Edo citizens

  • The main pillar of Kyobashi

    Three stone pillars remain in Ginza and Kyobashi (Tangible Cultural Property inhabitant of a ward)

  • Main Building of the Bank of Japan (Kinza Ruins)

    Historic buildings (nationally designated important cultural property) built on the site of the gold coin minting plant

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