Chūō-ku

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

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chūō ward 15
Chūō-ku canonical 5
Chūō Ward 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf special ward of Tokyo
ward
borderedBy Chiyoda-ku
linked to: Chiyoda

Kōtō-ku
linked to: Chūō-ku

Minato-ku
Sumida-ku
linked to: Sumida ward

Taitō-ku
Tokyo Bay
capitalOf no entity (it is not a prefectural capital)
containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bakurochō
Ginza
Harumi
Hatchōbori
Higashi-Nihonbashi
linked to: Nihonbashi

Kachidoki
Kyōbashi
Nihonbashi
Ningyōchō
Shinkawa
Shintomichō
Tsukiji
country Japan
governmentType special-ward government
hasCharacteristic concentration of department stores and luxury boutiques
dense urban development
high land prices
hasJapaneseName 中央区
hasLandmark Bank of Japan Head Office vicinity (Nihonbashi)
Ginza shopping district
linked to: Ginza

Hama-rikyū Gardens
Kabuki-za Theatre
Nihonbashi Bridge
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple
hasRomanization Chuo-ku
Chūō-ku
isMajorFunction business district
commercial center
financial district
isPartOfRegion Kantō region
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolis
linked to: Tokyo Prefecture
locatedInTimeZone Japan Standard Time
nameMeaning Central Ward
partOf Tokyo 23 special wards
linked to: Tokyo 23 wards

Tokyo city center
linked to: Chuo City, Tokyo
traversedByRiver Kanda River (lower reaches / canalized sections)
linked to: Kanda River

Nihonbashi River
Sumida River
UTCOffset +9

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

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

Nihonbashi administrativeDivision Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Tokyo Metro Yurakuchō Line servesArea Chūō Ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Chūō, Tokyo romanization Chūō-ku
Tsukiji partOf Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Irifune partOf Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Nihonbashi district locatedIn Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Hatchōbori locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Kachidoki partOf Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Minato (Chūō ward district) partOf Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Hamachō locatedIn Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Kodenmachō partOf Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Kyōbashi partOf Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Chūō-ku borderedBy Kōtō-ku
linked to: Chūō-ku
Chuo, Tokyo JapaneseReading Chūō-ku
subject linked to: Chuo
Kayabacho belongsToWard Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Sumida ward borderedBy Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Eitai Bridge connects Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Ryogoku Bridge connects Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku
Chūō City Assembly governs Chūō ward
linked to: Chūō-ku