Toshima豊島区

Toshima-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Toshima (豊島区, Toshima-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 301,599 (2020 census), area 13.01 km². Borders 6 places.

One of Tokyo's 23 special wards. It elects its own mayor and assembly and provides schools, welfare, and rubbish collection, so it works like a city. Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps a few services that a city would normally provide itself, including the fire service, water, and sewerage.

A special ward is a local government. A ward inside a designated city, such as Osaka's Kita-ku, is not. It is an office of the city hall. Both are written 区 (ku) and both are translated "ward".

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Facts

Japanese name

豊島区

Reading

Toshima-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

301,599 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.6% from 291,167

Area

13.01 km²

Density

23,182 people per km²

Households

183,819

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

19.6%

Foreign residents

27,560 (9.1%)

Code

13116 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.toshima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Toshima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shinjuku City新宿区
• Bunkyō City文京区
• Nakano City中野区
• Kita City北区
• Itabashi City板橋区
• Nerima City練馬区

Questions about Toshima

Is Toshima a city?

Toshima (豊島区) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards. A special ward is a local government: it elects its own mayor and assembly and does most of what a city does. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps the fire service, water, and sewerage for all 23. There is no Tokyo City; the wards are the municipalities at the centre of Tokyo.

Where is Toshima?

Toshima is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Toshima?

301,599 at the 2020 census, up 3.6% from 291,167 in 2015. The area is 13.01 km², which is 23,182 people per km². 183,819 households. 19.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toshima?

Six: Shinjuku City (新宿区), Bunkyō City (文京区), Nakano City (中野区), Kita City (北区), Itabashi City (板橋区), and Nerima City (練馬区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toshima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toshima written in Japanese?

豊島区, read Toshima-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Toshima begin?

東京都豊島区… (Tōkyō-to, Toshima-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the special ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.