Koto

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Koto

Total population

524,310

WeatherAvg high 68°F

Coordinates35.67°, 139.82°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kōtō is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is known as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2025, the ward has an estimated population of 543,730, and a population density of 12,648/km2 (32,760/sq mi). The total area is 42.99 km2 (16.60 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Fusanosuke Natsume

Japanese manga artist

Shintarō Abe

Japanese politician (1924-1991)

Atsushi Nakajima

Japanese writer (1909–1942)

Yasuji Okamura

Japanese general (1884-1966)

Akio Jissōji

film director (1937–2006)

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Momoe Yamaguchi

Japanese singer and actress

Naozumi Yamamoto

Japanese composer and conductor (1932–2002)

Kido Okamoto

Japanese writer (1872–1939)

Princess Yōko of Mikasa

Japanese princess; younger daughter of Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa

Komimasa Tanaka

Japanese writer and translator (1925-2000)

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Masako Natsume

Japanese actor and model (1957–1985)

Sanae Nakahara

Japanese actor

Michiko Inukai

Japanese philanthropist (1921-2017)

Nagahisa Kitashirakawa

Japanese military personnel (1910-1940)

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LUNA

Japanese singer

Takeyuki Sō

Japanese count, poet (1908–1985)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Tokyo

• Chuo
  2.5 mi away · pop. 158,508
• Sumida
  2.7 mi away · pop. 272,085
• Tokyo
  3 mi away · pop. 13,613,660
• Taito
  3.4 mi away · pop. 203,893
• Edogawa
  3.7 mi away · pop. 691,417
• Minato
  3.8 mi away · pop. 254,699
• Chiyoda
  3.9 mi away · pop. 46,397
• Bunkyo
  4.4 mi away · pop. 227,902
• Arakawa
  4.9 mi away · pop. 216,232
• Katsushika
  5.2 mi away · pop. 451,483
• Shinjuku
  6.5 mi away · pop. 349,385
• Shinagawa
  6.6 mi away · pop. 422,488

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Koto

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Tropical Storm Krovanh
  Severe Storms · 2026-09-09 · 241 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

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