Taito

Featured view

Taito

Total population

203,893

Air quality index

81Moderate

Coordinates35.71°, 139.78°

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

Overview

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

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Iemasa Tokugawa

Japanese politician (1884-1963)

Akiko Nagashima

Japanese businessperson (1943-2007)

Fumio Kishida

Prime Minister of Japan from 2021 to 2024

Shōichi Nakagawa

Minister of Finance of Japan (1953-2009)

M

Minako Ōba

Japanese writer (1930–2007)

Minoru Kawasaki

Japanese film director, screenwriter and producer

Princess Nobuko, Princess Tomohito of Mikasa

Japanese princess; widow of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa

Y

Yasutoshi Murakawa

Japanese screenwriter

A

Atsushi Ōkubo

Japanese manga artist

Nobuyo Ōyama

Japanese voice actress (1933–2024)

Kōtarō Satomi

Japanese actor

Kihachirō Kawamoto

Japanese anime director (1925–2010)

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Japanese actress

Anne Watanabe

Japanese actress and model

S

Shikao Suga

Japanese singer-songwriter

Eiko Segawa

Japanese singer

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

Nearby places in Tokyo

• Sumida
  1.2 mi away · pop. 272,085
• Bunkyo
  1.6 mi away · pop. 227,902
• Arakawa
  1.7 mi away · pop. 216,232
• Chiyoda
  2 mi away · pop. 46,397
• Tokyo
  2.6 mi away · pop. 13,613,660
• Chuo
  2.9 mi away · pop. 158,508
• Koto
  3.4 mi away · pop. 524,310
• Toshima
  3.7 mi away · pop. 298,562
• Kita
  3.8 mi away · pop. 349,573
• Minato
  4.1 mi away · pop. 254,699
• Katsushika
  4.3 mi away · pop. 451,483
• Adachi
  4.5 mi away · pop. 695,043

Browse all places in Tokyo →

Recently spotted species

Chinese Mantis

Tenodera sinensis

Seen 2026-09-04

Sacred Lotus

Nelumbo nucifera

Seen 2026-09-04

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Seen 2026-09-04

flowerpot parasol

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Seen 2026-09-04

ringless honey fungus

Desarmillaria tabescens

Seen 2026-09-04

Japanese Common Bluebottle

Graphium sarpedon nipponum

Seen 2026-09-04

Japanese Grass Lizard

Takydromus tachydromoides

Seen 2026-09-04

Joro Spider

Trichonephila clavata

Seen 2026-09-04

Japanese stone oak

Lithocarpus edulis

Seen 2026-09-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Taito, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.