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Kyobashi was also a ward of Tokyo City, encompassing 16 neighborhoods, including Ginza, Tsukiji, and Tsukishima, in addition to Kyobashi itself. In 1947, when the 35 wards of Tokyo were reorganized into 23, it was merged with Nihonbashi to form the modern Chuo ward .
Tokyo's 23 special wards, one part of the Tokyo Metropolis prefecture. The history of Tokyo, Japan's capital prefecture and largest city, starts with archeological remains in the area dating back around 5,000 years. Tokyo's oldest temple is possibly Sensō-ji in Asakusa, founded in 628.
The History Museum of J-Koreans: Minato: History website, history of Koreans in Japan: The University Museum, The University of Tokyo: Bunkyo: Natural history, Archeology: Museum of The University of Tokyo. website: Tobacco and Salt Museum: Sumida: Industry: website, uses of tobacco and salt throughout history Tobu Museum of Transport & Culture ...
Tokyo Imperial Museum built. [14] Tokyo Vocational School founded. 1882 Bank of Japan headquartered in city. [11] Ueno Zoo opens. [15] 1884 - Railway Yamanote Line begins operating. [9] 1886 - "First fixed advertising billboard in Tokyo" installed. [16] 1887 - Tokyo School of Art founded. [7] 1888 Tokyo Asahi Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City 's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis . Chūō-ku, as a combination of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi, is the core of Shitamachi , [ 2 ] the original downtown center of Edo-Tokyo.
It replaced the old city hall at Yūrakuchō, which was built in 1957 and also designed by Tange, which is now the site of the Tokyo International Forum. [ 6 ] At 242.9 meters (797 ft), [ 1 ] it was the tallest building by roof height in Tokyo until 2007, when the Midtown Tower was completed.
Nature park; also a Natural Monument; now the Institute for Nature Study (属自然教育園), administered by the National Museum of Nature and Science Former Imperial Land in Shirogane 35°38′19″N 139°43′10″E / 35.63866819°N 139.71937352°E / 35.63866819; 139.71937352 ( Former Imperial Land in Shirogane
The Tokyo city council/assembly (Tōkyō-shikai) was first elected in May 1889. [2] Each ward also retained its own assembly. City and prefectural government were separated in 1898., [2] and the government began to appoint a separate mayor of Tokyo City in 1898, but retained ward-level legislation, which continues to this day in the special ...