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Toshima Ku (豊島区) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.
As of December 1, 2005, the ward had an estimated population of 252,011 with a
density of 19,370 persons per km². During the day the population swells with
commuters, resulting in a daytime population of around 430,000.
History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 and reached a peak resident
population of 370,000 in 1965.
Toshima was originally formed from four towns bordered by the quickly
expanding former city of Tokyo in 1932; Sugamochō, Nishi-sugamochō,
Takadachō, and Nagasakichō.
Evolving from a suburban agricultural district in the Edo period to the urban
commercial centre that it is today, Toshima's growth was fueled by the
construction of various rail lines built during the Meiji and Taisho periods.
The former Somei village, now part of Toshima, is the birthplace of the Somei
Yoshino, Japan's most popular variety of sakura (cherry blossom tree). The
variety was developed at the end of the Edo period.
Geography
The total land area of Toshima is 13.01 km², sitting on a moderate plateau with a
difference of 28 meters between the ward's highest and lowest points.
Approximately 47% of Toshima's land is residential and 20% is used for
commercial enterprises and public areas.
As of December 1, 2005, the ward had an estimated population of 252,011 with a
density of 19,370 persons per km². During the day the population swells with
commuters, resulting in a daytime population of around 430,000.
History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 and reached a peak resident
population of 370,000 in 1965.
Toshima was originally formed from four towns bordered by the quickly
expanding former city of Tokyo in 1932; Sugamochō, Nishi-sugamochō,
Takadachō, and Nagasakichō.
Evolving from a suburban agricultural district in the Edo period to the urban
commercial centre that it is today, Toshima's growth was fueled by the
construction of various rail lines built during the Meiji and Taisho periods.
The former Somei village, now part of Toshima, is the birthplace of the Somei
Yoshino, Japan's most popular variety of sakura (cherry blossom tree). The
variety was developed at the end of the Edo period.
Geography
The total land area of Toshima is 13.01 km², sitting on a moderate plateau with a
difference of 28 meters between the ward's highest and lowest points.
Approximately 47% of Toshima's land is residential and 20% is used for
commercial enterprises and public areas.
