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Chuo City
Tokyo · City
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Chuo City is one of Tokyo's special wards and has been a center of commerce since the Edo period. It includes Nihonbashi, Ginza, Tsukiji and Tsukishima. Its many sights include Nihonbashi Bridge, the starting point of Japan's roads, long-established department stores, Tsukishima with its monjayaki (a runny savory pancake), and Harumi on the waterfront.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
- GardenHamarikyu Gardenspark in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Buddhist templeTsukiji Hongan-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan.jpg?width=240)
RestaurantSukiyabashi Jirosushi restaurant in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
MuseumArtizon Museumart museum in Tokyo, Japan
ParkTokyo Expresswayformer expressway in Tokyo, Japan
BridgeKachidoki Bridgecombined bascule and arch bridge in Tokyo, over the Sumida River.
IslandTsukishimatown located in Chūō-ku, Tokyo
ShopNihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Tokyo
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