01 ／ Old Sogakudo
Built in 1890, this two-story wooden concert hall was designed by Yamaguchi Hanroku and Kuru Masamichi. Taito Ward later moved and preserved it in Ueno Park, and uses it as a ward music hall. It was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1988.
02 ／ Matsuchiyama
Taito Ward notes that in primeval times an island is thought to have stood near Matsuchiyama and Torigoe. Matsuchiyama was once part of the plateau running from Hongo; the sea wore the rest away and left only the hill. At about 9.8 m, it is a rare natural rise in the low-lying shitamachi.
03 ／ File making
File making is one of the ward's living cultural properties, and the ward's page gives 2003. From the Taisho era, machine-made files became the norm; the 1928 national hardware directory lists 23 file makers in what is now Taito. The ward notes only one hand file maker in the ward (updated 2024).
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot June–November 2019)Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
On the JR Ueno-Tokyo Line, the fastest trip from Tokyo Station to Ueno Station takes 4 minutes (JR East timetable, October 2026). The ward's guide gives the walk from JR Ueno Station to the ward office as 8 minutes. Ueno Hill, home to Ueno Park and Yanaka, stands about 20 m high.
+6.8% since 2015
153,918 → 211,444
10.11km² of it habitable
2024
1.7 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
13.5 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow JR東日本の駅時刻表（timetables.jreast.co.jp・2610版）の上野駅『宇都宮線(東北本線)』の平日表・土曜休日表の列車ページ（東京の発→上野の着）を docs/handoff/tools/jr_count.py を毎日運転だけに絞った写しで数えた値 (checked 2026-10-23). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
4.1km
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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)
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