Toshima, Tokyo (ward)

Toshima (豊島区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan.

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Special ward - Tokyo - Japan

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The commercial centre of Toshima is Ikebukuro, located around Ikebukuro Station.

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Ikebukuro - Ikebukuro Station

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As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 252,764 and a density of 19,428.44 persons per km². The total area is 13.01 km². During the day the population swells with commutors resulting in a daytime population of around 430,000.

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2003 - Population - Density - Km²

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The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.

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March 15 - 1947

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The former Somei Village, now part of Toshima, is the birthplace of the Somei Yoshino, Japan's most popular ornamental cherry tree. The variety was developed at the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period.

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Ornamental cherry tree - Edo period - Meiji period

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