Toshima (豊島区), Tokyo

Toshima (豊島区) is a special ward of Tokyo Metropolis. It is one of the eight central wards of downtown Tokyo which includes Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, Chuo, Shinjuku, Taito and Bunkyo. Toshima covers 13.01 sq km (5 sq mi) and has a population of 270,000 (2011 estimate). It is bordered by Itabashi to the northwest, Kita to the northeast, Bunkyo to the southeast, Shinjuku to the south and Nerima to the west.

Honmyoji Temple in Sugamo, Toshima, Tokyo


Toshima has the highest percentage of non-Japanese among all the wards of Tokyo, at 7.42%. Most of the non-Japanese are ethnic Chinese followed by Koreans, Filipinos and Europeans. Toshima dates back to 1932, when it was created by merging four towns, Sugamocho, Nishi-sugamocho, Takadacho and Nagasakicho, to form a ward of Tokyo City. In 1947 it was reorganized as a special ward when Tokyo City was reestablished as Tokyo Metropolis.

How to go to Toshima

The Ikebukuro Station is the second busiest train station in Japan. In addition to numerous regular train services, it also receives subway trains on the Fukutoshin Line (F-09), Marunouchi Line (M-25) and Yurakucho Line (Y-09).

Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo

Places in Toshima

What to see in Toshima

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