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Kōtō (江東区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan.
As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 398,805 and a density of 10,111.69 persons per km. The total area is 39.44 km.
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
External links - Official website (http://www.city.koto.tokyo.jp/) in Japanese
| | | Wards | | Adachi | Arakawa | Bunkyo | Chiyoda | Chuo | Edogawa | Itabashi | Katsushika | Kita | Koto | Meguro | Minato | Nakano | Nerima | Ota | Setagaya | Shibuya | Shinagawa | Shinjuku (capital) | Suginami | Sumida | Toshima | Taito | | Cities | | Akiruno | Akigawa (present Akiruno) | Akishima | Chofu | Fuchu | Fussa | Hachioji | Hamura | Higashikurume | Higashimurayama | Higashiyamato | Hino | Hoya (present Nishi-tokyo) | Inagi | Kiyose | Kodaira | Koganei | Kokubunji | Komae | Kunitachi | Machida | Mitaka | Musashimurayama | Musashino | Nishi-tokyo | Ome | Tachikawa | Tama | Tanashi (present Nishi-tokyo) | | Districts and Sub-prefectures | | Nishitama district | Hachijo sub-prefecture | Miyake sub-prefecture | Ogasawara sub-prefecture | Oshima sub-prefecture | |
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Koto, Tokyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (412 words) |
 | Kōtō is located east of the Tokyo metropolitan center, bounded by the Sumidagawa to the west and the Arakawa to the east. |
| Kōtō occupies a position on the waterfront of Tokyo Bay sandwiched between the wards of Chūō and Edogawa. |
| The western part of the ward was formerly part of Fukagawa Ward of Tokyo City. |
| Koto (musical instrument) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (644 words) |
| Koto are about 180 cm long and have 13 strings that are strung tautly across 13 movable bridges along the length of the instrument. |
| The koto was introduced to Japan in the 7th to 8th century from China, and largely derived from the Chinese guzheng. |
| June Kuramoto, of the jazz fusion group Hiroshima, was one of the first koto performers to popularize the koto in a non-traditional style. |
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