Koishikawa
in Bunkyō-ku of Tokyo, Japan

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
35.714 and 139.748 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 35° 42' 49" and E 139° 44' 54"
Currency and Currency Code:
Yen - JPY
Spoken languages:
Japanese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:13 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
4:39 am and 6:35 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-28.605 and -48.819 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Farol de Santa Marta
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Japan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-05-09 08:23:21

Discover Koishikawa

Koishikawa in Bunkyō-ku (Tokyo) is a town in Japan a little north-east of Tokyo, the country's capital city.

Current time in Koishikawa is now 12:13 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports near Koishikawa, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Tokyo International Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites in a distance of 61 mi (or 98 km), North-West. We discovered 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tokyo, Kawaguchi, Warabi, Soka and Toda. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 56 °F
Evening Temperature 21°C / 69 °F
Night Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 37%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

22°C (72 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, strong breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

22°C (72 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 13th of May 2024

20°C (68 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

APA Hotel Iidabashi-Ekiminami

Address
0,9 mi
3-1-3 Iidabashi
102-0072 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Grand Palace-Worldhotel

Address
1,1 mi
1-1 IIDABASHI 1 CHOME CHIYODA KU
102-0072 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Tokyo Dome Hotel

Address
0,7 mi
1-3-61, Koraku
112-8562 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Niwa Tokyo

Address
1,0 mi
1-1-16 Kanda,Misaki-cho
101-0061 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


METROPOLITAN EDMONT

Address
0,9 mi
3 10 8 IIDABASHI CHIYODA
102-8130 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


APA Hotel Iidabashi Ekimae

Address
0,9 mi
3-4-6 Iidabashi
102-0072 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Villa Fontaine Tokyo-Jimbocho

Address
1,3 mi
1-30, Kandajinbo-cho
101-0051 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Villa Fontaine Tokyo-Kudanshita

Address
1,2 mi
2-4-4, Nishikanda
101-0065 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


APA Hotel Tokyo-Kudanshita

Address
1,1 mi
1-4-7 Iidabashi
102-0072 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Toyoko Inn Tokyo Korakuen Bunkyokuyakusho Mae

Address
0,3 mi
2-2-11, Koishikawa
112-0002 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

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Tokyo Dome City 東京ドームシティ

Published: February 19, 2012
Length: 36:32 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: JapanFilms

www.japanvisitor.com Towering Tokyo Dome City, an entertainment, shopping, dining complex home to Tokyo Dome stadium, with David of JapanVisitor.com and stunning panoramas of Tokyo from ...


Trip to Tokyo Japan Vlog #10 - Harajuku!! (原宿)

Published: April 04, 2015
Length: 12:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Squid In Japan

Eddie and Shoko head over to Harajuku (原宿) and vlog their activities! Please subscribe and share this video to support the channel!


Trip to Tokyo Japan Vlog #6 - Tokyu Hands!!

Published: March 18, 2015
Length: 43:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Squid In Japan

Eddie and Shoko travel to Japan and vlog their activities! We check out TOKYU HANDS!! Please subscribe and share this video to support the channel!


Trip to Tokyo Japan Vlog #7 - ANIMATE!!

Published: March 24, 2015
Length: 28:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Squid In Japan

Eddie and Shoko travel to Japan and vlog their activities! Eddie and Shoko visit ANIMATE! Please subscribe and share this video to support the channel!


Trip to Tokyo Japan Vlog #9 - Japanese Temple!

Published: April 04, 2015
Length: 09:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Squid In Japan

Eddie and Shoko travel to Japan and vlog their activities! Eddie and Shoko check out kishiboujin shrine! Please subscribe and share this video to support the channel!


Trip to Tokyo Japan Vlog #5 - Japanese Temple!!

Published: March 14, 2015
Length: 41:28 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Squid In Japan

Eddie and Shoko travel to Japan and vlog their activities! In this video they check out the Gokokkuji temple in Zoshigaya, Japan. Please subscribe and share this video to support the channel!


Tokyo in 3 minutes - Amazing travel documentary of the biggest city

Published: February 03, 2015
Length: 48:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: GLOWJIRA

Tokyo in 3 min - Travel documentary of the biggest city A time lapse travel documentary featuring some of the best attractions of Tokyo. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater...


Nokton 17.5mm F0.95 | Quick Test in Tokyo Dome City (東京ドームシティ)

Published: April 30, 2012
Length: 48:19 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Imagecreation Spica

I've just got Nokton 17.5mm F0.95. This is a quick test. Part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agwQn0husHI I hope this video will be useful for you. Thanks. Vimeo version: http://vimeo.com/41241976.


Day trip to Kawagoe - 川越日帰り

Published: March 17, 2015
Length: 19:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gianni Dibiase in Tokyo

Kawagoe (川越) is located about 30 minutes by train from central Tokyo and is suitable as a day trip destination. Its main street, lined with Kurazukuri (clay-walled warehouse-styled) buildings,...


Trip to Japan

Published: April 14, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: iisdmitch

My trip to Japan in March/April of 2015.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum which includes a library, reference rooms and Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame . It first opened in 1959 next door to Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. In 1988, the museum moved to a new site within the Tokyo Dome. The Hall of Fame and Museum was created as a means to contribute to the development of baseball in Japan through dedication of baseball greats—players, executives, and umpires—as Hall of Famers.

Located at 35.7057, 139.752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bunkyo, Tokyo, Baseball in Japan, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, Baseball museums and halls of fame, Museums in Tokyo, Sports museums in Japan, Museums established in 1959, Awards established in 1959, 1959 establishments in Japan

Koishikawa

is a locality within Bunkyo, Tokyo. It consists of five sub-areas, 1-5 chome . It is located nearby with the same name are two well regarded gardens: the Koishikawa Botanical Garden in Hakusan, and the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Korakuen. Train stations for accessing this locality include Hakusan Station, Kōrakuen Station, and Myōgadani Station.

Located at 35.715, 139.746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo

Chuo University

, literally Central University, is a private university in Tokyo, renowned for its law school. Chuo is one of the most prestigious schools in Japan. The University has four campuses at Tama, at Korakuen, at Ichigaya, and at Ichigaya-Tamachi. Chuo University has six faculties, ten graduate schools, and nine research institutes. It also operates four high schools and two junior high schools.

Located at 35.7081, 139.749 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Private universities and colleges in Japan, Universities and colleges in Tokyo

Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden

Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden is in Koishikawa, Bunkyō, Tokyo, adjacent to Tokyo Dome City. It is one of two surviving Edo period clan gardens in modern Tokyo, the other being Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden, and one of the oldest and best preserved parks in Tokyo. The construction was started in 1629 by Tokugawa Yorifusa, the daimyo (feudal lord) of Mito han, and was completed by his successor, Tokugawa Mitsukuni.

Located at 35.7056, 139.749 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Bunkyo, Tokyo, Gardens in Tokyo, Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites

Hibiya High School

Hibiya High School is a Japanese high school founded in 1878 as the Tokyo First Middle School or Tokyo First Junior High School . It was well known in the 1950s and 1960s for the large proportion of graduates who gained admission to the prestigious University of Tokyo; though it suffered a decline in the 1970s, as of 2005 it was once again being referred to as the "best public high school in Japan".

Located at 35.7153, 139.752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1878, High schools in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education schools, 1878 establishments in Japan

Koishikawa Botanical Gardens

The Koishikawa Botanical Gardens (小石川植物園, Koishikawa Shokubutsuen, 40 acres, 16 hectares) are botanical gardens with arboretum operated by the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science. They are located at 3-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, and open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged. The gardens date to 1684, when the 5th Tokugawa shogun, Tsunayoshi, established the Koishikawa Medicinal Herb Garden.

Located at 35.7167, 139.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bunkyo, Tokyo, Arboreta in Japan, Botanical gardens in Japan, Gardens in Tokyo, University museums in Japan

Kōrakuen Station

Kōrakuen Station is a subway train station in Bunkyō, Tokyo operated by Tokyo Metro. It is directly connected by an underground pedestrian passage to the Toei operated Kasuga Station. It is integrated with the Tokyo Dome City complex and the Bunkyō ward capitol building. Unusually for a subway station, the Marunouchi line platform is located on the second floor due to low altitude. Despite being a subway line, Marunouchi line is shallow enough that it intermittently becomes above ground.

Located at 35.7073, 139.751 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Tokyo, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line

Hakusan Station (Tokyo)

Hakusan Station is a metro station on the Toei Mita Line in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Located at 35.7213, 139.752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Tokyo

Kasuga Station (Tokyo)

Kasuga Station is a metro station on the Toei Mita Line & Ōedo Line in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It is located next to Kōrakuen Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line & Namboku Line. It is built under the Bunkyo City Office Building.

Located at 35.7097, 139.753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Tokyo, Toei Oedo Line

Printing Museum, Tokyo

The Printing Museum is a museum in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the history and techniques of printing, and is located in the head office building of Toppan Printing.

Located at 35.7093, 139.742 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums in Tokyo, Printing press museums

Koishikawa arsenal

The Koishikawa arsenal, formally Imperial Japanese Army Tokyo Arsenal (日本帝国陸軍東京砲兵工廠, Nippon Teikoku Rikugun Tokyo Hōheikōshō) was an arsenal in the Koishikawa area of Tokyo, on the grounds of today's Tokyo Dome City and the Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden. It was located on the ground of the former residence of the Prince of Mito. The arsenal was inaugurated in 1871, soon after the Meiji restoration. One of its main early productions was the Murata rifle, the first locally-produced Japanese rifle.

Located at 35.7056, 139.749 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Arsenals

Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum

Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum is located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. Its collection includes ukiyo-e genre paintings of Edo Period, in particular, prints of Utamaro, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Every month the museum changes the ukiyo-e exhibition. This small museum was opened in November 1998, its aim is to promote understanding of ukiyo-e culture. The museum is about 2 minutes on foot from Kōrakuen Station, near the Bunkyo Civic Center. It is open from 11:00 until 18:00, the entrance fee is 500 yen.

Located at 35.7089, 139.752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bunkyo, Tokyo, Art museums and galleries in Tokyo, 1998 establishments in Japan, Art museums established in 1998

capture of the webcam 本郷: Akihabara Shiota (秋葉原塩田)

本郷: Akihabara Shiota (秋葉原塩田), 本郷 (source)

capture of the webcam 一番町: Mt. Iwate

一番町: Mt. Iwate, 一番町 (source)

capture of the webcam 本郷: City − Sky View

本郷: City − Sky View, 本郷 (source)

capture of the webcam 本郷: City − Bay − Canal Side

本郷: City − Bay − Canal Side, 本郷 (source)

capture of the webcam 一番町: Ehime Itoyama Park

一番町: Ehime Itoyama Park, 一番町 (source)

capture of the webcam 一番町: Okayama Setonai Sea

一番町: Okayama Setonai Sea, 一番町 (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Koishikawa, 小石川, こいしかわ, コイシカワ