Shitaya
in Taitō-ku of Tokyo, Japan

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
35.724 and 139.785 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 35° 43' 24" and E 139° 47' 5"
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: 04:29 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
4:51 am and 6:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-28.605 and -48.819 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Farol de Santa Marta
References
This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Delve into Shitaya

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

Current time in Shitaya is now 04:29 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Shitaya, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Tokyo International Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 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 62 mi (or 100 km), North-West. We saw 6 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tokyo, Kawaguchi, Soka, Ichikawa-minami and Matsudo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F

Morning Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Evening Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Night Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 43%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Monday, 29th of April 2024

24°C (75 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

19°C (67 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

19°C (66 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Asakusa View Hotel

Address
0,7 mi
3-17-1 Nishiasakusa
111-8765 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


(RYOKAN) Edo Sakura

Address
0,0 mi
3 2 13, Shitaya, Taito ku, Tokyo 110 0004, Japan.
1100004 台東区
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Candeo Hotels Ueno-Koen

Address
0,3 mi
1-2-13, Negishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo
110-0003 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

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


Mystays Ueno Iriyaguchi

Address
0,8 mi
5-5-13, Higashiueno
110-0015 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 15:00 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Toyoko Inn Tokyo Asakusa Senzoku Tsukuba Express

Address
0,5 mi
1-15-1 Senzoku
111-0031 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

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


APA Hotel Ueno Ekimae

Address
0,6 mi
7-12-11, Ueno
110-0005 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 0:00 (lunchbreak: 23:59 - 0:00)
Weekend: 0:00 - 0:00


The Edo Sakura

Address
0,0 mi
3-2-13, Shitaya, Taito-ku
110-0004 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ueno Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
7-12-9 Ueno
110-0005 Tokyo
Japan

Time Information

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


Hotel Sherwood

Address
0,3 mi
1 2 21, Negishi, Taito ku, Tokyo 110 0003, Japan.
1100003 Tokio
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Toyoko Inn Tokyo Uguisudani Ekimae

Address
0,3 mi
1-2-17 Negishi
110-0003 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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Published: March 26, 2013
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: September 18, 2011
Length: 19:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: December 05, 2014
Length: 07:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: March 21, 2013
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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.

Yoshiwara

For the Yoshiwara nightclub in the 1927 Fritz Lang film see Metropolis. For tha area in Mumbai, see Oshiwara Yoshiwara (吉原) was a famous yūkaku in Edo, present-day Tōkyō, Japan. In the early 17th century, there was widespread male and female prostitution throughout the cities of Kyoto, Edo, and Osaka. To counter this, an order of Tokugawa Hidetada of the Tokugawa shogunate restricted prostitution to designated city districts.

Located at 35.724, 139.796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Red-light districts in Japan, Sexuality in Japan, Commoners of Edo-period Japan, Edo period

Tokyo National Museum

The Tokyo National Museum, or TNM, established in 1872, is the oldest Japanese national museum. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. The museum holds over 110,000 objects, which includes 87 Japanese National Treasure holdings and 610 Important Cultural Property holdings (as of July 2005). The museum also conducts research and organizes educational events related to its collection.

Located at 35.7189, 139.776 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Art museums established in 1872, History museums in Japan, National museums of Japan, Asian art museums, Art museums and galleries in Tokyo, Archaeological museums in Japan, Ueno Park, Buildings of the Meiji period, 1872 establishments in Japan

Kappabashi-dori

Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi or Kitchen Town, is a street in Tokyo between Ueno and Asakusa which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives and other kitchen utensils, mass-produced crockery, restaurant furniture, ovens and decorations, through to esoteric items such as the plastic display food (sampuru, derived from English sample) found outside Japanese restaurants.

Located at 35.7168, 139.789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Geography of Tokyo

Uguisudani Station

Uguisudani Station is a railway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The name relates to a valley where formerly many Japanese Bush Warblers (uguisu) were found.

Located at 35.7221, 139.778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Stations of East Japan Railway Company, Railway stations in Tokyo

Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties

One of the two research institutes in Japan that are comprised by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001. Based in Tokyo, the Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties (東京文化財研究所, Tōkyō Bunkazai Kenkyū-jo, commonly known as Tobunken) is dedicated to the preservation and utilization of cultural properties.

Located at 35.7207, 139.776 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Research institutes in Japan, 2001 establishments in Japan, Japanese studies

Kan'ei-ji

(also spelled Kan'eiji or Kaneiji) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 by Tenkai. The main object of worship is Yakushirurikō Nyorai . Because it was one of the two Tokugawa bodaiji (funeral temple; the other was Zōjō-ji) and because it was destroyed in the closing days of the war that put an end to the Tokugawa shogunate, its name is inextricably linked to that of the Tokugawa shoguns.

Located at 35.7214, 139.774 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buddhist temples in Tokyo, Meiji Restoration, Buildings and structures in Tokyo

Minowabashi Station

Minowabashi Station is a station on the Toden Arakawa Line. This is the terminus of the line. It is close to Minowa Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.

Located at 35.7322, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article

Iriya Station (Tokyo)

Iriya Station is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

Located at 35.7207, 139.785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Tokyo

Minowa Station

Minowa Station is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

Located at 35.7298, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Tokyo

Mikawashima train crash

The Mikawashima train crash was a multiple train crash which occurred on 3 May 1962 near Mikawashima Station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It involved a freight train and two passenger trains; 160 people were killed.

Located at 35.7325, 139.783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway accidents in 1962, Railway accidents in Japan, Jōban Line, History of Tokyo, Rail transport in Tokyo, 1962 in Japan

Kajiwara Station

Kajiwara Station is a station of Toden Arakawa Line.

Located at 35.7322, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article

Omokagebashi Station

Omokagebashi Station is a station of Toden Arakawa Line.

Located at 35.7322, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article

capture of the webcam 本郷: ゲイル株式会社(神田須田町交差点)

本郷: ゲイル株式会社(神田須田町交差点), 本郷 (source)

capture of the webcam 本郷: 秋葉原

本郷: 秋葉原, 本郷 (source)

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 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 蔵前: Asakusa − Live − traffic cam

蔵前: Asakusa − Live − traffic cam, 蔵前 (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shitaya, 下谷