Katsushika

Worth seeing in and around Katsushika

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Tokyo

   The University of Tokyo in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era institutions, its direct precursors include the Tenmongata, founded in 1684, and the Shōheizaka Institute.

   8.2 km · national university in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Tokyo Skytree

   Tokyo Skytree sɯ̥̈.kä́í.t͡sɯ̈́.ɾʲíì, tó̞ó̞.-] ), a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 metres in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa.

   4.4 km · tower in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Tokyo Stock Exchange

   The Tokyo Stock Exchange, abbreviated as Tosho or TSE/TYO, is a stock exchange located in Tokyo, Japan. The exchange is owned by Japan Exchange Group, a holding company that it also lists, and operated by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of JPX. JPX was formed from the merger of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.

   8.5 km · stock market based in Tokyo · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Tokyo National Museum

   The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan.

   6.8 km · art museum in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Edo Castle

   Edo Castle is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle.

   10 km · castle in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ueno Imperial Grant Park

   Ueno Park is a spacious public park in the Ueno district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. The park was established in 1873 on lands formerly belonging to the temple of Kan'ei-ji.

   7.5 km · park in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   National Museum of Western Art

   The National Museum of Western Art is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition.

   7 km · art museum in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Tokyo Dome

   Tokyo Dome is an indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium.

   9.4 km · indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Sensō-ji Temple

   Sensō-ji, also known as Asakusa Kannon ), is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant.

   5.3 km · Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Meiji University

    Meiji University is a private research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally founded as Meiji Law School by three lawyers in 1881, it became a university in April 1920.

    8.9 km · private university in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Getting to Katsushika

Airports

Tokyo Haneda (HND), 21 km · Narita (NRT), 49 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 71 km

Stations

Tokyo Station, 9.5 km · Ueno Station, 7 km · Akihabara Station, 8 km · Asakusa Station, 5.2 km · Ōtemachi Station, 9.3 km

• Narita → Katsushika

  42 km · quickest by road, 1h 24m · ¥650–890
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• Omitama → Katsushika

  72 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · ¥920–1,260
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• Makinohara / Shimada → Katsushika

  182 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · ¥2,390–3,260
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