is an area of Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. Its subdivisions consist of Toyosu 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 ''chome''.

History

In 1937, the area of Toyosu was created on reclaimed land. There were dockyard, power plant, gas plant, freight station, warehouses till the early 1990s. Its proximity to central Tokyo made it valuable real estate, so the redevelopment was robust. Highrise apartments, office buildings, shopping centres were built one after another. The former gas plant site was chosen in 2001 by former Governor of Tokyo

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for relocating

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, but there was a longstanding controversy over this plan due to the toxic contamination of the chosen relocation area.. The move to

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was planned to have taken place in November 2016, in preparation for the

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. Part of the plan was to retain a retail market, roughly a quarter of the current operation, in Tsukiji. On 31 August 2016, the Tsukiji fish market move was indefinitely postponed. The Tsukiji fish market was caught in a controversy with the shop owners surrounding the former fish market rioting as they would lose their job if the fish market transfers its location. Opening of the fish market was subsequently rescheduled for 11 October 2018 despite concerns about pollution.

Education

Koto Ward Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Toyosu 1-3-

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are zoned to Toyosu North Elementary School ( 豊洲北小学校). Toyosu 4-chome is zoned to Toyosu Elementary School ( 豊洲小学校). Toyosu 5-6-chome are zoned to Toyosu West Elementary School ( 豊洲西小学校). Toyosu 1-4-chome and much of 5-chome are zoned to Fukagawa 5th Junior High School ( 深川第五中学校). Toyosu 6-chome and parts of 5-chome are zoned to Ariake Nishi Gakuen ( 有明西学園) for junior high school.

Transportation

* Toyosu Station (

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and

Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

)

Economy

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References

External links

Kōtō Ward official website

Toyosu Commercial Association
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