is an area in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. Its subdivisions consist of Aomi 1, 2, 3 and 4 ''chome''. Aomi is part of

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Landfill #13 and Tokyo Rinkai Satellite City Center. Many important facilities are located in Aomi, such as the

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scientific museum, the Palette Town (including VenusFort shopping mall, the Daikanransha

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, Zepp Tokyo music hall, Megaweb - the exhibition hall of

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), a

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. There is a large

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facility area of the

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(Aomi dock) and Aomi container terminal. More than a half of the Aomi 2 chome area is dedicated to the port and cargo storage. The land of whole Aomi area had been reclaimed from the sea after 1946, thus all trees have been planted and there are no large animals except for

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. Several kinds of wild birds and fishes can be observed.

Education

Koto Ward Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Ariake Nishi Gakuen ( 有明西学園) is the zoned public elementary school, and the zoned public junior high school.

References

{{Authority control Districts of Kōtō Artificial islands of Tokyo Islands of Tokyo