Toshima
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Place name

These places in Japan have the name "Toshima," written variously:
  • Toshima, Tokyo (ward)
    Toshima, Tokyo (ward)
    is one of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Toshima is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area, including Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, Chuo, Shinjuku, Taito, and Bunkyo surrounding the Imperial Palace...

     (豊島区): one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo
    Tokyo
    , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

    ; population about 250,000
  • Toshima Island
    Toshima Island
    , a volcanic island in the Izu Islands and administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan government, Japan, lies south of Tokyo and east of the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka prefecture. Toshima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. serves as the local government of the island.The island, at...

     (利島) and the village government that administers it: Toshima, Tokyo (village) (利島村), population about 300
  • Toshima, Kagoshima
    Toshima, Kagoshima
    is a village located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. The village encompasses the whole Tokara Islands. The village office is located in Kagoshima City outside the village....

     (十島村), a village

Surname

Toshima is a surname.
  • Yukari Toshima (豊島由佳梨), actress
  • The Toshima family (豊島氏), former warrior family, including Toshima Kiyomitsu (豊島清光), its fourth leader
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