Toshima (disambiguation)

Toshima
PronunciationToshima
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Region of originJapanese
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Toshima is a name in Japan.

Place name

These places in Japan have the name "Toshima," written variously:

  • Toshima (豊島区): one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo; population about 250,000
  • To-shima (利島) and the village government that administers it: Toshima, Tokyo (village) (利島村), population about 300
  • Toshima, Kagoshima (十島村), a village

Surname

Toshima is a surname.

  • Yukari Toshima (豊島由佳梨), actress in Swing Girls
  • The Toshima family (豊島氏), former warrior family, including Toshima Kiyomitsu (豊島清光), its fourth leader

References
  1. 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
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