SUMIDA, TOKYO

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Sumida City in English.
As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 226,305 and a density of 16460 persons per km². The total area is 13.75 km².
Sumida maintains sister-city relationships with Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea; and with Shijingshan District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Contents

Geography

Landmarks

Places

History

Companies

Politics

Transportation

Rail Lines

Train stations

Highway

Famous people

Historical

Modern

Works set in Sumida

External links

Geography

Sumida is in the northeastern part of the mainland portion of Tokyo. The Sumida and Arakawa are the major rivers, and form parts of its boundaries. Its neighbors are all special wards: Adachi to the north; Arakawa to the northwest; Katsushika to the east; Edogawa to the southeast; Taito to the west; Chūō to the southwest; and Koto to the south.

Landmarks

★ Ryogoku kokugikan arena

★ Tobu Museum

★ NHK and other broadcasters have proposed a Sumida Tower which, if completed, would be the tallest freestanding tower in the world and the tallest man-made structure in Japan.

★ Eko-in, Buddhist temple

★ Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park: the residence of Kira Yoshihisa stood on this site. The Forty-seven Ronin took his life during the Genroku era.

★ Edo Tokyo Museum

★ Tokyo Irei-do (Tokyo Memorial Hall): a memorial to those unidentified people who died in the Great Kantō Earthquake, the Bombing of Tokyo in World War II and other catastrophes

Places

★ In the north (the former Mukojima Ward): Sumida, Tsutsumi-dori, Higashi Sumida, Yahiro, Higashi Mukojima, Tachibana, Bunka, Kyojima, Oshiage

★ In the center (former Honjo Ward): Azuma-bashi, Higashi Komagata, Honjo, Narihira, Yokokawa

★ In the south (former Honjo Ward): Yokoami, Ryogoku, Chitose, Ishiwara, Kamezawa, Midori, Tatekawa, Kikukawa, Taihei, Kinshi, Koto-bashi

History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. It was previously the (ordinary) wards Honjo and Mukojima.

Companies

★ Asahi Breweries has its headquarters in Azuma-bashi.

★ Japan Tobacco has a plant in Yokokawa.

★ Keisei Electric Railway has its headquarters in Oshiage.

★ Lion Corporation, the detergent and toiletries giant, has its home office in Honjo.

★ Tobu Railway has its headquarters in Oshiage.

Politics

As of 2005, the mayor is Yamazaki Noboru. The council consists of 34 members.

Transportation

Rail Lines

★ JR East Sobu Line: Kinshicho, Ryogoku Stations

★ Tobu Railway

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★ Isesaki Line: Narihira-bashi, Hikifune, Higashi Mukojima, Kanegafuchi Stations

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★ Kameido Line: Higashi Azuma, Omurai, Hikifune Stations

★ Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Oshiage Line: Oshiage, Keisei Hikifune, Yahiro Stations

★ Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line: Kinshicho, Oshiage Stations

★ Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation

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★ Toei Asakusa Line: Honjo Azuma-bashi, Oshiage Stations

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★ Toei Shinjuku Line: Kikukawa Station

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★ Toei Oedo Line: Ryogoku Station

Train stations

★ Higashi-azuma Station ★ Higashi-mukojima Station ★ Hikifune Station ★ Honjo Azumabashi Station ★ Kanegafuchi Station ★ Kinshicho Station

★ Kikukawa Station ★ Narihira-bashi Station ★ Omurai Station ★ Oshiage Station ★ Ryogoku Station ★ Yahiro Station

Highway

★ Shuto Expressway

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★ C2 Central Loop

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★ No.6 Mukojima Route

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★ No.7 Komatsugawa Route

★ National highways

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★ Route 6

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★ Route 14

Famous people

Historical

★ Ryūnosuke Akutagawa lived in Mukojima

★ Enomoto Takeaki lived in Mukojima

★ Hasegawa Heizo lived in Honjo

★ Katsushika Hokusai was born in Kamezawa

★ Katsu Kaishu was born in Kamezawa

★ Koda Rohan lived in Mukojima

★ Matsuo Bashō lived in Honjo

★ Mori Ogai lived in Mukojima

★ Nezumi Kozō (Jirokichi): A memorial is located at Eko-in

Modern

★ Ikariya Chosuke: actor, comedian (The Drifters)

★ Kinomi Nana: actress

★ Oba Masao: former WBA flyweight champion

★ Oh Sadaharu: baseball player and manager

★ Tadano Kazuhito: Major League Baseball player

★ Tagawa Suihou: mangaka

★ Takahashi Hisanori: baseball player

★ Takayama Yoshihiro: pro wrestler

★ Yokoyama Chisa: seiyu

Works set in Sumida

★ Chushingura, the fictional account of the events surrounding the revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin

★ Bokuto Kitan, the novel by Nagai Kafu

★ You're Under Arrest

External links

★ Sumida official website in English