Sumida, Tokyo

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Sumida
墨田区
Location
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Tokyo
Physical characteristics
Area 13.75 km²
Population (as of 2005)
     Total 226,305
     Density 16,460/km²
Symbols
Sumida City Hall
Official website: Sumida


Location of Sumida-ku in Tokyo.
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Location of Sumida-ku in Tokyo.

Sumida (墨田区 Sumida-ku?) 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.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] History

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

[edit] Companies

[edit] Politics

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

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Rail Lines

[edit] Train stations

[edit] Highway

[edit] Famous people

[edit] Historical

[edit] Modern

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

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Shadow picture of Tokyo region Tokyo Metropolis
Wards: Adachi | Arakawa | Bunkyō | Chiyoda | Chūō | Edogawa | Itabashi | Katsushika | Kita | Kōtō | Meguro | Minato | Nakano | Nerima | Ōta | Setagaya | Shibuya | Shinagawa | Shinjuku | Suginami | Sumida | Toshima | Taitō
Cities: Akiruno | Akishima | Chōfu | Fuchū | Fussa | Hachiōji | Hamura | Higashikurume | Higashimurayama | Higashiyamato | Hino | Inagi | Kiyose | Kodaira | Koganei | Kokubunji | Komae | Kunitachi | Machida | Mitaka | Musashimurayama | Musashino | Nishi-Tōkyō | Ōme | Tachikawa | Tama
Districts and Subprefectures: Nishitama District | Hachijō Subprefecture | Miyake Subprefecture | Ogasawara Subprefecture | Ōshima Subprefecture
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