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Mizumoto Park
is a park in Katsushika ward, Tokyo, Japan. It is the biggest park within the 23 special wards of Tokyo. It is known for its diverse plants and wild birds, and as an attraction spot during the Hanami season. Locals have said that it is home to a haunted phone booth. Mizumoto park 1989 air.jpg, Aerial view in 1989 Mizumoto park random scenes May 2 2021.webm, thumbtime=2, Inside the park, 2021 River mizumoto.JPG, Summer, 2013 Mizumoto Park, -17 Jan. 2013 a.jpg, Winter, 2013 Hanasyoubu-enn.JPG, Iris Garden, 2013 Data * Date opened: April 1, 1965 * Area: * Nearest station: About from Kanamachi Station (JR Jōban Line); a bus service to the park is available. Transportation When Katsushika Shōbu Festival is held, Mizumoto Katsushika Shōbu Meguri Bus are run by Keisei Bus on holidays in June. And, the bus is bound for Horikiri-Shobuen Station via Kanamachi Station and Shibamata Taishakuten. It takes 220 yen to ride on the bus. Education Katsushika City Board of Educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsushika, Tokyo
is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The ward calls itself Katsushika City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 444,356, and a population density of 12,770 people per km². The total area is 34.80 km². Geography Katsushika Ward is at the east end of Tokyo Metropolis. It is on an alluvial plain and it is low above sea level. The ward office (Katsushika city hall) is located at Tateishi. Boundaries Katsushika has boundaries with three wards of Tokyo: Adachi, Edogawa and Sumida. The cities of Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture, and Misato and Yashio in Saitama Prefecture form the northeast border of the ward. Rivers Major rivers in Katsushika include the Edogawa, Arakawa and Ayasegawa. Nakagawa and Shin-nakagawa flows through the ward. Districts and neighborhoods ;Kameari-Aoto Area * Aoto * Kameari * Nishikameari * Shiratori ;Kanamachi-Niijuku Area * Higashikanamachi * Kanamachi * Kanamachijōsuijō * Niijuku * Tōganemachi ;Mina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misato, Saitama (city)
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 142,835 in 65,950 households and a population density of 4700 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Misato is located in the extreme southeastern corner Saitama Prefecture. The Edogawa River runs along the eastern border of the city, the Naka River runs along the western border, and the Oba River runs through the central part of the city. Located in the middle of the Kantō Plain, the land is generally flat, with the highest point being about 8 meters above sea level. The city is approximately 20 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Yoshikawa * Sōka * Yashio Tokyo Metropolis * Katsushika-ku Chiba Prefecture * Nagareyama * Matsudo Climate Misato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Misato is 15.1& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. National parks and country parks are green spaces used for recreation in the countryside. State parks and provincial parks are administered by sub-national government states and agencies. Parks may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. Many parks have fields for playing sports such as baseball and football, and paved areas for games such as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities. Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses and may comprise a beach or boat dock area. Urban parks often have benches for sitting and may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. The la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Wards Of Tokyo
are a special form of municipalities in Japan under the 1947 Local Autonomy Law. They are city-level wards: primary subdivisions of a prefecture with municipal autonomy largely comparable to other forms of municipalities. Although the autonomy law today allows for special wards to be established in other prefectures, to date, they only exist in the Tokyo Metropolis which consists of 23 special wards and 39 other, ordinary municipalities (cities, towns, and villages). The occupy the land that was Tokyo City in its 1936 borders before it was abolished under the Tōjō Cabinet in 1943 to become directly ruled by the prefectural government, then renamed to "Metropolitan". During the Occupation of Japan, municipal autonomy was restored to former Tokyo City by the establishment of special wards, each with directly elected mayor and assembly, as in any other city, town or village in Tokyo and the rest of the country. Minority, mostly leftist calls for a were not answered. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanami
is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; in this case almost always refer to those of the or, less frequently, trees. From the end of March to early May, cherry trees bloom all over Japan, and around the first of February on the island of Okinawa. The is announced each year by the Japan Meteorological Agency, and is watched carefully by those planning ''hanami'' as the blossoms only last a week or two. In modern-day Japan, ''hanami'' mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night. In some contexts the Sino-Japanese term is used instead, particularly for festivals. ''Hanami'' at night is called . In many places such as Ueno Park temporary paper lanterns are hung for the purpose of ''yozakura''. On the island of Okinawa, decorative electric lanterns are hung in the trees for evening enjoyment, such as on the trees ascending Mt. Yae, near Motobu Town, or at the Nakijin Castle. A more ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanamachi Station
is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is adjacent to Keisei Kanamachi Station operated by the Keisei Electric Railway. Lines Kanamachi Station is served by Jōban Line local services with through services to and from the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line. Station layout The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks for local services. There are also two tracks for Rapid services and three for freight services. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency. Platforms History Kanamachi Station opened on 27 December 1897. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 43,971 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area * Keisei Kanamachi Station (Keisei Kanamachi Line) * Mizumoto Park * Edogawa River * National Route 6 See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōban Line
The Jōban Line ( ja, 常磐線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line officially begins at Nippori Station in Arakawa, Tokyo before the line officially ends at Iwanuma Station in Iwanuma, Miyagi. However, following the opening of the Ueno–Tokyo Line, Jōban Line train services originate at or ; likewise, Jōban Line trains continue past Iwanuma onto the Tōhoku Main Line tracks to . The line approximately parallels the Pacific coasts of Chiba, Ibaraki, and Fukushima Prefectures. The name "Jōban" is derived from the names of the former provinces of Hitachi ( ja, 常陸, links=no), and Iwaki ( ja, 磐城, links=no), which are connected by the line to reach Tokyo. The section of the Jōban Line between and , which extends through the exclusion zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, closed in the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. After some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei Bus
The is a bus company within the Keisei Group which was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department. Local bus services Offices * Edogawa Office * Kanamachi Office * Matsudo Office * Ichikawa Office * Shintoshin Office * Narashino Branch Office * Naganuma Office * Chiba Office Bus routes Highway buses * Fantasia NAGOYA *: Nishi-Funabashi Station・Tokyo Disneyland・Yokohama Station ⇔ Nagoya Station 〔Being operated in step with JR Bus〕 * YAMATO *: Goido Station・ Oji Station (Nara)・ Kintetsu Koriyama Station・Nara Station・Kintetsu Nara Station・Tenri Station ⇔ Hon-Atsugi Station・Yokohama Station・Keisei Ueno Station・Tokyo Skytree・Tokyo Disney Resort・Nishi-Funabashi Station・Tsudanuma Station 〔Being operated in step with Nara Kotsu〕 * Osaka-Kobe Line *: Kaihin-Makuhari Station・Nishi-Funabashi Station・TDR・Tokyo Station・Yokohama Station ⇔ Senri-Chuo Station・ Shin-Osaka Station・Osaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibamata Taishakuten
, popularly known as , is a Nichiren-shū Buddhist temple in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1629, the main image is of Taishakuten. In 1996 the Ministry of the Environment designated the temple and its ferryboat as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. In 2009 the temple and its ferryboat were selected as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei era). Access Yagiri-no-Watashi It costs 200 yen to travel from Shibamata Taishakuten to Yagiri-no-Watashi iriguchi bus stop for 5 minutes.Passengers are able to transfer 松31 which is bound for Matsudo Station at the bus stop See also *''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' *Nichiren *Nichiren-shū *Shibamata Station *100 Soundscapes of Japan *100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei era) References Temple gate (10117938594).jpg Kannon bosatsu.JPG, Guanyin Guanyin () is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara ( sa, अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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