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Katsushika District, Shimōsa
is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is known as 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 ;Minami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Wards Of Tokyo
The of Tokyo are a special form of Municipalities of Japan, municipalities in Japan under the 1947 Local Autonomy Act, Local Autonomy Law. They are city-level wards: primary subdivisions of a prefecture with municipal autonomy largely comparable to other forms of municipalities. With a land area of , it is about three-quarters the size of Singapore. As of 2024, it has a population of almost 10 million, with a density of about . Although the autonomy law today allows for special wards to be established in other prefectures, to date they exist only in Tokyo, which consists of 23 special wards and 39 other, ordinary municipalities (cities of Japan, cities, list of towns in Japan, towns, and list of villages in Japan, villages). The special wards of Tokyo occupy the land that was once the core Tokyo City in its 1936 borders before it was abolished under the Tōjō Cabinet in 1943 to become directly ruled by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, prefectural government, then renamed to " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edogawa, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It takes its name from the Edo River that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City. The easternmost of the wards, it shares boundaries with the cities of Urayasu, Chiba, Urayasu and Ichikawa, Chiba, Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture (to the east) and with the wards of Katsushika, Tokyo, Katsushika (to the north), Sumida, Tokyo, Sumida and Kōtō, Tokyo, Kōtō (to the west). It meets the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Matsudo in Chiba at a point. Edogawa has a sister-city relationship with Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. Domestically, it has friendship ties with the cities of Azumino, Nagano, Azumino in Nagano Prefecture and Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture. As of January 1, 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 695,797, and a population density of 13,925 persons per km2. The total area is 49.90 km2. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musashi Province
was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Kawasaki and Yokohama. Musashi bordered on Kai Province, Kai, Kōzuke Province, Kōzuke, Sagami Province, Sagami, Shimōsa Province, Shimōsa, and Shimotsuke Provinces. Musashi was the largest province in the Kantō region. History Musashi had its ancient capital in modern Fuchū, Tokyo, and its provincial temple in what is now Kokubunji, Tokyo. By the Sengoku period, the main city was Edo, which became the dominant city of eastern Japan. Edo Castle was the headquarters of Tokugawa Ieyasu before the Battle of Sekigahara and became the dominant city of Japan during the Edo period, being renamed Tokyo Prefecture, Tokyo during the Meiji Restoration. Hikawa Shrine (Saitama), ''Hikawa-jinja'' was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (''ichinomiya'') of the provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tateishi, Tokyo
is a neighborhood in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. The name derives from a tiny stone monument called , located at 8-37 Tateishi. With its retro-chic shopping streets and small, back-street workshops and factories, the area retains an atmosphere associated with Tokyo's earthy ''Shitamachi'' ("downtown") neighborhoods. Katsushika Ward Office, is located at 5-13-1 Tateishi. Geography Tateishi is situated on the west bank of the Nakagawa, a river, about 3 km south of the Kameari area known to many through the manga '' Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo''. The Higashi-Tateishi ("east Tateishi") neighborhood lies to the south of Tateishi. , an old-fashioned shopping street near the railway station, was started soon after World War II ended. Until around 1980, Tateishi was home to numerous small, family-owned factories, though many of these have since closed and small apartment houses now occupy many of their former sites. The neighborhood's chief industries include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibamata
Shibamata () is a in Katsushika City, Tokyo. The current addresses within the neighbourhood are Shibamata 1 to 7 chome. The neighbourhood is the family home of Tora-san in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma, whose nickname is , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "''Tora-san''" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments rel ... film series. Attractions include the Shibamata Taishakuten Buddhist temple. See also * Shibamata Station * Murder of Junko Kobayashi References Cultural landscapes of Japan Katsushika {{Tokyo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. File:Mizumoto park 1989 air.jpg, Aerial view in 1989 File:Mizumoto park random scenes May 2 2021.webm, thumbtime=2, Inside the park, 2021 File:River mizumoto.JPG, Summer, 2013 File:Mizumoto Park, -17 Jan. 2013 a.jpg, Winter, 2013 File:Hanasyoubu-enn.JPG, Iris Garden, 2013 File:Mizumoto Park Tokyo 20200224 145340.jpg, Winter, 2020 File:Mizumoto Park in Tokyo 20180211 153915.jpg, Winter, 2018 Data * Date opened: April 1, 1965 * Area: * Nearest station: About from Kanamachi Station (JR Jōban Line The 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 Iwanu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niijuku
is a district of Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. Education Katsushika City Board of Education operates area public elementary and junior high schools. 1 and 2 and 4 and 5-chome The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. The Japanese system is complex, th ... are zoned to Niijuku Elementary School (新宿小学校). 3-chome 1-28 ban are zoned to Shibahara Elementary School (柴原小学校) while 3-chome 29-33 ban are zoned to Sumiyoshi Elementary School ( 住吉小学校). The following parts of 6-chome are zoned to the following schools: 1 and 6-ban to Iizuka Elementary School (飯塚小学校), 2-ban to Higashi (East) Kanamachi Elementary School (東金町小学校), and 3-5 and 7-8 ban to Hananoki Elementary School ( 花の木小学校). 1-5-chome are zoned to Niijuku Junior High School (新宿中学校). 6-chom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanamachi, Tokyo
is a district of Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. Kanamachi is the residential district to the south of Kanamachi Station. Kanamachi in a broader sense may also include Higashikanamachi, to the north of the station. Education Katsushika City Board of Education operates area public elementary and junior high schools. Kanamachi 1-2-chome The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. The Japanese system is complex, th ... is zoned to Shibahara Elementary School (柴原小学校). 3 and 6-chome and the are zoned to Kanamachi Elementary School ( 金町小学校). 4-5-chome are zoned to Suehiro Elementary School ( 末広小学校). 2-3 and 5-6 chome and the water plant, as well as parts of 1 and 4-chome, are zoned to Tokiwa Junior High School (常盤中学校). The rest of 1-chome and 4-chome are zoned to Niijuku Junior H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashikanamachi
is a district of Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. Education Katsushika City Board of Education operates area public elementary and junior high schools. Parts of 1-chome The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. The Japanese system is complex, th ... and 3-chome are zoned to Higashi (East) Kanamachi Elementary School (東金町小学校). 2-chome and part of 1-chome are zoned to Harada Elementary School (原田小学校). 4-5 and 7-8 chome and part of 6-chome are zoned to Handa Elementary School (半田小学校). The rest of 6-chome is zoned to Kanamachi Elementary School ( 金町小学校). 1-3 chome are zoned to Kanamachi Junior High School (金町中学校). 4-8 chome are zoned to Higashi Kanamachi Junior High School (東金町中学校). References {{Katsushika Districts of Katsushika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama Prefecture
is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 Square kilometre, km2 (1,466 Square mile, sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama, Saitama, Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Saitama, Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, Saitama, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa, Saitama, Tokorozawa. History of Kujiki According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western Saitama. The area that would become Saitama Prefecture in the 19th century is part of Musashi Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yashio, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 92,512 in 44,288 households and a population density of 5100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Located in far southeastern Saitama Prefecture at an elevation of only three meters above sea level, Yashio is on the central reaches of the Naka River, and is approximately 20 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. Surrounding municipalities * Saitama Prefecture ** Misato ** Sōka * Tokyo Metropolis ** Adachi ** Katsushika Climate Yashio has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yashio is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1482 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of ... [...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 Chiba Prefecture * Matsudo * Nagareyama Saitama Prefecture * Sōka * Yashio * Yoshikawa Tokyo Metropolis * Katsushika-ku 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
