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Sumida may refer to: *Sumida, Tokyo, one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan *Sumida River, which flows through Tokyo, Japan *Sumida (surname), a Japanese surname *Japanese gunboat Sumida (1903), Japanese gunboat ''Sumida'' (1903), a Japanese gunboat launched in 1903 and stricken in 1935 *Japanese gunboat Sumida (1939), Japanese gunboat ''Sumida'' (1939), a Japanese gunboat launched in 1939 and ceded to China as a war prize at the end of World War II *Sumida, a series of Japanese cars manufactured from 1933-1937 by Jidosha Kogyo Co., Ltd. (later to become Isuzu) *1090 Sumida, a minor planet orbiting the Sun {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumida, Tokyo
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Sumida City. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 257,300, and a population density of 18,690 persons per km2. The total area is 13.77 km2. Its City Office is located in Azumabashi, but its commercial centre is the area around Kinshicho Station in the south. Geography Sumida is in the north-eastern 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; Taitō to the west; Chūō to the southwest; and Kōtō to the south. Landmarks *Tokyo Skytree: A digital terrestrial television broadcasting tower used by NHK and other broadcasters. It is the tallest tower in the world and the tallest man-made structure in Japan. The commercial facility Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumida River
The is a river that flows through central Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi (in Kita-ku) and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers. It passes through the Kita, Adachi, Arakawa, Sumida, Taito, Kōtō and Chūō wards of Tokyo. What is now known as the "Sumida River" was previously the path of the Ara-kawa. Toward the end of the Meiji era, the Ara-kawa was manually diverted to prevent flooding, as the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda is nearby. Art Sumida Gawa pottery was named after the Sumida River and was originally manufactured in the Asakusa district near Tokyo by potter Inoue Ryosai I and his son Inoue Ryosai II. In the late 1890s, Ryosai I developed a style of applied figures on a surface with flowing glaze, based on Chinese glazes called "flambe." Sumida pieces could be teapots, ash trays, or vases, and were made for export to the West. Inoue Ryosai III, grandson of Ryosai I, moved the manufacturing site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumida (surname)
Sumida (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daizo Sumida (住田 代蔵, 1887–1961), Japanese businessman *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese footballer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Gunboat Sumida (1903)
was a river gunboat in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named after the Sumida River in Tokyo, Japan. History ''Sumida'' was the first gunboat in the Imperial Japanese Navy inventory designed specifically for inland river service. The need for such a vessel to operate on the rivers of the Asian mainland to protect Japanese commercial interests at various treaty ports had been perceived even before the Boxer Rebellion. The Japanese government turned to the United Kingdom, and placed an order for such two such vessels in 1903: one the ''Sumida'' to John I. Thornycroft & Company and the other to Yarrow Shipbuilders in Scotland. ''Sumida'', was slightly larger than ''Fushimi'' and easily distinguishable by having one smokestack to ''Fushimi's'' twin stack. ''Sumida'' was launched in June 1903, but was brought to Shanghai for final fitting out, but work was halted by official British neutrality in the Russo-Japanese War, the unfinished ship was impounded in until the end of that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Gunboat Sumida (1939)
was a river gunboat of the Imperial Japanese Navy, that operated on the Yangtze River in China during the 1940s, and during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Background ''Sumida'' was the second of two vessels in the river gunboats authorized under the 3rd Naval Armaments Supplement Programme of 1937.Jentsura, ''Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy''; page 121 Design ''Sumida'' had a hull with an overall length of and width of , with a normal displacement of 338 tons and draft of . She was propelled by two Kampon steam turbine engines with two boilers driving two shafts, producing and had a top speed of 17 knots. The ship was armed with one /28 cal. gun and one 25mm machine gun. Service record '' Sumida'' was laid down on 13 April 1939 and launched 30 October 1939 at the Fujinagata Shipyards in Osaka, Japan. On commissioning on 31 May 1940, she was assigned to the Yokosuka Naval District and attached to the 1st China Expeditionary Fleet, arriving in Shan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
