is a special ward in the

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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

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(to the north), Sumida and

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(to the west). It meets the city of Matsudo in Chiba at a point. Edogawa has a sister-city relationship with

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. 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.

History

The ward was founded in 1937 with the merger of seven towns and villages in Minami-Katsushika District: the towns of Koiwa and Komatsugawa, and the villages of Kasai, Matsue, Mizue, Shinozaki and Shikamoto.

Climate

Demographics

3,758 people of Indian ancestry, about 10% of the people of Indian origin in Japan and about 30% of the people of Indian origin in Tokyo Metropolis, reside in Edogawa Ward. The area has a high concentration of Indian origin families. The Indian community increased when engineers came to Japan to fix the

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. Indian people settled in Nishikasai due to the proximity to the

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, which connects to their places of employment. Nishikasai includes the Edogawa Indian Association. The head of the organization as of 2023, Jagmohan S. Chandrani, has been called the "father of Little India." Restaurants serving the cuisine of northern India opened in the northern part of the community, while the southern part had southern Indian restaurants. Global Indian International School Tokyo caters to the Indian expatriate community.

Districts and neighborhoods

; Komatsugawa Area * Hirai * Komatsugawa ;

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Area * Chūō * Funabori * Higashikomatsugawa *

* Matsushima * Nishiichinoe * Nishikomatsugawachō * Ōsugi ; Mizue Area * Edogawa * Haruechō * Higashimizue * Ichinoe * Ichinoechō * Mizue * Nīhori * Ninoechō ; Kasai Area * Higashikasai * Horichō * Kitakasai * Minamikasai * Nakakasai * * Rinkaichō * Seishinchō * Ukitachō ; Shishibone Area * Higashimatsumoto * Hon'isshiki * Kamiisshiki * Matsumoto * Okinomiyachō * Shishibone * Shishibonechō * Yagouchi ; Shinozaki Area * Higashishinozaki * Higashishinozakimachi * Kamishinozaki * Kitashinozaki * Minamishinozakimachi * Nishimizue * Shimoshinozakimachi * Shinozakimachi ; Koiwa Area * Higashikoiwa * Kitakoiwa * Minamikoiwa * Nishikoiwa

Sites

*Edogawa Boat Race Course * Edogawa Stadium * Kasai Seaside Park

Notable people

* Seiya Ando, basketball player * Keita Ono, darts player * Akiko Hinagata, actress *

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, actress and voice actress * Yogendra Puranik, India-born politician * Takamasa Suga, actor * Takeshi Morishima, professional wrestler * Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, 44th

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Education

Universities * Aikoku Gakuen Junior College Metropolitan high schools are operated by the

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. * Edogawa High School * Kasai Commercial High School * Kasai South High School * Koiwa High School * Komatsugawa High School * Momijigawa High School * Shinozaki High School Private High Schools: * International schools: * Global Indian International School, Tokyo Campus Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Edogawa Board of Education (江戸川区教育委員会). Junior high schools: * Harue Junior High School (春江中学校) * Higashi Kasai Junior High School ( 東葛西中学校) * Kamiishiki Junior High School (上一色中学校) * Kasai Junior High School ( 葛西中学校) * Kasai No. 2 Junior High School ( 葛西第二中学校) * Kasai No. 3 Junior High School ( 葛西第三中学校) * Koiwa No. 1 Junior High School ( 小岩第一中学校) * Koiwa No. 2 Junior High School ( 小岩第二中学校) * Koiwa No. 3 Junior High School ( 小岩第三中学校) * Koiwa No. 4 Junior High School ( 小岩第四中学校) * Koiwa No. 5 Junior High School ( 小岩第五中学校) * Komagatsukawa No. 1 Junior High School ( 小松川第一中学校) * Komagatsukawa No. 2 Junior High School (小松川第二中学校) * Komagatsukawa No. 3 Junior High School (小松川第三中学校) * Matsue No. 1 Junior High School (松江第一中学校) * Matsue No. 2 Junior High School ( 松江第二中学校) * Matsue No. 3 Junior High School (松江第三中学校) * Matsue No. 4 Junior High School (松江第四中学校) * Matsue No. 5 Junior High School (松江第五中学校) * Matsue No. 6 Junior High School ( 松江第六中学校) * Minami Kasai Junior High School ( 南葛西中学校) * Minami Kasai No. 2 Junior High School ( 南葛西第二中学校) * Mizue Junior High School (瑞江中学校) * Mizue No. 2 Junior High School (瑞江第二中学校) * Mizue No. 3 Junior High School (瑞江第三中学校) * Ninoe Junior High School (二之江中学校) * Nishi Kasai Junior High School ( 西葛西中学校) * Seishin No. 1 Junior High School ( 清新第一中学校) * Seishin No. 2 Junior High School ( 清新第二中学校) * Shikamoto Junior High School ( 鹿本中学校) * Shinozaki Junior High School ( 篠崎中学校) * Shinozaki No. 2 Junior High School (篠崎第二中学校) * Shishibone Junior High School ( 鹿骨中学校) Elementary schools: * No. 2 Kasai Elementary School (第二葛西小学校) * No. 3 Kasai Elementary School (第三葛西小学校) * No. 4 Kasai Elementary School (第四葛西小学校) * No. 5 Kasai Elementary School (第五葛西小学校) * No. 6 Kasai Elementary School (第六葛西小学校) * No. 7 Kasai Elementary School (第七葛西小学校) * No. 2 Matsue Elementary School ( 第二松江小学校) * No. 3 Matsue Elementary School (第三松江小学校) * Edogawa Elementary School (江戸川小学校) * Funabori Elementary School ( 船堀小学校) * Funabori No. 2 Elementary School ( 船堀第二小学校) * Harue Elementary School ( 春江小学校) * Higashi Kasai Elementary School ( 東葛西小学校) * Higashi Koiwa Elementary School (東小岩小学校) * Higashi-Komatsugawa Elementary School (東小松川小学校) * Hirai Elementary School ( 平井小学校) * Hirai Higashi Elementary School (平井東小学校) * Hirai Minami Elementary School (平井南小学校) * Hirai Nishi Elementary School (平井西小学校) * Hon-Isshiki Elementary School (本一色小学校) * Ichinoe Elementary School (一之江小学校) * Ichinoe No. 2 Elementary School (一之江第二小学校) * Kamata Elementary School ( 鎌田小学校) * Kami-Isshiki Minami Elementary School (上一色南小学校) * Kamikoiwa Elementary School (上小岩小学校) * Kamikoiwa No. 2 Elementary School (上小岩第二小学校) * Kasai Elementary School (葛西小学校) * Kita Koiwa Elementary School (北小岩小学校) * Koiwa Elementary School (小岩小学校) * Komagatsugawa Elementary School ( 小松川小学校) * Komagatsugawa No. 2 Elementary School ( 小松川第二小学校) * Matsue Elementary School (松江小学校) * Matsumoto Elementary School (松本小学校) * Minami Kasai Elementary School ( 南葛西小学校) * Minami Kasai No. 2 Elementary School (南葛西第二小学校) * Minami Kasai No. 3 Elementary School (南葛西第三小学校) * Minami Koiwa Elementary School (南小岩小学校) * Minami Koiwa No. 2 Elementary School (南小岩第二小学校) * Minami Shinozaki Elementary School (南篠崎小学校) * Mizue Elementary School (瑞江小学校) * Naka Koiwa Elementary School (中小岩小学校) * Niihori Elementary School ( 新堀小学校) * Ninoe Elementary School (二之江小学校) * Ninoe No. 2 Elementary School (二之江第二小学校) * Ninoe No. 3 Elementary School ( 二之江第三小学校) * Nishiichinoe Elementary School (西一之江小学校) * Nishi Kasai Elementary School (西葛西小学校) * Nishi Koiwa Elementary School ( 西小岩小学校) * Nishikomatsugawa Elementary School (西小松川小学校) * Osugi Elementary School (大杉小学校) * Osugi No. 2 Elementary School (大杉第二小学校) * Osugi Higashi Elementary School (大杉東小学校) * Rinkai Elementary School ( 臨海小学校) * Seishin No. 1 Elementary School (清新第一小学校) * Seishin Futaba Elementary School ( 清新ふたば小学校) * Shikamoto Elementary School (鹿本小学校) * Shimokamata Elementary School (下鎌田小学校) * Shimokamata Higashi Elementary School (下鎌田東小学校) * Shimokamata Nishi Elementary School (下鎌田西小学校) * Shimokoiwa Elementary School (下小岩小学校) * Shimokoiwa No. 2 Elementary School (下小岩第二小学校) * Shinden Elementary School (新田小学校) * Shinozaki Elementary School (篠崎小学校) * Shinozaki No. 2 Elementary School (篠崎第二小学校) * Shinozaki No. 3 Elementary School (篠崎第三小学校) * Shinozaki No. 4 Elementary School ( 篠崎第四小学校) * Shinozaki No. 5 Elementary School ( 篠崎第五小学校) * Shishibone Elementary School (鹿骨小学校) * Shishibone Higashi Elementary School (鹿骨東小学校) * Ukita Elementary School (宇喜田小学校)

Transportation

Rail

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:* – – (Shin-Koiwa Station is in

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) – – :

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Keisei Electric Railway The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ...

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:* – – – ; Toei :

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: Tozai Line :* – – –

Highway

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**C2 Central Loop **No.7 Komatsugawa Route **B Bayshore Route

References

External links

Edogawa City Official Website
{{Authority control Wards of Tokyo