is a special ward in the

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. It is known as Katsushika City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated

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of 444,356, and a

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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

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and it is low

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. The ward office (Katsushika city hall) is located at

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Boundaries

Katsushika has boundaries with three wards of Tokyo: Adachi, Edogawa and Sumida. The cities of

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, and Misato and Yashio in

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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 *

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* Kanamachijōsuijō *

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* Tōganemachi ;Minamiayase-Ohanadjaya-Horikiri Area * Higashihorikiri * Horikiri * Kosuge * Ohanajaya ;Mizumoto Area * Higashimizumoto * Minamimizumoto * Mizumoto * Mizumotokoen * Nishimizumoto ;Okudo-Shinkoiwa Area * Higashishinkoiwa * Nishishinkoiwa * Okudo * Shinkoiwa ;Shibamata-Takasago Area * Hosoda * Kamakura *

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* Takasago ;Tateishi-Yotsugi Area * Higashitateishi * Higashiyotsugi * Takaramachi *

* Yotsugi

History

Katsushika District was originally a division of

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. When the province was divided and reconfigured, the district was partitioned between Kita-Katsushika District (within

), Higashi-Katsushika District (within

) and the remainder was based in Tokyo Prefecture. ''Minami-Katsushika District'' conformed today's Katsushika Ward proper, plus Edogawa, Koto and Sumida wards. On October 1, 1932, the former Minami-Katsushika District of what was then known as Tokyo Prefecture, and its seven towns and villages, merged and became part of the old

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. The special ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Katsushika contains the

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, the "Bound Jizō" of

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, and

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, selected as one of the

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and

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Economy

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has its headquarters in Katsushika.

Government and infrastructure

The

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, a correctional facility, is in the ward. One of Japan's seven

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s is located there.

Education

Colleges and universities

Tokyo Seiei College is a private four-year college in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan founded in 2005 to replace Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition, which was founded in 1947 and chartered as a junior college in 1963. Its name, ''Sei-ei'' is how its predecessor was abbr ...

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Metropolitan schools

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operates public high schools. * * * * * * Special school: * Katsushika School for the Blind (東京都立葛飾盲学校)

Municipal schools

Katsushika City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Municipal junior high schools: * Aoba Junior High School (青葉中学校) * Aoto Junior High School ( 青戸中学校) * Ayase Junior High School (綾瀬中学校) * Daido Junior High School ( 大道中学校) * Futaba Junior High School (双葉中学校) * Higashi (East) Kanamachi Junior High School (東金町中学校) * Honda Junior High School ( 本田中学校) * Horikiri Junior High School (堀切中学校) * Ichinodai Junior High School (一之台中学校) * Kamihirai Junior High School (上平井中学校) * Kameari Junior High School (亀有中学校) * Kanamachi Junior High School (金町中学校) * Katsumi Junior High School ( 葛美中学校) * Komatsu Junior High School (小松中学校) * Mizumoto Junior High School (水元中学校) * Nakagawa Junior High School (中川中学校) * Nijuku Junior High School (新宿中学校) * Okudo Junior High School (奥戸中学校) * Sakuramichi Junior High School ( 桜道中学校) * Shinkoiwa Junior High School (新小岩中学校) * Takasago Junior High School ( 高砂中学校) * Tateishi Junior High School (立石中学校) * Tokiwa Junior High School ( 常盤中学校) * Yotsugi Junior High School (四ツ木中学校) Elementary schools include: * Aoto Elementary School (青戸小学校) * Futakami Elementary School (二上小学校) * Hananoki Elementary School (花の木小学校) * Handa Elementary School (半田小学校) * Harada Elementary School (原田小学校) * Higashi (East) Ayase Elementary School (東綾瀬小学校) * Higashi Kanamachi Elementary School (東金町小学校) * Higashi Mizumoto Elementary School (東水元小学校) * Higashi Shibamata Elementary School (東柴又小学校) * Higashi Yotsugi Elementary School (東四つ木小学校) * Hokizuka Elementary School (宝木塚小学校) * Honden Elementary School (本田小学校) * Horikiri Elementary School (堀切小学校) * Hosoda Elementary School (細田小学校) * Iizuka Elementary School (飯塚小学校) * Kamakura Elementary School (鎌倉小学校) * Kameo Elementary School (亀青小学校) * Kamichiba Elementary School (上千葉小学校) * Kamihirai Elementary School (上平井小学校) * Kamikomatsu Elementary School (上小松小学校) * Kanamachi Elementary School (金町小学校) * Katsushika Elementary School (葛飾小学校) * Kawabata Elementary School (川端小学校) * Kitano Elementary School (北野小学校) * Koda Elementary School (幸田小学校) * Komatsuminami Elementary School (小松南小学校) * Kosuge Elementary School (こすげ小学校) * Matsukami Elementary School (松上小学校) * Michiue Elementary School (道上小学校) * Minami (South) Ayase Elementary School (南綾瀬小学校) * Minamiokudo Elementary School (南奥戸小学校) * Mizumoto Elementary School (水元小小学校) * Naka Aoto Elementary School (中青戸小学校) * Nakanodai Elementary School (中之台小学校) * Nichikosuge Elementary School (西小菅小学校) * Nijuku Elementary School (新宿小学校) * Nishi (West) Kameari Elementary School (西亀有小学校) * Okudo Elementary School (奥戸小学校) * Ryonan Elementary School (綾南小学校) * Seiwa Elementary School (清和小学校) * Shibahara Elementary School (柴原小学校) * Shibamata Elementary School (柴又小学校) * Shiratori Elementary School (白鳥小学校) * Suehiro Elementary School (末広小学校) * Sumiyoshi Elementary School (住吉小学校) * Takasogo Elementary School (高砂小学校) * Umeda Elementary School (梅田小学校) * Yotsugi Elementary School (よつぎ小学校) Special schools: * Hota Shiosai Elementary School ( 保田しおさい学校) - Note it is physically located in

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, Awa District,

, but it is a municipally-operated school by Katsushika City.

Transportation

Rail

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** Joban Line: Kameari, Kanamachi Stations **

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: Shin-Koiwa Station *

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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: Horikiri-shobuen, Ohanajaya, Aoto, Keisei Takasago Stations **

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: Yotsugi, Keisei Tateishi,

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s **

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: Keisei Takasago, Shibamata, Keisei Kanamachi Stations * Hokuso Railway Hokuso Line: Keisei Takasago, Shin-Shibamata Stations

Highways

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C2 Central Loop (Itabashi JCT - Kasai JCT) * Route 6 (Mito Kaidō) *Kan-nana *Kuramae bashi *Heiwa bashi *Shibamata Kaidō *Okudo Kaidō * Tokyo Route 307 Oji-Kanamachi-Edogawa line (Oji-ekimae to Minami-shinozaki)

Notable works set in Katsushika

The longest-running

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series in history, ''

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo , often shortened to and known in English as ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station (kōb ...

'' takes place in Katsushika. The neighborhood of

is the home of Tora-san, the protagonist of the long-running ''

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, played by

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. A statue of Tora-san stands outside of

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. Other notable works set in Katsushika are the television series ''

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'' and the TV drama series ''

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''. A statue of ''

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'' main character, Tsubasa Ozora, is also located there, as the fictional town of Nankatsu was inspired by Katsushika itself.

Notable people

Osamu Akimoto is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for his long-running comedy series ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', which was continuously published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 40 years from 1976 to 2016. With 1,960 chapte ...

, manga artist, creator of

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, actress,

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(''

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'') *

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, progressive-electronic musician *

Minako Honda , better known as , was a Japanese idol and musical singer. In 1985, she made her debut with the single "Satsui no Vacance". She was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia on January 5, 2005. At 4:38 A.M. on November 6, 2005, Honda died at t ...

, singer,

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actress *

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, singer,

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, actress, model *

Takaaki Ishibashi is a Japanese comedian, singer and actor. He is best known as a member of Tunnels (owarai), Tunnels and Yaen with his partner Noritake Kinashi. Early life Born in Katsushika, Tokyo, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. When he was in the first grade o ...

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comedian, actor, singer *

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, actress * Yumi Kumakura, volleyball player *

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, tarento *

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, singer, actor, voice actor, presenter *

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, Professional Wrestler * Miho Takagi, actress,

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* Youichi Takahashi, manga artist, creator of

Sister cities

Katsushika has sister-city relationships with

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, China, and with

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, a district of

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, Austria.

References

External links

*
Katsushika City Official Website
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