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is a special ward located in
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. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Sumida City. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated
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of 257,300, and a
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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 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  ...
to the east; Edogawa to the southeast;
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to the west; Chūō to the southwest; and
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to the south.


Landmarks

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Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television (DTTV or DTT, or DTTB with "broadcasting") is a technology for terrestrial television in which land-based (terrestrial) television stations broadcast television content by radio waves to televisions in consumers' ...
broadcasting tower used by
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and other broadcasters. It is the tallest tower in the world and the tallest man-made structure in Japan. The commercial facility Sky Tree Town "Solamachi" is adjacent to the premises of Tokyo Sky Tree, and
Sumida Aquarium is a public aquarium located on the 5th and 6th floors of the Commercial complex "Tokyo Solamachi" in Tokyo Skytree of Sumida, Tokyo. Exhibits Sumida Aquarium was built in the Commercial complex "Tokyo Solamachi" in the Tokyo Skytree, and open ...
is located on the 5th and 6th floors. * Ryōgoku Kokugikan (National Sumo Stadium) *
Edo-Tokyo Museum The is a historical museum located at 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo in the Ryogoku district. The museum opened in March 1993 to preserve Edo's cultural heritage, and features city models of Edo and Tokyo between 1590 (just prior to the ...
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Asahi Breweries is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: alcoholic beverage business (4 ...
Headquarters: The
Asahi Beer Hall The Asahi Beer Hall ( a.k.a. ''Super Dry Hall'', or ''Flamme d'Or'') is one of the buildings of the Asahi Breweries headquarters located on the east bank of the Sumida River in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed by French designer Phili ...
with the ''Asahi flame'' created by French designer
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in 1989, is one of Tokyo's most recognizable modern structures. * Eko-in:
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temple *Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park: the residence of
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stood on this site. The
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took his life during the
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era. *Hokusai-dori (''street''), with a series of prints by famed Japanese artist
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who was born in the Kamezawa area of Sumida. * Kinshicho Station, among the most popular places to play the mobile game
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in the entire of Japan. It's easy to see people staring at their phones for hours and catching every single Pokémon around the area. * Sumida Triphony Hall, concert hall *Tobu Museum *Tokyo Irei-do (Tokyo Memorial Hall): a memorial to those unidentified people who died in the Great Kantō earthquake, the
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and other catastrophes; by
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* Yokoamicho Park, in the Yokoami district


Places

*In the north (the former Mukojima Ward): Sumida, Tsutsumi-dori, Higashi Sumida, Yahiro, Mukojima, Higashi Mukojima, Tachibana, Bunka, Kyojima, Oshiage *In the center (former Honjo Ward): Azuma-bashi, Higashi Komagata, Honjo, Narihira, Yokokawa *In the south (former Honjo Ward): Yokoami, Ryogoku, Chitose, Ishiwara, Kamezawa, Midori, Tatekawa, Kikukawa, Taihei, Kinshi, Koto-bashi


History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. It was previously the (ordinary) wards Honjo and Mukojima. Mukojima, formed in 1932, contained the former town of Sumida, which along with the river gave the ward its name.


Companies

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Asahi Breweries is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: alcoholic beverage business (4 ...
has its headquarters in Azuma-bashi. *
Japan Tobacco Hepburn: ''Nippon Senbai Kōsha'' , type = 1985-: Public (''kabushiki gaisha'') 1949-1985: Statutory corporation , traded_as = , industry = FoodTobacco , foundation = 1898 (as Imperial Japanese Tobacco Company)1 June 1949 (as Japan Tobacco ...
has a plant in Yokokawa. *
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 ...
has its headquarters in Oshiage. *
Lion Corporation is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of detergent, soap, medications, and oral hygiene products and other toiletries. The company also has a chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study ...
, the detergent and toiletries giant, has its home office in Honjo. *
Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...
has its headquarters in Oshiage.


Politics

As of 2005, the mayor is Noboru Yamazaki. The council consists of 34 members.


Transport


Rail lines

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JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
Sōbu Main Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It connects Tokyo with the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, passing through the cities of Funabashi, Chiba, and Chōshi. Its name derives from the ol ...
: Kinshichō, Ryōgoku Stations *
Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...
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Tōbu Isesaki Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama to Isesaki Station in Gunma Prefecture. The Isesaki Line can refer to the entire section between Asaku ...
: Oshiage, Tokyo Skytree, Hikifune, Higashi-Mukōjima, Kanegafuchi Stations **
Tōbu Kameido Line The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tobu Railway in Tokyo. The line is in central Tokyo, a short 3.4 km branch off the Tobu Skytree Line at , southbound to with connections to the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line ...
: Higashi-Azuma, Omurai, Hikifune Stations *
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 ...
Keisei Oshiage Line The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by private railway company Keisei Electric Railway. It connects Oshiage Station in Sumida and Aoto Station in Katsushika. The Oshiage Line passes through areas typical of Tokyo's ''shitamachi ...
: Oshiage, Keisei Hikifune, Yahiro Stations *
Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Overview The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō, and Sumida. Despite being shorter in length than nearly all other Tokyo su ...
: Kinshichō, Oshiage Stations *
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems which make up the Tokyo subway system, the other ...
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Toei Asakusa Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes. The Asa ...
: Honjō Azuma-bashi, Oshiage Stations **
Toei Shinjuku Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west. At Shin ...
: Kikukawa Station **
Toei Ōedo Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...
: Ryōgoku Station


Railway stations

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Higashi-Azuma Station is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway. Lines Higashi-Azuma Station is served by the 3.4 km Tōbu Kameido Line from to , and is located 2.0 km from Hikifune. Station layout The station consists of tw ...
* Higashi-Mukōjima Station *
Hikifune Station is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Lines Hikifune Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line and Tōbu Kameido Line, and is located 2.4 km from the Tokyo terminus at Asaku ...
* Honjo-Azumabashi Station * Kanegafuchi Station *
Kinshichō Station is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metro. The surrounding area is the largest shopping district in Sumida Ward, featuring several large department stores, numerous small sho ...
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Kikukawa Station is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. Its station number is S-12. The station opened on December 21, 1978. Platforms Kikukawa Station consists of a single island platform served by two tracks. File:Toei-subway-S12-Kikukawa-stati ...
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Tokyo Skytree Station is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree and Skytree Town redevelopment, and was formerly known as Narihirabashi Station. ...
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Omurai Station is a railway station on the Tobu Kameido Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Lines Omurai Station is served by the 3.4 km Tobu Kameido Line from to , and is located 1.4 km from Hikif ...
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Oshiage Station is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyo Metro, Tobu Railway, Toei, and Keisei Electric Railway. It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree complex. Lines Oshiage Station is served by the following lines. It is the ...
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Ryōgoku Station is a railway station in Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). Lines The station is served by the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line and the Toei Oedo Li ...
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Yahiro Station is a railway station on the Keisei Oshiage Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. Lines Yahiro Station is served by the 5.7 km Keisei Oshiage Line, and is located 2.4 km from th ...


Highways

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Shuto Expressway is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the . Most routes are grade-separated (elevated roads or tunnels) and central routes have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that requi ...
**C2 Central Loop **No.6 Mukōjima Route **No.7 Komatsugawa Route *
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** Route 6 ** Route 14


Notable people


Historical

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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , art name , was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story", and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He committed suicide at the age of ...
lived in Mukojima * Enomoto Takeaki lived in Mukojima *
Katsushika Hokusai , known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. He is best known for the woodblock print series '' Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'', which includes the iconic print ''The Great W ...
was born in Kamezawa *
Katsu Kaishū Count , best known by his nickname , was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku ) by Sakuma Shōzan. He ...
was born in Kamezawa *
Kōda Rohan , pen name , was a Japanese author. His daughter, Aya Kōda, was also a noted author who often wrote about him. Kōda wrote "The Icon of Liberty", also known as "The Buddha of Art" or "The Elegant Buddha", in 1889. A house (Kagyu-an or "snail ...
lived in Mukōjima *
Matsuo Bashō born then was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative '' haikai no renga'' form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest ma ...
lived in Honjō *
Mori Ōgai Lieutenant-General , known by his pen name , was a Japanese Army Surgeon general officer, translator, novelist, poet and father of famed author Mari Mori. He obtained his medical license at a very young age and introduced translated German la ...
lived in Mukōjima *
Nezumi Kozō is the nickname of , a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo (present-day Tokyo) during the Edo period.Goodman, David G. (1986). Pg 256-257. "After Apocalypse: Four Japanese Plays of Hiroshima and Nagasaki", New York: Columbia Universit ...
(Jirokichi): a memorial is located at Eko-in


Modern

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Haruka Igawa is a Japanese actress and a former gravure idol. Career Igawa appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2008 film ''Tokyo Sonata'' and Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film '' Tokyo Park''. Filmography Film * ''Filament'' (2001) * '' Tokyo.sora'' (2001) * ''Dog Star ...
: actress, model *
Chosuke Ikariya was a Japanese comedian and film actor, and leader of the comedy group The Drifters. His nickname was . Life and career 1931–1962: Childhood and early career Chōsuke Ikariya was born with the name on November 1, 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. Du ...
: actor, comedian (
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) *
Nana Kinomi , born July 11, 1946, in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress and singer. Selected works * ''Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976) * ''Daitokai Tatakai no Hibi '' (1976 episode, 25) * ''Abunai Deka series'' * ''Otoko wa tsurai yo'': ''Stage-S ...
: actress *
Masakazu Morita is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. He previously worked for Aoni Production. He is also the host of the radio show ''Bleach B-Station''. He played Ichigo Kurosaki in ''Bleach'', Maeda Keiji in '' Sengoku Basara'', Marco the Phoenix ...
, voice actor * Masao Oba: former WBA flyweight champion *
Sadaharu Oh Sadaharu Oh (Japanese: , ''Ō Sadaharu''; born May 20, 1940), also known as Wang Chen-chih (), is a Japanese-born former baseball player and manager Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Ō Sadaharu"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 758. who ...
: baseball player and manager *
Kazuhito Tadano is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He had previously pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians. He is currently the Pitching Coach for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters farm team in Nippon Professional Baseball's Eastern Lea ...
: Major League Baseball player *
Suihō Tagawa , better known by the pen name Suihō Tagawa (田河 水泡, ''Tagawa Suihō''), was a Japanese manga artist. Biography Born in Sumida, Tokyo, Nakatarō Takamizawa grew up an orphan: his mother died upon his birth, his father and his uncle (who ...
: manga artist *
Hisanori Takahashi is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He began his professional career in NPB with the Yomiuri Giants, and played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cub ...
: baseball player * Tomomi Takano: model and professional boxer *
Yoshihiro Takayama is a former Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Debuting for UWF International (UWFI) in the 1990s, Takayama joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 1997 after UWF-i folded. In 2000, he joined Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), and ...
: pro wrestler * Chisa Yokoyama: voice actor *
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, actor, voice actor and tarento


Education

Metropolitan high schools are operated by the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 ''Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai'') is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board directly manages all of the public high schools in all 23 special wards, the Wester ...
. * * Mukojima Commercial High School * Mukojima Technical High School * * * * In addition, the metropolitan school district also operates a metropolitan junior high school: * Municipal kindergartens, elementary schools, and junior high schools are operated by Sumida City Board of Education (墨田区教育委員会). Municipal junior high schools: * Azumadaini ("Azuma No. 2") Junior High School (吾嬬第二中学校) * Azumamatchibana Junior High School (吾嬬立花中学校) * Bunka Junior High School (文花中学校) * Honjyo Junior High School ( 本所中学校) * Kinshi Junior High School ( 錦糸中学校) * Ryogoku Junior High School ( 両国中学校) * Sakuratsutsumi Junior High School (桜堤中学校) * Sumida Junior High School (墨田中学校) * Tatekawa Junior High School (竪川中学校) * Terashima Junior High School (寺島中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * No. 1 Terajima (第一寺島小学校) * No. 2 Terajima (第二寺島小学校) * No. 3 Azuma (第三吾嬬小学校) * No. 3 Terajima ( 第三寺島小学校) * No. 4 Azuma (第四吾嬬小学校) * Chuwa (中和小学校) * Futaba ( 二葉小学校) * Higashiazuma (東吾嬬小学校) * Hikifune (曳舟小学校) * Kikukawa (菊川小学校) * Kinshi (錦糸小学校) * Kototoi ( 言問小学校) * Koume (小梅小学校) * Midori ( 緑小学校) * Nakagawa (中川小学校) * Narihira ( 業平小学校) * Oshiage ( 押上小学校) * Ryogoku (両国小学校) * Sotode (外手小学校) * Sumida (隅田小学校) * Tachibana Azuma-no-Mori ( 立花吾嬬の森小学校) * Umekawa (梅若小学校) * Yahiro (八広小学校) * Yanagashima (柳島小学校) * Yokokawa (横川小学校) Municipal kindergartens: * Daisanterajima ("No. 3 Terajima") (第三寺島幼稚園) * Hikifune (曳舟幼稚園) * Kikukawa (菊川幼稚園) * Midori (緑幼稚園) * Tachibana (立花幼稚園) * Yahiro (八広幼稚園) * Yanagishima (柳島幼稚園) International schools: * - North Korean school
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International relations

Sumida maintains sister-city relationships with
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, Seoul, South Korea, and with
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Works set in Sumida

* ''Chushingura'', the fictional account of the events surrounding the revenge of the
Forty-seven Ronin 47 (forty-seven) is the natural number following 46 and preceding 48. It is a prime number. In mathematics Forty-seven is the fifteenth prime number, a safe prime, the thirteenth supersingular prime, the fourth isolated prime, and the sixth L ...
* ''Bokuto Kitan'', the novel by Nagai Kafu * '' You're Under Arrest''
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series * Battle Kuma Oni. in Kachidoki Bridge 「東京激震! 新生莫斯科華撃団! ''Tōkyō Gekishin! Shinsei Mosukuba Kagekidan''!」 ''Tokyo Trembles! The New Moscow Combat Revue!'' in
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's 2000 ''Sakura Wars'' TV Series '' Shin Sakura Taisen the Animation'' 2020.


References


External links


Sumida City Official Website
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