Area 10.16 km² Region Kantō region | Population 208,763 (1 May 2015) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address Arakawa 2-2-3, Arakawa, Tokyo116-8501 Website www.city.arakawa.tokyo.jp Points of interest Shioiri Park, Arakawa nature park manage, Yūyake Dandan, Jōkan‑ji, Oguhachiman Shrine | ||
Arakawa (荒川区, Arakawa-ku, "Raging River") is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward takes its name from the river, the Arakawa, though the Arakawa River does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Kita, Bunkyo, Taito and Sumida. In English, the ward calls itself Arakawa City.
Contents
- Map of Arakawa Tokyo Japan
- Geography
- History
- Neighborhoods
- Famous people
- Economy
- Landmarks
- Education
- Rail
- Major Roads
- Events
- References
Map of Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Arakawa has sister-city relationships with Donaustadt in Vienna, Austria, and with Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. Domestically, it has similar relationships with nine cities, towns and villages.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 208,763 and a population density of about 20,550 persons per km². The total area is 10.16 km².
Geography
Arakawa is in the northeastern part of Tokyo. The shape is long and narrow, stretching from west to east. The Sumida River forms the northern boundary.
The ward is surrounded by five other special wards. To the north lies Adachi; to the west, Kita; to the southwest, Bunkyo. South of Arakawa is Taito, and southeast is Sumida.
History
The area was mainly agricultural in the Edo period. In 1651, Kozukappara, the Tokugawa's largest execution ground (now located next to Minami-Senju station), was built. Beginning in the Meiji era, the area became industrial as factories were built on the water front.
In 1932, it became one of the 35 wards of Tokyo City.
Neighborhoods
Famous people
Economy
MIAT Mongolian Airlines's Tokyo Branch Office is on the fifth floor in the Tachibana Building in Arakawa.
Landmarks
Arakawa Nature Park
Education
Public elementary and middle schools are operated by the Arakawa City Board of Education.
Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
The Tokyo First Korean Elementary and Junior High School (東京朝鮮第一初中級学校), a North Korean school, is in the ward.
The metropolis operated the Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering (EN) in Arakawa until 2010.
Rail
Additional facilities are under construction.