Sumida (墨田区, Sumida-ku, "Field of Ink") 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.
Sumida is in the northeastern 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 freestanding tower in the world and the tallest man-made structure in Japan.
Ryōgoku Kokugikan (National Sumo Stadium)
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Asahi Breweries Headquarters: The Asahi Beer Hall with the Asahi flame created by French designer Philippe Starck in 1989, is one of Tokyo's most recognizable modern structures.
Eko-in: Buddhist temple
Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park: the residence of Kira Yoshinaka stood on this site. The Forty-seven Ronin took his life during the Genroku era.
Hokusai-dori (street), with a series of prints by famed Japanese artist Hokusai who was born in the Kamezawa area of Sumida.
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 Bombing of Tokyo in World War II and other catastrophes; by Itō Chūta
Yokoamicho Park, in the Yokoami district
In the north (the former Mukojima Ward): Sumida, Tsutsumi-dori, Higashi Sumida, Yahiro, 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
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.
Asahi Breweries has its headquarters in Azuma-bashi.
Japan Tobacco has a plant in Yokokawa.
Keisei Electric Railway has its headquarters in Oshiage.
Lion Corporation, the detergent and toiletries giant, has its home office in Honjo.
Tobu Railway has its headquarters in Oshiage.
As of 2005, the mayor is Noboru Yamazaki. The council consists of 34 members.
JR East Sōbu Main Line: Kinshichō, Ryōgoku Stations
Tobu Railway
Tōbu Isesaki Line: Oshiage, Tokyo Skytree, Hikifune, Higashi-Mukōjima, Kanegafuchi Stations
Tōbu Kameido Line: Higashi-Azuma, Omurai, Hikifune Stations
Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Oshiage Line: Oshiage, Keisei Hikifune, Yahiro Stations
Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line: Kinshichō, Oshiage Stations
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Toei Asakusa Line: Honjō Azuma-bashi, Oshiage Stations
Toei Shinjuku Line: Kikukawa Station
Toei Ōedo Line: Ryōgoku Station
Shuto Expressway
C2 Central Loop
No.6 Mukōjima Route
No.7 Komatsugawa Route
National highways
Route 6
Route 14
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa lived in Mukojima
Enomoto Takeaki lived in Mukojima
Katsushika Hokusai was born in Kamezawa
Katsu Kaishū was born in Kamezawa
Kōda Rohan lived in Mukōjima
Matsuo Bashō lived in Honjō
Mori Ōgai lived in Mukōjima
Nezumi Kozō (Jirokichi): A memorial is located at Eko-in
Haruka Igawa: actress, model
Chosuke Ikariya: actor, comedian (The Drifters)
Nana Kinomi: actress
Masakazu Morita, voice actor
Masao Oba: former WBA flyweight champion
Sadaharu Oh: baseball player and manager
Kazuhito Tadano: Major League Baseball player
Suihō Tagawa: manga artist
Hisanori Takahashi: baseball player
Yoshihiro Takayama: pro wrestler
Chisa Yokoyama: voice actor
Public elementary and middle schools are operated by Sumida.
Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
Honjo High School
Mukojima Commercial High School
Mukojima Technical High School
Ryogoku High School
Sumidagawa High School
Tachibana High School
In addition the metropolitan school district also operates a metropolitan junior high school:
Ryogoku Junior High School
International schools:
Tokyo Korean 5th Elementary and Middle School (東京朝鮮第五初中級学校) - North Korean school
Sumida maintains sister-city relationships with Seodaemun-gu in Seoul, South Korea, and with Shijingshan District in Beijing, China.
Chushingura, the fictional account of the events surrounding the revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin
Bokuto Kitan, the novel by Nagai Kafu
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