Edogawa, Tokyo

Edogawa
江戸川区
Special ward
Edogawa City[1]

Furukawa Waterside Park in Edogawa

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Location of Edogawa in Tokyo Metropolis
Edogawa

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°42′N 139°53′E / 35.700°N 139.883°E / 35.700; 139.883Coordinates: 35°42′N 139°53′E / 35.700°N 139.883°E / 35.700; 139.883
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Tokyo Metropolis
Government
 • Mayor Masami Tada (since May 1999)
Area
 • Total 49.90 km2 (19.27 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2015)
 • Total 682,418
 • Density 13,680/km2 (35,400/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Cinnamonum camphora
 • Flower Rhododendron
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp

Edogawa (江戸川区 Edogawa-ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It takes its name from the Edo River 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 Urayasu and Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture (to the east) and with the wards of Katsushika (to the north), Sumida and Kōtō (to the west). It meets the city of Matsudo in Chiba at a point.

Edogawa has a sister-city relationship with Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. Domestically, it has friendship ties with the cities of Azumino in Nagano Prefecture and Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture.

As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 682,418 and a population density of 13,680 persons per km². The total area is 49.90 km².

Kasai Junction, Shuto Expressway

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.

Districts

  • Ichinoe
  • Ichinoechō
  • Ukitachō
  • Edogawa
  • Ōsugi
  • Okinomiyachō
  • Kamiisshiki
  • Kamishinozaki
  • Kitakasai
  • Kitakoiwa
  • Kitashinozaki
  • Komatsugawa
  • Shishibone
  • Shishibonechō
  • Shinozakimachi
  • Shimoshinozakimachi
  • Seishinchō
  • Chūō
  • Nakakasai
  • Nīhori
  • Nishiichinoe
  • Nishikasai
  • Nishikoiwa
  • Nishikomatsugawachō
  • Nishimizue
  • Ninoechō
  • Haruechō
  • Higashikasai
  • Higashikoiwa
  • Higashikomatsugawa
  • Higashishinozaki
  • Higashishinozakimachi
  • Higashimatsumoto
  • Higashimizue
  • Hirai
  • Funabori
  • Hon'isshiki
  • Matsue
  • Matsushima
  • Matsumoto
  • Mizue
  • Minamikasai
  • Minamikoiwa
  • Minamishinozakimachi
  • Yagouchi
  • Rinkaichō

Sites

Famous people

Education

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Edogawa Board of Education.

Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

Private High Schools:

International schools:

Universities

Transportation

Rail

■ East Japan Railway Company
■ Chūō-Sōbu Line
■ Keiyō Line
■ Keisei Electric Railway
■ Keisei Main Line
■ Toei
○ Toei Shinjuku Line
■ Tokyo Metro
○ Tozai Line

Highway

References

  1. ↑ Edogawa City
  2. ↑ http://www.edogawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
  3. ↑ http://www.kasaikogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
  4. ↑ http://www.kasaiminami-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
  5. ↑ http://www.koiwa-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
  6. ↑ http://www.komatsugawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
  7. ↑ http://www.momijigawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
  8. ↑ http://www.shinozaki-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
  9. ↑ http://www.edojo.jp/
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