Sumida, Tokyo

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Sumida (Japanese: 墨田区 -ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Sumida City in English.

As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 226,305 and a density of 16460 persons per km². The total area is 13.75 km².

Sumida maintains sister-city relationships with Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea; and with Shijingshan District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Landmarks
- 1.2 Places
2 History
3 Companies
4 Politics
5 Transportation
6 Famous people
- 6.1 Historical
- 6.2 Modern
7 Works set in Sumida
8 External links

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Geography

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; Taito to the west; Chuo to the southwest; and Koto to the south.

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Landmarks

Ryogoku kokugikan arena
Tobu Museum
NHK and other broadcasters have proposed a Sumida Tower which, if completed, would be the tallest freestanding tower in the world and the tallest man-made structure in Japan.
Eko-in, Buddhist temple
Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park: the residence of Kira Yoshihisa stood on this site. The Forty-seven Ronin took his life during the Genroku era.
Edo Tokyo Museum
Tokyo Irei-do (Tokyo Memorial Hall): a memorial to those unidentified people who died in the Great Kanto earthquake, the Bombing of Tokyo in World War II and other catastrophes

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Places

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

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History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. It was previously the (ordinary) wards Honjo and Mukojima.

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Companies

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.

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