Edogawa, Tokyo




Special ward in Kantō, Japan



























































Edogawa


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江戸川区

Special ward
Edogawa City[1]

Furukawa Waterside Park in Edogawa
Furukawa Waterside Park in Edogawa


Flag of Edogawa
Flag

Location of Edogawa in Tokyo Metropolis
Location of Edogawa in Tokyo Metropolis



Edogawa is located in Japan

Edogawa

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
(March 9, 2018)

 • Total 694,896
 • Density 13,680/km2 (35,400/sq mi)
Symbols

 • Tree Cinnamonum camphora
 • Flower Rhododendron
Time zone
UTC+9 (JST)
Website www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp



Kasai Junction, Shuto Expressway


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 March 9, 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 694,896, and a population density of 13,925 persons per km². The total area is 49.90 km².




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Districts


  • 3 Sites


  • 4 Notable people


  • 5 Education


  • 6 Transportation


    • 6.1 Rail


    • 6.2 Highway




  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





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



  • Edogawa Boat Race Course

  • Edogawa Stadium

  • Kasai Seaside Park



Notable people




  • Seiya Ando, basketball player


  • Keita Ono, darts player


  • Akiko Hinagata, actress


  • Daisuke Matsuzaka, baseball player (played for Seibu Lions and currently with the Boston Red Sox)


  • Hayato Aoki, baseball player


  • Fuka Nagano, soccer player


  • Ira Ishida, novelist


  • Kazuhide Uekusa, former economics professor at Waseda University convicted of sex offences


  • Kazuya Kamenashi, J-pop idol, singer, actor, television host (member of KAT-TUN)


  • Kazuyoshi Nakamura, actor


  • Keizō Kanie, actor


  • Kenta Suga, actor


  • Kreva, rapper


  • Maki Goto, singer (Morning Musume)


  • Norikazu Otsuka, announcer


  • Romi Park, actress and voice actress


  • Takamasa Suga, actor


  • Takeshi Morishima, professional wrestler


  • Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, 44th yokozuna in sumo


  • Tomochika Tsuboi, baseball player


  • Yoshiko Tamura, wrestler


  • Yūsuke Koide, vocalist and guitarist for Base Ball Bear



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.




  • Edogawa High School[2]


  • Kasai Commercial High School[3]


  • Kasai South High School[4]


  • Koiwa High School[5]


  • Komatsugawa High School[6]


  • Momijigawa High School[7]


  • Shinozaki High School[8]


Private High Schools:


  • Edogawa Girls' High School[9]

International schools:


  • Global Indian International School, Tokyo Campus

Universities


  • Aikoku Gakuen Junior College


Transportation



Rail




■ East Japan Railway Company


■ Chūō-Sōbu Line
  • - Hirai - Shin-Koiwa(Shin-Koiwa Station is in Katsushika, Tokyo) - Koiwa -



■ Keiyō Line
  • - Kasairinkai-Kōen -





■ Keisei Electric Railway


■ Keisei Main Line
  • - Keisei Koiwa - Edogawa -





■ Toei


○ Toei Shinjuku Line
  • - Higashi-Ōjima - Funabori - Ichinoe - Mizue - Shinozaki -





■ Tokyo Metro


○ Tozai Line
  • - Nishi-Kasai - Kasai -




Highway



  • Shuto Expressway

    • C2 Central Loop

    • No.7 Komatsugawa Route

    • B Bayshore Route




See also



Case Closed



References





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  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-10-30.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  3. ^ 東京都立葛西工業高等学校 – Tokyo Metropolitan Kasai Technical High School. Kasaikogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 1 August 2018.


  4. ^ 東京都立葛西南高等学校. Kasaiminami-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 1 August 2018.


  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-10-30.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-10-30.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2007-10-30.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-10-30.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  9. ^ 江戸川女子中学校・高等学校. Edojo.jp. Retrieved 1 August 2018.




External links







  • Edogawa City Official Website (in Japanese)











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