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Katsushika-ku is home to over 400 thousand people in a little less than 35 square kilometers. The ward was the setting for a famous Japanese movie “Otoko wa Tsuraiyo”, in English “It Is Hard To Be A Man”, and a statue of the lead character, Tora-san can bee seen near the Shimabata Station.
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Itabashi-ku is home to over 500 thousand people in a little more than 32 square kilometers. In English, Itabashi means “plank bridge” which recalls an early, innovative bridge, that spanned one of the rivers flowing through the ward in the Heian Period (794-1185).
The area is home to a number of sights and attractions including the […]
Edogawa, founded in 1937, is one of the more populated wards of Tokyo with over 600 thousand people making their home in just over 49 square kilometers. Tokyo Bay is the southern border of Edogawa and it is bordered by Chiba Prefecture to the west.
Events
In March and April, see the Cherry Blossom Festival along […]
Chuo Ward is home to over 100 thousand residents in a 10.1 square kilometer area of central Tokyo. It is the second smallest ward in Tokyo and the second least populated ward. Like neighboring Chiyoda Ward, Chuo ward offers visitors and residents a lot of things to do and see despite its small area.
A Brief […]
Chiyoda Ward is the least populous ward of Tokyo with just over 43 thousand residents in a 11.6 square kilometer area. While a relatively small number of people call Chiyoda City home, the daytime population exceeds one million due to the large number of businesses, foreign embassies and government institutions that are located in the […]
Bunkyo Ward is located in the center of Tokyo and is home to many of the city’s colleges and universities along with over 190 thousand residents in a 11.3 square kilometer area. It sits alongside Arakawa Ward and is the fourth smallest ward in terms of area and fifth in terms of population. Despite it’s […]
Arakawa Ward is situated the northern area of Tokyo and takes it’s name form the river that flows through the area. It is bordered on the north by the Sumida River and to the south by Adachi, last Wednesday’s Ward, Kita, Katsushika and Taito wards. Arakawa is a small ward covering only 10.2 square kilometers […]
Today is the first article in the 23 part Wednesday’s Ward series where I will be provide a little bit of history and some of the things to do and see in each of the wards, or neighborhoods, of Tokyo. This week’s ward is Adachi, which is located on the northernmost boundary of Tokyo and […]
When I first started writing The Tokyo Traveler in March of this year I shared a little bit about Tokyo and told you that the city includes 23 special wards (ku in Japanese), 26 cities (shi), 5 towns (cho) and 8 villages (son) along with some other interesting facts. The 23 special wards covers an […]
Whether you live in Tokyo, or are just planning a trip, you will find out what to do and see right here!
Written by Shane Sakata [email] for b5media.
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