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Arakawa, Tokyo

Coordinates: 35°44′N 139°47′E / 35.733°N 139.783°E / 35.733; 139.783
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Arakawa
荒川あらかわ区く
Special ward
Arakawa City
Sumida River from Suijin Bridge in Arakawa
Sumida River from Suijin Bridge in Arakawa
Flag of Arakawa
Flag
Official seal of Arakawa
Emblem
Location of Arakawa in Tokyo Metropolis
Location of Arakawa in Tokyo Metropolis
Arakawa is located in Japan
Arakawa
Arakawa
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°44′N 139°47′E / 35.733°N 139.783°E / 35.733; 139.783
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
Government
 • MayorTaichiro Nishikawa (since November 2004)
Area
 • Total10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population
 (December 1, 2022[1])
 • Total216,900
 • Density21,348/km2 (55,290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall addressArakawa 2-2-3, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
116-8501
Websitewww.city.arakawa.tokyo.jp
Symbols
FlowerAzalea
TreeCherry blossom

Arakawa (荒川あらかわ区く, Arakawa-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward takes its name from the Arakawa River, though the river does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Kita, Bunkyo, Taito and Sumida. In English, the ward calls itself Arakawa City.

Arakawa has sister-city relationships with Donaustadt in Vienna, Austria, and with Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. Domestically, it has similar relationships with nine cities, towns and villages.

As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 208,763, and a population density of about 20,550 persons per km2. The total area is 10.16 km2.

Geography

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Arakawa is in the northeastern part of Tokyo. The shape is long and narrow, stretching from west to east. The Sumida River forms the northern boundary.

The ward is surrounded by five other special wards. To the north lies Adachi; to the west, Kita; to the southwest, Bunkyo. South of Arakawa is Taito, and southeast is Sumida.

History

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The area was mainly agricultural in the Edo period. In 1651, Kozukappara, the Tokugawa's largest execution ground (now located next to Minami-Senju station), was built. Beginning in the Meiji era, the area became industrial as factories were built on the waterfront. In 1932, it became one of the 35 wards of Tokyo City.

Tokyo #10-B Prisoner of War Camp

On 1 July 1944, during World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army established the #20-B prisoner-of-war camp on the grounds near Hashiba Bridge, Minami-Senju, at the current day location with the address of 3-41 Minami-Senju, Arakawa. The camp was renamed to #10-B in August 1945.[2][3] The prisoners were liberated in September 1945.[2] At the time, there were 256 prisoners of war (87 British, 64 American, 55 Canadian and 50 Dutch) held at the camp. Two prisoners died during their imprisonment.[4]

Other events:

Districts and neighborhoods

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Notes:

a - (1-chōme)
b - (1, 2, 3, 4 & 8-chōme)
c - (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-chōme)
d - (5, 6, 7-chōme)

Notable people

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Economy

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MIAT Mongolian Airlines's Tokyo Branch Office is on the fifth floor in the Tachibana Building in Arakawa.[5] Iseki, a tractor and engine equipment manufacturer has its Tokyo head office in the ward.[6]

Landmarks

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Arakawa Nature Park

Education

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

Private schools:

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Arakawa City Board of Education (荒川あらかわ区く教育きょういく委員いいん会かい).

Municipal junior high schools:[9]

  • No. 1 Junior High School (第だい一いち中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • No. 3 Junior High School (第だい三さん中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • No. 4 Junior High School (第だい四よん中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • No. 5 Junior High School (第だい五ご中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • No. 7 Junior High School (第だい七なな中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • No. 9 Junior High School (第だい九きゅう中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • Hara Junior High School (原はら中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • Minamisenju No. 2 Junior High School (南千住みなみせんじゅ第だい二に中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • Ogu Hachiman Junior High School (尾久おぎゅう八幡やはた中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • Suwadai Junior High School (諏訪すわ台たい中学校ちゅうがっこう)

Municipal elementary schools:[10]

  • No. 2 Haketa Elementary School (第だい二に峡かい田た小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 3 Haketa Elementary School (第だい三さん峡かい田た小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 4 Haketa Elementary School (第だい四よん峡かい田た小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 5 Haketa Elementary School (第だい五ご峡かい田た小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 7 Haketa Elementary School (第だい七なな峡かい田た小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 9 Haketa Elementary School (第だい九きゅう峡かい田た小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 1 Nippori Elementary School (第だい一いち日暮里にっぽり小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 2 Nippori Elementary School (第だい二に日暮里にっぽり小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 3 Nippori Elementary School (第だい三さん日暮里にっぽり小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 6 Nippori Elementary School (第だい六ろく日暮里にっぽり小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 2 Zuiko Elementary School (第だい二に瑞光ずいこう小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 3 Zuiko Elementary School (第だい三さん瑞光ずいこう小学校しょうがっこう)
  • No. 6 Zuiko Elementary School (第だい六ろく瑞光ずいこう小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Akado Elementary School (赤土あかつち小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Daimon Elementary School (大門だいもん小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Haketa Elementary School (峡かい田た小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Higurashi Elementary School (ひぐらし小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Ogu Elementary School (尾久おぎゅう小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Ogu No. 6 Elementary School (尾久おぎゅう第だい六ろく小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Ogu Miyamae Elementary School (尾久おぎゅう宮前みやまえ小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Ogu Nishi Elementary School (尾久おぎゅう西小学校にししょうがっこう)
  • Shioiri Elementary School (汐入しおいり小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Shioiri Higashi Elementary School (汐入しおいり東ひがし小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Zuiko Elementary School (瑞光ずいこう小学校しょうがっこう)

The Tokyo First Korean Elementary and Junior High School (東京とうきょう朝鮮ちょうせん第だい一いち初はつ中級ちゅうきゅう学校がっこう), a North Korean school, is in the ward.[11]

The metropolis operated the Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering[12][13] in Arakawa until 2010.

Transportation

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Minowabashi Station
Further information: Transportation in Greater Tokyo
Minami-Senju Station

Rail

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Additional facilities are under construction.

Major roads

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  • Route 4 (the Nikkō Kaidō)
  • Meiji Street
  • Ogubashi Street
  • Otakebashi Street

References

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  1. ^ "Household and Population" (in Japanese). Arakawa City Office. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  2. ^ a b "Tokyo POW Camp #10-B Arakawa". 2019-03-27. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  3. ^ "3-chōme-41 Minamisenju". 3-chōme-41 Minamisenju. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  4. ^ "POW Research Network Japan | Researches | POW Camps in Japan Proper". www.powresearch.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  5. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2020-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." MIAT Mongolian Airlines. Retrieved on July 29, 2016. "TOKYO BRANCH OFFICE 5F, Tachibana Bldg, 2-19-4 Nishinippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-0013, Japan "
  6. ^ "Company Outline." Iseki. Retrieved on March 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Arawaka Technical High School Official Website". arakawakogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "東京とうきょう都立とりつ竹ちく台だい高等こうとう学校がっこう". www.takenodai-h.metro.tokyo.jp.
  9. ^ "区立くりつ中学校ちゅうがっこう一覧いちらん". Arakawa. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  10. ^ "区立くりつ小学校しょうがっこう一覧いちらん". Arakawa. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  11. ^ "アクセス." Tokyo First Korean Elementary and Junior High School. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. "116-0014　東京とうきょう都と荒川あらかわ区く東日暮里ひがしにっぽり３－８－５"
  12. ^ "Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering". Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering. Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  13. ^ 東京都立航空工業高等専門学校とうきょうとりつこうくうこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう (in Japanese). 東京都立航空工業高等専門学校とうきょうとりつこうくうこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
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