Edogawa, The Tōkyō Region, Kantō Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Edogawa (江戸川区, Edogawa-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in 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.

As of January 1, 2020, the ward has an estimated population density of 13,925 persons per km². The total area is 49.90 km².

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.

Demographics Most of the families live here. It is a residential ward.

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

Sites • Edogawa Boat Race Course • Edogawa Stadium • Kasai Seaside Park.

Education Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Edogawa Board of Education (江戸川区教育委員会). Metropolitan high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. • Edogawa High School • Kasai Commercial High School • Kasai South High School • Koiwa High School • Komatsugawa High School • Momijigawa High School • Shinozaki High School; Private High Schools: • Edogawa Girls' Junior & High School ; International schools: • Global Indian International School, Tokyo Campus.

Education: University • Aikoku Gakuen Junior College.

Transport: 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.

Transport: Road • Shuto Expressway ◦ C2 Central Loop ◦ No.7 Komatsugawa Route ◦ B Bayshore Route.