Edogawa, Tokyo

Edogawa
江戸川区
Special ward
Edogawa City
Furukawa Waterside Park in Edogawa
Furukawa Waterside Park in Edogawa
Flag of Edogawa
Flag
Official seal of Edogawa
Emblem
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; 139.883
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
First official recorded721 AD
As City of TokyoOctober 1, 1932
As Special ward of TokyoJuly 1, 1943
Government
 • MayorTakeshi Saitō (since April 2019)
Area
 • Total
49.90 km2 (19.27 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total
697,932
 • Density13,986/km2 (36,220/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp
Symbols
FlowerRhododendron
TreeCinnamonum camphora
Kasai Junction, Shuto Expressway

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.

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 January 1, 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 695,797, and a population density of 13,925 persons per km2.[citation needed] The total area is 49.09 km2.

History

The ward was founded in 1932 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. At the time, the population was approximately 100,000 people.

In March 1945, over 10,000 homes were destroyed in the Komatsugawa district during the Bombing of Tokyo, including the ward office.

70% of Edogawa is below sea level and the area frequently experiences flooding. Typhoon Kathleen flooded 20,000 homes in the area in September 1947, and Typhoon Kitty and Typhoon Kanogawa have also caused significant damage.

Climate

Climate data for Edogawa, Tokyo (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)		 24.1
(75.4)		 25.3
(77.5)		 26.2
(79.2)		 31.2
(88.2)		 34.3
(93.7)		 38.0
(100.4)		 37.8
(100.0)		 35.1
(95.2)		 32.0
(89.6)		 25.2
(77.4)		 24.4
(75.9)		 38.0
(100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)		 10.5
(50.9)		 13.4
(56.1)		 18.0
(64.4)		 22.2
(72.0)		 25.0
(77.0)		 28.6
(83.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 27.0
(80.6)		 21.9
(71.4)		 17.0
(62.6)		 12.2
(54.0)		 19.7
(67.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)		 6.5
(43.7)		 9.4
(48.9)		 14.0
(57.2)		 18.4
(65.1)		 21.5
(70.7)		 25.1
(77.2)		 26.7
(80.1)		 23.6
(74.5)		 18.4
(65.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 8.4
(47.1)		 15.9
(60.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 2.8
(37.0)		 5.6
(42.1)		 10.3
(50.5)		 15.1
(59.2)		 18.8
(65.8)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.2
(75.6)		 20.9
(69.6)		 15.5
(59.9)		 9.9
(49.8)		 4.9
(40.8)		 12.8
(54.9)
Record low °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 0.7
(33.3)		 7.1
(44.8)		 11.5
(52.7)		 14.7
(58.5)		 17.0
(62.6)		 12.3
(54.1)		 6.3
(43.3)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −4.1
(24.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 50.1
(1.97)		 50.9
(2.00)		 103.0
(4.06)		 111.8
(4.40)		 122.5
(4.82)		 150.3
(5.92)		 129.1
(5.08)		 108.0
(4.25)		 195.7
(7.70)		 205.7
(8.10)		 90.5
(3.56)		 53.3
(2.10)		 1,364
(53.70)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4.9 5.4 9.5 9.7 10.1 11.7 10.1 7.4 11.0 10.5 7.9 5.5 103.7
Source: JMA

Demographics

As of 2018, 3,758 people of Indian ancestry, about 10% of the people of Indian origin in Japan and about 30% of the people of Indian origin in Tokyo Metropolis, reside in Edogawa Ward. The Nishikasai [ja] area has a high concentration of Indian origin families. The Indian community increased when engineers came to Japan to fix the Y2K bug. Indian people settled in Nishikasai due to the proximity to the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, which connects to their places of employment.

Nishikasai includes the Edogawa Indian Association. The head of the organization as of 2023, Jagmohan S. Chandrani, has been called the "father of Little India."

Restaurants serving the cuisine of northern India opened in the northern part of the community, while the southern part had southern Indian restaurants. Global Indian International School Tokyo caters to the Indian expatriate community.

Districts and neighborhoods

Sites

Notable people

Education

Universities

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

Private High Schools:

International schools:

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Edogawa Board of Education (江戸川区教育委員会).

Junior high schools:

Elementary schools:

Transportation

Rail

■ East Japan Railway Company
■ Chūō-Sōbu Line
■ Keiyō Line
■ Keisei Electric Railway
■ Keisei Main Line
■ Toei
○ Toei Shinjuku Line
■ Tokyo Metro
○ Tozai Line

Highway

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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  5. ↑ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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  9. ↑ "41-year-old man becomes first Indian to win an election in Japan". India Today. April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019. [...]and has resided in Edogawa Ward since 2005, the paper said.
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  13. ↑ "東京都立小岩高等学校 トップページ". Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
  14. ↑ "都立小松川高等学校". Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
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