Katsushika, Tokyo
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| 葛飾区 · Katsushika City | |||
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| Coordinates: 35°44′N 139°51′E / 35.733°N 139.85°ECoordinates: 35°44′N 139°51′E / 35.733°N 139.85°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 429,289 | ||
| • Density | 12,600/km2 (33,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| Website | Katsushika | ||
- Wikipedia has an article about the Edo period Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.
Katsushika (葛飾区 Katsushika-ku) is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It lies in the northeast of the ward area. The ward calls itself Katsushika City in English.
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 429,289 and a density of 12,600 people per km². The total area is 34.84 km².
Katsushika has sister-city relationships with Fengtai District in Beijing, People's Republic of China, and with Floridsdorf, a district of Vienna, Austria.
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[edit] Geography
Katsushika ward is at the east end of Tokyo metropolis. It is on an alluvial plain and it is low above sea level.
The ward office (Katsushika city hall) is located at Tateishi.
[edit] Boundaries
Katsushika has boundaries with three wards of Tokyo: Adachi, Edogawa and Sumida. The cities of Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture, and Misato and Yashio form the northeast border of the ward.
[edit] Rivers
Major rivers in Katsushika include the Edogawa, Arakawa and Ayasegawa. Nakagawa and Shin-nakagawa flows through the ward.
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[edit] History
Katsushika District was originally a division of Musashi Province. When the province was divided and reconfigured, the district was partitioned between Kita Katsushika District in Saitama Prefecture, Higashi Katsushika District in Chiba Prefecture and the remainder was based in Tokyo Prefecture. Minami Katsushika District conformed today's Katsushika ward proper, plus Edogawa, Koto and Sumida wards.
On October 1, 1932, the former Minami Katsushika District of what was then known as Tokyo Prefecture, and its seven towns and villages, merged and became part of the old Tokyo City.
The special ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
Katsushika contains Narihira Santosen Temple, the "Bound Jizō" of Ōoka Echizen, and Shibamata Taishakuten, selected as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan and 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei era).
[edit] Economy
Takara Tomy has its headquarters in Katsushika.[1]
[edit] Government and infrastructure
The Tokyo Detention House, a correctional facility, is in the ward.[2] One of Japan's seven execution chambers is in the Tokyo Detention House.[3]
[edit] Famous people
- Kumiko Endo, actress and entertainer
- Rumi Hiiragi, actress, seiyu (Spirited Away, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea)
- Minako Honda, singer, musical actress
- Yui Horie, singer, seiyu
- Kaname Kawabata, singer with the duo Chemistry
- Satomi Kobayashi, actress
- Yasutaka Komiya, living national treasure, maker of Edo kimono
- Kazunari Ninomiya, singer, actor, musician, DJ, songwriter, showhost, model, seiyu
- Nanako Ōkōchi, actress
- Miho Takagi, actress, essayist
[edit] Famous works set in Katsushika
The long running film series, the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora-san, takes place in Katsushika, as does the longest-running manga series in history, Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo. Other notable works set in Katsushika are the television series Kamen Rider Hibiki and the film Long Vacation. The characters in the PC-98 adventure game Yugekitai ~ Saikyou Kami Fukkatsu Yuki Kan ~ attend Katsushikano High School and the plot is also set in this area.
[edit] Education
[edit] Colleges and universities
[edit] Primary and secondary schools
Katsushika operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates public high schools.
- Katsushika Commercial High School [1]
- Katsushika Sogo High School [2]
- Katsushikano High School [3]
- Honjo Technical High School [4]
- South Katsushika High School [5]
- Nousan High School [6]
- Katsushika School for the Blind [7]
- Katsushika Aoto Junior High School
- Katsushika Okudo Junior High School
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Rail
- JR East
- Joban Line: Kameari, Kanamachi Stations
- Sobu Main Line: Shin-Koiwa Station
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Keisei Main Line: Horikiri-shobuen, Ohanajaya, Aoto, Keisei Takasago Stations
- Keisei Oshiage Line: Yotsugi, Keisei Tateishi, Aoto Stations
- Keisei Kanamachi Line: Keisei Takasago, Shibamata, Keisei Kanamachi Stations
- Hokuso Railway Hokuso Line: Keisei Takasago, Shin-Shibamata Stations
[edit] Highways
- Shuto Expressway C2 Central Loop (Itabashi JCT - Kasai JCT)
- Route 6 (Mito Kaidō)
- Kan-nana
- Kuramae bashi
- Heiwa bashi
- Shibamata Kaidō
- Okudo Kaidō
- Tokyo Route 307 Oji-Kanamachi-Edogawa line (Oji-ekimae to Minami-shinozaki)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Corporate Information." Takara Tomy. Retrieved on March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Diet members tour execution chamber." The Japan Times. Thursday July 24, 2003. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
- ^ Lendon, Brad. "Japan reveals long-secretive execution process." CNN. August 27, 2010. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Katsushika, Tokyo |
- Katsushika official website in Japanese
- "Bound Jizō"
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