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13123 ／えどがわく

Edogawa Ward

An 8 m pine spreads about 30 m wide.

Yogo Pine, Zenyoji

Photo by 三人日 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Headman's house

A moat around the grounds and a belt of trees;the ward calls it a medieval-chieftain-style compound.

The Tajima family opened Ichinoe new-field land in the early Edo period and served as its headmen for generations. The present main house was rebuilt in the Anei era (1772-80): a thatched L-shaped farmhouse with an entrance, reception rooms and an earthen-floor area. Tokyo designated it a historic site in 1954.

Main house rebuilt in the Anei era
Thatched L-shaped house
Tokyo-designated historic site (1954)

02 ／ Shinkawa

On a route for carrying Gyotoku salt to Edo, in 1629a new river was cut straight from Sankaku to the Edo River.

In 1629 (Kan'ei 6) the shogunate widened Funabori River west of Sankaku and cut a new straight channel from Sankaku to the Edo River. The ward says the route was important for carrying Gyotoku salt to Edo. Cherry trees line both banks (the photo shows cherry season).

Cut in 1629 (Kan'ei 6)
About 3 km long
Ward-designated historic site

03 ／ Fudezuka

A fudezuka is a grave or memorial pupils built,pooling money, after their terakoya teacher died.

A fudezuka is a grave or memorial that pupils of a terakoya (temple school) pooled money to build after their teacher died. The ward registers fudezuka such as those of Rikiyo Shonin, Bokukodo and Taguchi Hatsuemon. Bokukodo was a terakoya opened in Higashi-Komatsugawa Village in 1842.

Built by pupils pooling money
Ward-registered tangible cultural property
Bokukodo opened in 1842 (Tenpo 13)

Edogawa Ward from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot June–November 2019)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Tokyo to Kasai-Rinkai-Koen in 13 minutes on the Keiyo Line.

about 700,000 people
30 min to a city centre

On the JR Keiyo Line, the fastest daily train takes 13 minutes from Tokyo Station to Kasai-Rinkai-Koen Station in the ward (October 2026 timetable; 13 to 14 minutes in the daytime). The ward's access page lists JR Sobu Line Koiwa Station first for Edogawa Ward Office, by Toei Bus (Kin 27) or Keisei Bus Tokyo (Ko 74).

People living here: 697,932people
Area: 49.9km²
Households: 333,200households
Rent (average for rentals): 76,659yen
Healthcare: 22 hospitals ／ 463 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —92 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Edogawa Ward in Japan35.707°N 139.868°E

to TokyoJR Keiyo Line13min

Travel times follow JR東日本駅の時刻表（2026年10月ダイヤ・timetables.jreast.co.jp の2610版）。葛西臨海公園駅（京葉線下り）と小岩駅（中央・総武線各駅停車下り）の平日・土曜休日の全列車ページ（葛西臨海公園337ページ・小岩437ページ）を読み、東京・秋葉原の発→町内の駅の着を列車ごとに数えた (checked 2026-10-23). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 6 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Edogawa Ward

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.

North to south

13.1km

Tokyo: Katsushika Ward, Koto Ward, Sumida Ward
Chiba Prefecture: Ichikawa City, Urayasu City, Matsudo City

Edogawa Ward isthis kind of town.

01The Yogo Pine at Zenyoji Temple (Higashi-Koiwa) is a black pine about 8 m tall whose limbs spread in all directions from 2 m above ground; its crown spans about 28 m east-west and 31 m north-south (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a national natural monument
02Ichinoe Nanushi Yashiki is the Tajima family's residence, set in a moat and a belt of trees; its thatched main house was rebuilt in the Anei era and is a Tokyo-designated historic site
03Shinkawa was widened in 1629, with a new straight section cut from Sankaku to the Edo River, on an important route for carrying Gyotoku salt to Edo. The ward also registers fudezuka, graves of temple-school teachers raised by their pupils

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Edogawa Ward official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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