Edogawa 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. The total area is 49.90 km2.
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.
Most of the families live here. It is a residential ward.
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
Edogawa Boat Race Course
Edogawa Stadium
Kasai Seaside Park
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