Katsushika, Tokyo
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| 葛飾区 · Katsushika City | |||
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 Katsushika
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| Coordinates: 35°44′N 139°51′E / 35.733°N 139.850°ECoordinates: 35°44′N 139°51′E / 35.733°N 139.850°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Katsunori Aoki (since December 2009) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 1, 2012) | |||
| • Total | 448,243 | ||
| • Density | 12,865.76/km2 (33,322.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Willow | ||
| - Flower | Iris | ||
| Phone number | 03-3695-1111 | ||
| Address | 5-13-1 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-8555 |
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| Website | www.city.katsushika.lg.jp | ||
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 June 1, 2012, the ward has an estimated population of 448,243 with 217,339 households, and a population density of 12,865.76 people per km². The total area is 34.84 km².
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.
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.
Rivers
Major rivers in Katsushika include the Edogawa, Arakawa and Ayasegawa. Nakagawa and Shin-nakagawa flows through the ward.
Place names
- Aoto
- Higashi Horikiri
- Higashi Kanamachi
- Higashi Mizumoto
- Higashi Shin-koiwa
- Higashi Tateishi
- Higashi Yotsugi
- Horikiri
- Hosoda
- Kamakura
- Kameari
- Kanamachi
- Kosuge
- Minami Mizumoto
- Mizumoto
- Mizumoto Koen
- Niijuku
- Nishi Kameari
- Nishi Mizumoto
- Nishi Shin-koiwa
- Ohanajaya
- Okudo
- Shibamata
- Shinkoiwa
- Shiratori
- Takaramachi
- Takasago
- Tateishi
- Yotsugi
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).
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]
Education
Colleges and universities
High schools
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates public high schools.
- Katsushika Commercial High School[4]
- Katsushika Sogo High School[5]
- Katsushikano High School[6]
- Honjo Technical High School[7]
- South Katsushika High School[8]
- Nousan High School[9]
- Katsushika School for the Blind[10]
Elementary and junior high schools
Katsushika operates public elementary and junior high schools.
- Katsushika Aoto Junior High School
- Katsushika Okudo Junior High School
Transportation
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
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)
Sister cities
Katsushika has sister-city relationships with Fengtai District in Beijing, China, and with Floridsdorf, a district of Vienna, Austria.[citation needed]
Notable people
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- Rumi Hiiragi, actress, voice actress (Spirited Away, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea)
- Susumu Hirasawa, progressive-electronic musician
- Minako Honda, singer, musical actress
- Yui Horie, singer, voice actress
- Satomi Kobayashi, actress
- Kazunari Ninomiya, actor, musician, model, voice actor
- Miho Takagi, actress, essayist
- Youichi Takahashi, mangaka, creator of Captain Tsubasa
Notable 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.
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.
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External links
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- Katsushika official website in Japanese
- "Bound Jizō"
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