Edogawa, Tokyo


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 and with the wards of Katsushika, Sumida and Kōtō. 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.

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.

Climate

Demographics

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 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

;Komatsugawa Area
;Matsue Area
;Mizue Area
;Kasai Area
;Shishibone Area
;Shinozaki Area
;Koiwa Area
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.
Junior high schools:
  • Harue Junior High School
  • Higashi Kasai Junior High School
  • Kamiishiki Junior High School
  • Kasai Junior High School
  • Kasai No. 2 Junior High School
  • Kasai No. 3 Junior High School
  • Koiwa No. 1 Junior High School
  • Koiwa No. 2 Junior High School
  • Koiwa No. 3 Junior High School
  • Koiwa No. 4 Junior High School
  • Koiwa No. 5 Junior High School
  • Komagatsukawa No. 1 Junior High School
  • Komagatsukawa No. 2 Junior High School
  • Komagatsukawa No. 3 Junior High School
  • Matsue No. 1 Junior High School
  • Matsue No. 2 Junior High School
  • Matsue No. 3 Junior High School
  • Matsue No. 4 Junior High School
  • Matsue No. 5 Junior High School
  • Matsue No. 6 Junior High School
  • Minami Kasai Junior High School
  • Minami Kasai No. 2 Junior High School
  • Mizue Junior High School
  • Mizue No. 2 Junior High School
  • Mizue No. 3 Junior High School
  • Ninoe Junior High School
  • Nishi Kasai Junior High School
  • Seishin No. 1 Junior High School
  • Seishin No. 2 Junior High School
  • Shikamoto Junior High School
  • Shinozaki Junior High School
  • Shinozaki No. 2 Junior High School
  • Shishibone Junior High School
Elementary schools:
  • No. 2 Kasai Elementary School
  • No. 3 Kasai Elementary School
  • No. 4 Kasai Elementary School
  • No. 5 Kasai Elementary School
  • No. 6 Kasai Elementary School
  • No. 7 Kasai Elementary School
  • No. 2 Matsue Elementary School
  • No. 3 Matsue Elementary School
  • Edogawa Elementary School
  • Funabori Elementary School
  • Funabori No. 2 Elementary School
  • Harue Elementary School
  • Higashi Kasai Elementary School
  • Higashi Koiwa Elementary School
  • Higashi-Komatsugawa Elementary School
  • Hirai Elementary School
  • Hirai Higashi Elementary School
  • Hirai Minami Elementary School
  • Hirai Nishi Elementary School
  • Hon-Isshiki Elementary School
  • Ichinoe Elementary School
  • Ichinoe No. 2 Elementary School
  • Kamata Elementary School
  • Kami-Isshiki Minami Elementary School
  • Kamikoiwa Elementary School
  • Kamikoiwa No. 2 Elementary School
  • Kasai Elementary School
  • Kita Koiwa Elementary School
  • Koiwa Elementary School
  • Komagatsugawa Elementary School
  • Komagatsugawa No. 2 Elementary School
  • Matsue Elementary School
  • Matsumoto Elementary School
  • Minami Kasai Elementary School
  • Minami Kasai No. 2 Elementary School
  • Minami Kasai No. 3 Elementary School
  • Minami Koiwa Elementary School
  • Minami Koiwa No. 2 Elementary School
  • Minami Shinozaki Elementary School
  • Mizue Elementary School
  • Naka Koiwa Elementary School
  • Niihori Elementary School
  • Ninoe Elementary School
  • Ninoe No. 2 Elementary School
  • Ninoe No. 3 Elementary School
  • Nishiichinoe Elementary School
  • Nishi Kasai Elementary School
  • Nishi Koiwa Elementary School
  • Nishikomatsugawa Elementary School
  • Osugi Elementary School
  • Osugi No. 2 Elementary School
  • Osugi Higashi Elementary School
  • Rinkai Elementary School
  • Seishin No. 1 Elementary School
  • Seishin Futaba Elementary School
  • Shikamoto Elementary School
  • Shimokamata Elementary School
  • Shimokamata Higashi Elementary School
  • Shimokamata Nishi Elementary School
  • Shimokoiwa Elementary School
  • Shimokoiwa No. 2 Elementary School
  • Shinden Elementary School
  • Shinozaki Elementary School
  • Shinozaki No. 2 Elementary School
  • Shinozaki No. 3 Elementary School
  • Shinozaki No. 4 Elementary School
  • Shinozaki No. 5 Elementary School
  • Shishibone Elementary School
  • Shishibone Higashi Elementary School
  • Ukita Elementary School

    Transportation

Rail

; East [Japan Railway Company]
; Keisei Electric Railway
; Toei
; Tokyo Metro

Highway