Arakawa 荒川区 | |
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| Arakawa City | |
 Sumida River from Suijin Bridge in Arakawa | |
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 Location of Arakawa inTokyo Metropolis | |
  Arakawa Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:35°44′N139°47′E / 35.733°N 139.783°E /35.733; 139.783 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gaku Takiguchi (since November 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Population (December 1, 2022[1]) | |
• Total | 216,900 |
| • Density | 21,348/km2 (55,290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | Arakawa 2-2-3, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8501 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Azalea |
| Tree | Cherry blossom |
Arakawa (荒川区,Arakawa-ku) is aspecial ward in theTokyo Metropolis inJapan. The ward takes its name from theArakawa River, though the river does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards ofAdachi,Kita,Bunkyo,Taito andSumida. In English, the ward calls itselfArakawa City.
Arakawa has sister-city relationships withDonaustadt inVienna,Austria, and withCorvallis,Oregon,U.S. Domestically, it has similar relationships with nine cities, towns and villages.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimatedpopulation of 208,763, and apopulation density of about 20,550 persons per km2. The total area is 10.16 km2.
Arakawa is in the northeastern part ofTokyo. The shape is long and narrow, stretching from west to east. TheSumida River forms the northern boundary.
The ward is surrounded by five other special wards. To the north liesAdachi; to the west,Kita; to the southwest,Bunkyo. South of Arakawa isTaito, and southeast isSumida.
The area was mainly agricultural in theEdo period. In 1651,Kozukappara, the Tokugawa's largest execution ground (now located next to Minami-Senju station), was built. Beginning in theMeiji era, the area became industrial as factories were built on the waterfront. In 1932, it became one of the 35 wards ofTokyo City.
On 1 July 1944, duringWorld War II, theImperial Japanese Army established the #20-B prisoner-of-war camp on the grounds near Hashiba Bridge, Minami-Senju, at the current day location with the address of 3-41 Minami-Senju, Arakawa. The camp was renamed to #10-B in August 1945.[2][3] The prisoners were liberated in September 1945.[2] At the time, there were 256 prisoners of war (87 British, 64 American, 55 Canadian and 50 Dutch) held at the camp. Two prisoners died during their imprisonment.[4]
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Notes:
a - (1-chōme)
b - (1, 2, 3, 4 & 8-chōme)
c - (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-chōme)
d - (5, 6, 7-chōme)
MIAT Mongolian Airlines's Tokyo Branch Office is on the fifth floor in the Tachibana Building in Arakawa.[5]Iseki, atractor and engine equipment manufacturer has its Tokyo head office in the ward.[6]Nippori Fabric Town, is known for a concentration of shops specializing in fabric and textiles.
Metropolitan high schools are operated by theTokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
Private schools:
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by theArakawa City Board of Education (荒川区教育委員会).
Municipal junior high schools:[9]
Municipal elementary schools:[10]
The Tokyo First Korean Elementary and Junior High School (東京朝鮮第一初中級学校), aNorth Korean school, is in the ward.[11]
The metropolis operated theTokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering[12][13] in Arakawa until 2010.
Additional facilities are under construction.
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