Katsushika (葛飾区), Tokyo

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Katsushika (葛飾区) is a special ward of Tokyo Metropolis to the northeast of downtown Tokyo. It is called Katsushika City in English. The ward covers 34.84 sq km (13.5 sq mi) and has a population of 429,000 (2011 estimate).

Katsushika City Museum, Katsushika, Tokyo
Author: Abasaa (public domain)

Katsushika ward is bordered by Chiba Prefecture to the northeast, Edogawa to the south, Sumida to the southwest, Arakawa to the west and Adachi to the northwest.

Katsushika ward was originally part of Katsushika District of Musashi Province. During the Meiji Restoration, Musashi Province was repartitioned, and Katsushika District was split into Kita Katsushika District in Saitama Prefecture, Higashi Katsushika District in Chiba Prefecture, and Minami Katsushika District in Tokyo Prefecture. In 1932, Minami Katsushika District was renamed Minami Katsushika Ward, while Tokyo Prefecture became Tokyo City. In 1947, Minami Katsushika Ward became Katsushika Special Ward and Tokyo City was replaced by Tokyo Metropolis.

Shibamata Taishakuten Temple in Katsushika, Tokyo
Author: Los688 (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)

How to go to Katsushika

While the subway does not reach Katsushika, you can take a number of trains there. The Joban Line and Sobu Main Line by JR East, the Keisei Main Line, Keisi Oshiage Line and Keisei Kanamachi Line of the Keisei Electric Railway, and the Hokuso Line of the Hokuso Railway all serve Katsushika.

The main highways to Katsushika are Shuto Expressway C2 Central Loop and National Route 6.

What to see in Katsushika

Narihira-san Tosenji Temple
Buddhist temple in Katsushika.
Shibamata Taishakuten Temple
Temple and its ferryboat are designated one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.

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