Sumida River
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The Sumida River (隅田川, Sumida-gawa) is a Japanese river which flows through Tokyo. It crosses the north part of Tokyo and drains into Tokyo Bay.[1]
Sumida bridges
[change | change source]The Sumida runs through Tokyo for 27 kilometers. There are 26 bridges across the river, including
- Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku-bashi)[2]
- Nihon bridge (Nihon-bashi)
- Kachidoki Bridge (Kachidoki-bashi)[10]
Gallery
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Ryōgoku Bridge and the Great Riverbank by Hiroshige, 1856
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View of the Nihon-bashi at dawn, in a woodblock print by Hiroshige
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View of the banks of the Sumida (Bokusui tsutsumi hanazakari no zu) by Hiroshige III, 1881
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The Kachidoki-bashi lit at night.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Sumida-gawa)" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 912.
- ↑ National Archives of Japan (NAJ), Ryogoku bridge (1875) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 415.
- ↑ Flickr, Sakurabashi; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Asakusa-samurai.com, Kototoi Bridge Archived 2009-12-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ NAJ, Azumabashi Bridge (June 1876) Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Tokyo Panorama, Komagata Bridge + Azuma bridge Archived 2009-07-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 415; TokyoArchitecture.info, Shin Ohashi Bridge Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Commons image shows the Tsukuda Bridge (Tsukuda Ohashi), the white Chou Bridge (Chuo Ohashi), and above that the blue Eitai Bridge (Eitai-bashi; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Flickr, Kachidoki-bashi Bridge; retrieved 2012-6-4.
Other websites
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- New York Public Library Digital Gallery Pleasure boating on the Sumida River, woodblock print, c. 1788-1790
